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Belize vs Chile statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 19.8M in Chile (ranked 66/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 286,809 sq mi for Chile (ranked 148th vs. 38th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Chile ranks 46/197 ($330B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Chile ranks 65/197 ($16,710).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Chile
Population
427523
19928941
Population rank 171/197 67/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$330B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 46/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$16,710
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 65/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$34,637
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$139B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
43%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$7,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 69/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$9,593
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
286,809 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
68.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.17
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
37.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Belize and Chile: Comparison Charts

Belize and Chile economies compared

GDP
Belize

Chile
Year GDP
Belize Chile
1960 $28,072,478 $4,211,103,677
1961 $29,965,000 $4,948,564,551
1962 $31,857,592 $5,765,971,144
1963 $33,750,114 $5,702,520,146
1964 $36,194,586 $6,065,708,668
1965 $40,110,040 $6,183,988,944
1966 $44,450,044 $7,256,882,086
1967 $47,431,256 $7,145,068,068
1968 $44,999,910 $7,286,820,526
1969 $47,399,905 $8,456,519,044
1970 $53,339,893 $9,261,006,540
1971 $59,074,687 $10,999,807,567
1972 $65,998,069 $12,057,501,635
1973 $78,214,768 $17,237,336,173
1974 $103,160,450 $16,584,311,220
1975 $118,194,026 $7,812,161,793
1976 $97,094,227 $10,523,479,089
1977 $117,650,000 $14,272,711,437
1978 $136,300,000 $16,373,093,554
1979 $151,800,000 $22,249,574,628
1980 $257,400,000 $29,586,676,576
1981 $260,750,000 $35,180,322,211
1982 $248,550,000 $19,710,229,067
1983 $262,150,000 $20,629,678,694
1984 $290,350,000 $19,974,595,028
1985 $287,300,000 $17,933,557,360
1986 $311,500,000 $19,197,818,085
1987 $371,100,000 $22,605,488,851
1988 $421,450,000 $26,174,858,614
1989 $491,100,000 $30,101,767,991
1990 $547,150,000 $33,428,580,448
1991 $597,100,000 $38,232,330,917
1992 $696,250,000 $46,538,895,686
1993 $752,850,000 $49,934,943,321
1994 $772,300,000 $57,438,273,591
1995 $819,050,000 $73,820,425,702
1996 $850,850,000 $78,584,098,984
1997 $873,400,000 $85,741,415,285
1998 $929,500,000 $81,990,010,704
1999 $1,000,250,000 $75,578,685,736
2000 $1,138,900,000 $78,339,750,721
2001 $1,172,800,000 $71,574,739,561
2002 $1,244,650,000 $70,264,045,939
2003 $1,308,900,000 $76,492,579,644
2004 $1,400,850,000 $99,075,985,774
2005 $1,474,950,000 $122,294,145,163
2006 $1,591,150,000 $153,843,518,171
2007 $1,707,100,000 $172,491,076,034
2008 $1,738,900,000 $179,894,594,475
2009 $1,688,500,000 $171,777,900,624
2010 $1,745,700,000 $217,051,209,239
2011 $1,827,050,000 $251,382,573,894
2012 $1,909,400,000 $267,024,782,487
2013 $2,032,750,000 $277,395,018,842
2014 $2,138,250,000 $259,560,978,224
2015 $2,193,050,000 $242,450,355,831
2016 $2,240,200,000 $249,344,863,928
2017 $2,266,300,000 $276,154,259,981
2018 $2,293,250,000 $295,857,562,992
2019 $2,388,300,000 $278,285,058,719
2020 $2,042,850,000 $254,042,159,309
2021 $2,420,550,000 $315,325,547,162
2022 $2,846,700,000 $301,226,575,540
2023 $3,066,850,000 $335,518,054,098
2024 $3,515,783,329 $330,267,137,372

Belize and Chile economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Chile
Year GDP per capita
Belize Chile
1960 $307 $516
1961 $320 $594
1962 $332 $679
1963 $342 $658
1964 $356 $686
1965 $383 $686
1966 $412 $790
1967 $426 $764
1968 $392 $766
1969 $402 $874
1970 $442 $941
1971 $481 $1,099
1972 $529 $1,185
1973 $619 $1,667
1974 $805 $1,579
1975 $906 $732
1976 $729 $971
1977 $866 $1,297
1978 $983 $1,465
1979 $1,071 $1,962
1980 $1,774 $2,571
1981 $1,753 $3,012
1982 $1,629 $1,663
1983 $1,677 $1,715
1984 $1,814 $1,636
1985 $1,754 $1,447
1986 $1,859 $1,525
1987 $2,166 $1,767
1988 $2,406 $2,014
1989 $2,742 $2,278
1990 $2,989 $2,488
1991 $3,192 $2,798
1992 $3,646 $3,352
1993 $3,863 $3,541
1994 $3,879 $4,012
1995 $4,012 $5,081
1996 $4,046 $5,334
1997 $4,017 $5,742
1998 $4,128 $5,420
1999 $4,292 $4,934
2000 $4,730 $5,053
2001 $4,722 $4,564
2002 $4,862 $4,431
2003 $4,962 $4,773
2004 $5,156 $6,121
2005 $5,273 $7,480
2006 $5,527 $9,319
2007 $5,765 $10,346
2008 $5,713 $10,683
2009 $5,401 $10,099
2010 $5,451 $12,633
2011 $5,582 $14,487
2012 $5,710 $15,242
2013 $5,950 $15,684
2014 $6,128 $14,530
2015 $6,154 $13,434
2016 $6,142 $13,650
2017 $6,073 $14,880
2018 $6,031 $15,659
2019 $6,190 $14,496
2020 $5,227 $13,115
2021 $6,123 $16,207
2022 $7,068 $15,406
2023 $7,460 $17,067
2024 $8,430 $16,710

Belize vs. Chile life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Chile
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Chile
1950 49.2 53.2
1951 49.9 53.5
1952 50.7 53.9
1953 51.4 54.3
1954 52.2 54.7
1955 52.7 54.9
1956 53.9 55.5
1957 54.8 55.8
1958 55.7 56.3
1959 56.6 56.6
1960 57.4 57.2
1961 52.9 57.3
1962 58.7 57.8
1963 59.3 58.3
1964 59.8 58.8
1965 60.4 59.5
1966 60.9 60.4
1967 61.4 61.1
1968 62 61.7
1969 62.5 62.3
1970 63 62.6
1971 63.5 63.1
1972 64 63.7
1973 64.5 64.4
1974 64.9 65.1
1975 65.4 66
1976 65.8 66.8
1977 66.1 67.5
1978 66.3 68
1979 66.7 68.9
1980 66.9 69.5
1981 67.1 69.8
1982 67.3 70.3
1983 67.6 70.8
1984 68 71.2
1985 68.3 71.6
1986 68.7 72.1
1987 69.1 72.5
1988 69.4 72.8
1989 69.5 73.2
1990 69.6 73.7
1991 69.6 74.1
1992 69.6 74.4
1993 69.6 74.7
1994 69.6 75
1995 69.5 75.3
1996 69.4 75.6
1997 69.2 75.8
1998 68.9 76.3
1999 69 76.7
2000 68.9 77.1
2001 68.9 77.6
2002 69.5 77.8
2003 69.8 77.9
2004 70.2 78.3
2005 70.3 78.5
2006 70.5 78.5
2007 70.7 78.7
2008 70.7 78.8
2009 70.8 78.9
2010 70.9 79.1
2011 71 79.2
2012 71.1 79.2
2013 71.3 79.6
2014 71.4 79.7
2015 71.6 80
2016 71.8 80.3
2017 72.1 80.6
2018 72.3 80.6
2019 72.6 80.3
2020 71.6 79.3
2021 70.9 78.9
2022 72.2 79.2
2023 73.6 81.2
2024 73.7 81.4
2025 73.9 81.5

Belize and Chile population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Chile
Year Population
Belize Chile
1960 91,318 8,153,350
1961 93,632 8,324,802
1962 96,042 8,497,059
1963 98,704 8,670,144
1964 101,603 8,842,525
1965 104,675 9,012,938
1966 107,906 9,181,722
1967 111,272 9,348,939
1968 114,713 9,514,716
1969 118,040 9,680,282
1970 120,736 9,845,344
1971 122,805 10,009,701
1972 124,676 10,174,678
1973 126,445 10,340,362
1974 128,185 10,505,817
1975 130,387 10,671,559
1976 133,099 10,838,251
1977 135,887 11,005,519
1978 138,713 11,172,695
1979 141,678 11,339,779
1980 145,062 11,508,550
1981 148,786 11,678,717
1982 152,548 11,850,214
1983 156,297 12,026,138
1984 160,044 12,207,733
1985 163,796 12,395,274
1986 167,554 12,588,914
1987 171,338 12,790,150
1988 175,180 12,999,424
1989 179,107 13,215,005
1990 183,076 13,437,176
1991 187,040 13,662,491
1992 190,983 13,884,577
1993 194,902 14,102,276
1994 199,097 14,316,256
1995 204,146 14,527,381
1996 210,310 14,734,046
1997 217,446 14,932,434
1998 225,173 15,127,799
1999 233,059 15,319,313
2000 240,799 15,503,635
2001 248,379 15,683,849
2002 256,009 15,857,925
2003 263,780 16,024,752
2004 271,688 16,187,322
2005 279,731 16,348,778
2006 287,878 16,509,195
2007 296,100 16,671,581
2008 304,361 16,838,988
2009 312,614 17,009,731
2010 320,245 17,181,464
2011 327,298 17,351,816
2012 334,414 17,519,119
2013 341,627 17,687,006
2014 348,923 17,864,195
2015 356,333 18,047,625
2016 364,705 18,267,221
2017 373,202 18,558,868
2018 380,226 18,893,191
2019 385,829 19,197,744
2020 390,812 19,370,624
2021 395,346 19,456,334
2022 402,733 19,553,036
2023 411,106 19,658,835
2024 417,072 19,764,771

Fertility rates in Belize and Chile

Fertility rate
Belize

Chile
Year Fertility rate
Belize Chile
1960 6.5 4.7
1961 6.48 4.66
1962 6.46 4.6
1963 6.44 4.54
1964 6.42 4.46
1965 6.4 4.36
1966 6.38 4.26
1967 6.36 4.14
1968 6.34 4.03
1969 6.32 3.9
1970 6.3 3.78
1971 6.29 3.65
1972 6.28 3.53
1973 6.29 3.41
1974 6.29 3.29
1975 6.28 3.18
1976 6.25 3.08
1977 6.2 2.98
1978 6.11 2.89
1979 5.99 2.81
1980 5.85 2.74
1981 5.68 2.69
1982 5.5 2.65
1983 5.31 2.62
1984 5.12 2.6
1985 5 2.59
1986 4.94 2.59
1987 4.88 2.59
1988 4.87 2.59
1989 4.86 2.59
1990 4.8 2.58
1991 4.6 2.56
1992 4.43 2.48
1993 4.21 2.43
1994 3.97 2.38
1995 3.88 2.35
1996 3.76 2.28
1997 3.74 2.2
1998 3.75 2.15
1999 3.73 2.07
2000 3.63 2.05
2001 3.53 2.01
2002 3.43 1.93
2003 3.34 1.89
2004 3.25 1.84
2005 3.17 1.83
2006 3.02 1.8
2007 2.89 1.83
2008 2.78 1.85
2009 2.66 1.86
2010 2.55 1.84
2011 2.53 1.82
2012 2.51 1.8
2013 2.5 1.79
2014 2.47 1.77
2015 2.43 1.74
2016 2.4 1.69
2017 2.37 1.56
2018 2.34 1.54
2019 2.14 1.43
2020 2.04 1.31
2021 1.84 1.18
2022 1.95 1.25
2023 2.01 1.17

Belize and Chile demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Chile
Year Median age, years
Belize Chile
1960 17.9 20.4
1961 17.6 20.3
1962 17.3 20.3
1963 17 20.3
1964 16.6 20.3
1965 16.2 20.3
1966 15.9 20.3
1967 15.6 20.4
1968 15.4 20.5
1969 15.3 20.6
1970 15.4 20.8
1971 15.6 20.9
1972 15.8 21.1
1973 16 21.3
1974 16.2 21.5
1975 16.4 21.7
1976 16.6 22
1977 16.8 22.3
1978 16.9 22.5
1979 17.1 22.8
1980 17.2 23
1981 17.3 23.3
1982 17.4 23.6
1983 17.4 23.9
1984 17.5 24.2
1985 17.5 24.4
1986 17.5 24.7
1987 17.5 25
1988 17.6 25.3
1989 17.6 25.6
1990 17.6 25.9
1991 17.7 26.1
1992 17.8 26.4
1993 17.9 26.7
1994 18 27
1995 18.2 27.3
1996 18.5 27.7
1997 18.8 28
1998 19.1 28.3
1999 19.4 28.7
2000 19.6 29
2001 19.8 29.4
2002 20 29.8
2003 20.2 30.2
2004 20.4 30.6
2005 20.7 30.9
2006 20.9 31.3
2007 21.1 31.7
2008 21.4 32.1
2009 21.6 32.4
2010 21.9 32.7
2011 22.3 33.1
2012 22.7 33.4
2013 23.1 33.7
2014 23.4 34
2015 23.8 34.3
2016 24.2 34.6
2017 24.5 34.9
2018 24.9 35.1
2019 25.3 35.3
2020 25.7 35.7
2021 26.1 36.2
2022 26.5 36.6
2023 27 37
2024 27.4 37.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Chile
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$311B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
26.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
4.9%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
1.63%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
114,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-2.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
8.76%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
56.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
30.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
73.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
34.5%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
2.3%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
81,274
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.53%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
437
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$262B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$44.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$100M
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
5,431,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
85.1%
2024

Energy

Belize Chile
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
2,039 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$16.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
84 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
4.27 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
66.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
12%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
62.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,323 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
48.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
26%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Chile
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.24%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+58,316
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
88.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.67 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
67.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
63
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
6.74
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
162
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
97.2%
2022
English speaking
81.7%
2023
9.53%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
94.5%
2023

Health

Belize Chile
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$1,715
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$601
2023
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
3.17
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
10
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
7.2
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
39.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
12.2%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
28.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
7.56 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Chile
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
14,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
41,303 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
71,736 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
53,427 mi
2020

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