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Belize vs Ecuador statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 18.1M in Ecuador (ranked 71/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 95,892 sq mi for Ecuador (ranked 148th vs. 76th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Ecuador ranks 63/197 ($125B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Ecuador ranks 105/197 ($6,875).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Ecuador
Population
427523
18414090
Population rank 171/197 71/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$125B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 63/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$6,875
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 105/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$15,840
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$68.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
55.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$3,784
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 93/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$6,020
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
95,892 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
189.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.82
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
29.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Belize and Ecuador: Comparison Charts

Belize and Ecuador economies compared

GDP
Belize

Ecuador
Year GDP
Belize Ecuador
1960 $28,072,478 $2,069,464,937
1961 $29,965,000 $1,753,850,955
1962 $31,857,592 $1,518,207,703
1963 $33,750,114 $1,824,343,871
1964 $36,194,586 $2,244,146,103
1965 $40,110,040 $2,387,047,396
1966 $44,450,044 $2,429,308,639
1967 $47,431,256 $2,553,595,172
1968 $44,999,910 $2,582,179,864
1969 $47,399,905 $3,112,165,727
1970 $53,339,893 $2,862,503,139
1971 $59,074,687 $2,754,219,271
1972 $65,998,069 $3,185,986,087
1973 $78,214,768 $3,891,754,150
1974 $103,160,450 $6,599,257,044
1975 $118,194,026 $7,731,674,472
1976 $97,094,227 $9,091,921,030
1977 $117,650,000 $11,026,342,618
1978 $136,300,000 $11,922,497,876
1979 $151,800,000 $14,175,160,902
1980 $257,400,000 $17,881,508,242
1981 $260,750,000 $21,810,759,354
1982 $248,550,000 $19,929,846,396
1983 $262,150,000 $17,152,477,037
1984 $290,350,000 $16,912,509,092
1985 $287,300,000 $17,149,088,413
1986 $311,500,000 $15,314,138,472
1987 $371,100,000 $13,945,426,859
1988 $421,450,000 $13,051,881,851
1989 $491,100,000 $13,890,823,705
1990 $547,150,000 $15,239,272,612
1991 $597,100,000 $16,988,535,268
1992 $696,250,000 $18,094,238,119
1993 $752,850,000 $18,938,717,359
1994 $772,300,000 $22,708,673,337
1995 $819,050,000 $24,432,884,442
1996 $850,850,000 $25,226,393,197
1997 $873,400,000 $28,162,053,027
1998 $929,500,000 $27,981,896,948
1999 $1,000,250,000 $19,645,272,636
2000 $1,138,900,000 $17,539,454,727
2001 $1,172,800,000 $23,127,055,000
2002 $1,244,650,000 $27,054,197,000
2003 $1,308,900,000 $30,965,208,000
2004 $1,400,850,000 $35,194,947,000
2005 $1,474,950,000 $40,278,849,000
2006 $1,591,150,000 $45,690,762,000
2007 $1,707,100,000 $49,848,725,000
2008 $1,738,900,000 $61,139,438,000
2009 $1,688,500,000 $60,094,978,000
2010 $1,745,700,000 $68,151,329,000
2011 $1,827,050,000 $78,986,648,000
2012 $1,909,400,000 $87,735,048,000
2013 $2,032,750,000 $96,570,334,000
2014 $2,138,250,000 $102,717,794,000
2015 $2,193,050,000 $97,209,558,000
2016 $2,240,200,000 $97,671,433,000
2017 $2,266,300,000 $104,467,486,000
2018 $2,293,250,000 $107,478,961,000
2019 $2,388,300,000 $107,595,830,000
2020 $2,042,850,000 $95,865,473,000
2021 $2,420,550,000 $107,179,074,000
2022 $2,846,700,000 $116,133,121,000
2023 $3,066,850,000 $121,147,057,000
2024 $3,515,783,329 $124,676,074,700

Belize and Ecuador economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Ecuador
Year GDP per capita
Belize Ecuador
1960 $307 $451
1961 $320 $371
1962 $332 $312
1963 $342 $365
1964 $356 $436
1965 $383 $450
1966 $412 $445
1967 $426 $454
1968 $392 $445
1969 $402 $521
1970 $442 $465
1971 $481 $434
1972 $529 $488
1973 $619 $579
1974 $805 $954
1975 $906 $1,086
1976 $729 $1,242
1977 $866 $1,465
1978 $983 $1,541
1979 $1,071 $1,783
1980 $1,774 $2,190
1981 $1,753 $2,601
1982 $1,629 $2,314
1983 $1,677 $1,940
1984 $1,814 $1,864
1985 $1,754 $1,842
1986 $1,859 $1,604
1987 $2,166 $1,426
1988 $2,406 $1,304
1989 $2,742 $1,356
1990 $2,989 $1,455
1991 $3,192 $1,587
1992 $3,646 $1,655
1993 $3,863 $1,698
1994 $3,879 $1,997
1995 $4,012 $2,108
1996 $4,046 $2,136
1997 $4,017 $2,341
1998 $4,128 $2,284
1999 $4,292 $1,575
2000 $4,730 $1,382
2001 $4,722 $1,791
2002 $4,862 $2,059
2003 $4,962 $2,316
2004 $5,156 $2,586
2005 $5,273 $2,909
2006 $5,527 $3,244
2007 $5,765 $3,479
2008 $5,713 $4,195
2009 $5,401 $4,053
2010 $5,451 $4,520
2011 $5,582 $5,154
2012 $5,710 $5,634
2013 $5,950 $6,109
2014 $6,128 $6,406
2015 $6,154 $5,976
2016 $6,142 $5,918
2017 $6,073 $6,233
2018 $6,031 $6,304
2019 $6,190 $6,205
2020 $5,227 $5,464
2021 $6,123 $6,061
2022 $7,068 $6,516
2023 $7,460 $6,738
2024 $8,430 $6,875

Belize vs. Ecuador life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Ecuador
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Ecuador
1950 49.2 48.4
1951 49.9 48.9
1952 50.7 49.2
1953 51.4 49.6
1954 52.2 50
1955 52.7 50.4
1956 53.9 50.9
1957 54.8 51.5
1958 55.7 52.1
1959 56.6 52.7
1960 57.4 53.4
1961 52.9 54.1
1962 58.7 54.7
1963 59.3 55.3
1964 59.8 56
1965 60.4 56.5
1966 60.9 57
1967 61.4 57.5
1968 62 57.9
1969 62.5 58.3
1970 63 58.8
1971 63.5 59.3
1972 64 59.8
1973 64.5 60.3
1974 64.9 60.7
1975 65.4 61.1
1976 65.8 61.4
1977 66.1 61.9
1978 66.3 62.4
1979 66.7 62.9
1980 66.9 63.3
1981 67.1 63.8
1982 67.3 64.3
1983 67.6 64.7
1984 68 65.2
1985 68.3 65.6
1986 68.7 66.1
1987 69.1 66.6
1988 69.4 67
1989 69.5 67.8
1990 69.6 68.4
1991 69.6 69
1992 69.6 69.5
1993 69.6 70.1
1994 69.6 70.9
1995 69.5 71.3
1996 69.4 71.8
1997 69.2 72
1998 68.9 71.9
1999 69 71.9
2000 68.9 72.1
2001 68.9 72.6
2002 69.5 73.2
2003 69.8 73.6
2004 70.2 73.9
2005 70.3 73.9
2006 70.5 74
2007 70.7 74.2
2008 70.7 74.7
2009 70.8 74.9
2010 70.9 75.2
2011 71 75.2
2012 71.1 75.5
2013 71.3 75.8
2014 71.4 76.1
2015 71.6 76.2
2016 71.8 76.1
2017 72.1 76.2
2018 72.3 77.2
2019 72.6 77.3
2020 71.6 72
2021 70.9 72.7
2022 72.2 76.6
2023 73.6 77.4
2024 73.7 77.6
2025 73.9 77.8

Belize and Ecuador population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Ecuador
Year Population
Belize Ecuador
1960 91,318 4,590,891
1961 93,632 4,722,331
1962 96,042 4,859,269
1963 98,704 5,001,716
1964 101,603 5,149,918
1965 104,675 5,303,963
1966 107,906 5,463,748
1967 111,272 5,629,057
1968 114,713 5,799,680
1969 118,040 5,975,236
1970 120,736 6,155,387
1971 122,805 6,340,052
1972 124,676 6,529,034
1973 126,445 6,722,033
1974 128,185 6,918,573
1975 130,387 7,118,251
1976 133,099 7,320,912
1977 135,887 7,526,819
1978 138,713 7,736,167
1979 141,678 7,948,869
1980 145,062 8,165,877
1981 148,786 8,386,910
1982 152,548 8,611,298
1983 156,297 8,840,417
1984 160,044 9,074,782
1985 163,796 9,311,154
1986 167,554 9,545,998
1987 171,338 9,779,290
1988 175,180 10,010,808
1989 179,107 10,241,852
1990 183,076 10,473,673
1991 187,040 10,702,380
1992 190,983 10,930,128
1993 194,902 11,154,274
1994 199,097 11,372,197
1995 204,146 11,590,514
1996 210,310 11,810,950
1997 217,446 12,031,127
1998 225,173 12,251,184
1999 233,059 12,470,795
2000 240,799 12,689,206
2001 248,379 12,910,740
2002 256,009 13,138,472
2003 263,780 13,372,306
2004 271,688 13,608,701
2005 279,731 13,846,163
2006 287,878 14,086,131
2007 296,100 14,328,773
2008 304,361 14,575,202
2009 312,614 14,825,954
2010 320,245 15,076,695
2011 327,298 15,326,227
2012 334,414 15,572,194
2013 341,627 15,807,128
2014 348,923 16,035,124
2015 356,333 16,266,225
2016 364,705 16,505,139
2017 373,202 16,759,519
2018 380,226 17,049,547
2019 385,829 17,340,021
2020 390,812 17,546,065
2021 395,346 17,682,454
2022 402,733 17,823,897
2023 411,106 17,980,083
2024 417,072 18,135,478

Fertility rates in Belize and Ecuador

Fertility rate
Belize

Ecuador
Year Fertility rate
Belize Ecuador
1960 6.5 6.72
1961 6.48 6.7
1962 6.46 6.68
1963 6.44 6.65
1964 6.42 6.61
1965 6.4 6.56
1966 6.38 6.51
1967 6.36 6.44
1968 6.34 6.35
1969 6.32 6.25
1970 6.3 6.14
1971 6.29 6.01
1972 6.28 5.87
1973 6.29 5.73
1974 6.29 5.58
1975 6.28 5.43
1976 6.25 5.28
1977 6.2 5.13
1978 6.11 4.99
1979 5.99 4.86
1980 5.85 4.73
1981 5.68 4.61
1982 5.5 4.5
1983 5.31 4.39
1984 5.12 4.31
1985 5 4.14
1986 4.94 4
1987 4.88 3.87
1988 4.87 3.79
1989 4.86 3.74
1990 4.8 3.68
1991 4.6 3.63
1992 4.43 3.58
1993 4.21 3.49
1994 3.97 3.42
1995 3.88 3.38
1996 3.76 3.35
1997 3.74 3.29
1998 3.75 3.23
1999 3.73 3.17
2000 3.63 3.1
2001 3.53 3.04
2002 3.43 2.97
2003 3.34 2.91
2004 3.25 2.85
2005 3.17 2.8
2006 3.02 2.75
2007 2.89 2.7
2008 2.78 2.69
2009 2.66 2.68
2010 2.55 2.62
2011 2.53 2.61
2012 2.51 2.51
2013 2.5 2.36
2014 2.47 2.27
2015 2.43 2.21
2016 2.4 2.12
2017 2.37 2.13
2018 2.34 2.11
2019 2.14 2.04
2020 2.04 1.97
2021 1.84 1.91
2022 1.95 1.86
2023 2.01 1.82

Belize and Ecuador demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Ecuador
Year Median age, years
Belize Ecuador
1960 17.9 18.2
1961 17.6 18
1962 17.3 17.9
1963 17 17.8
1964 16.6 17.8
1965 16.2 17.7
1966 15.9 17.7
1967 15.6 17.7
1968 15.4 17.7
1969 15.3 17.7
1970 15.4 17.7
1971 15.6 17.8
1972 15.8 17.8
1973 16 17.9
1974 16.2 17.9
1975 16.4 18
1976 16.6 18.1
1977 16.8 18.2
1978 16.9 18.3
1979 17.1 18.4
1980 17.2 18.5
1981 17.3 18.6
1982 17.4 18.8
1983 17.4 18.9
1984 17.5 19.1
1985 17.5 19.2
1986 17.5 19.4
1987 17.5 19.6
1988 17.6 19.8
1989 17.6 20
1990 17.6 20.2
1991 17.7 20.4
1992 17.8 20.6
1993 17.9 20.8
1994 18 21
1995 18.2 21.2
1996 18.5 21.4
1997 18.8 21.6
1998 19.1 21.8
1999 19.4 22
2000 19.6 22.2
2001 19.8 22.4
2002 20 22.7
2003 20.2 22.9
2004 20.4 23.2
2005 20.7 23.4
2006 20.9 23.7
2007 21.1 24
2008 21.4 24.2
2009 21.6 24.5
2010 21.9 24.8
2011 22.3 25.1
2012 22.7 25.4
2013 23.1 25.7
2014 23.4 26
2015 23.8 26.4
2016 24.2 26.8
2017 24.5 27.2
2018 24.9 27.5
2019 25.3 27.9
2020 25.7 28.3
2021 26.1 28.6
2022 26.5 29
2023 27 29.4
2024 27.4 29.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Ecuador
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$117B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
37.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
3.89%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
2.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
42,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-1.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
3.45%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
57.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
26.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
55.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
33.4%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
1.5%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
26
2000
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$747M
2000
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$6.91B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$6.54B
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
2,108,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
3.12%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
64.5%
2024

Energy

Belize Ecuador
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
905 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$16.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
45.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
2.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
84%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
18.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-69.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,589 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
80.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
74.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
98.7%
2023

Society

Belize Ecuador
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.22%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-19,704
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
65%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.09 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
36.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
32
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
49
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
45.7
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
20.1
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
104
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
96.3%
2022
English speaking
81.7%
2023
1.24%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
77.2%
2024

Health

Belize Ecuador
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$493
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$160
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
0.32%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
2.31
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
55
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
13.1
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
4.9%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
67
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
10.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
2.54 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Ecuador
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.17%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
5,288 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
20,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
47,510 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
26,853 mi
2015

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