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Belize vs Finland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 5.64M in Finland (ranked 116/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 117,360 sq mi for Finland (ranked 148th vs. 70th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Finland
Population
427523
5643254
Population rank 171/197 118/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$300B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 48/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$53,189
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 22/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$64,091
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$247B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
86.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$43,897
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 12/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$37,252
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
117,360 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
48 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.26
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
44 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Belize and Finland: Comparison Charts

Belize and Finland economies compared

GDP
Belize

Finland
Year GDP
Belize Finland
1960 $28,072,478 $5,279,481,824
1961 $29,965,000 $5,984,433,774
1962 $31,857,592 $6,407,796,043
1963 $33,750,114 $6,958,916,548
1964 $36,194,586 $7,848,987,793
1965 $40,110,040 $8,680,393,839
1966 $44,450,044 $9,306,142,172
1967 $47,431,256 $9,468,272,357
1968 $44,999,910 $8,916,565,041
1969 $47,399,905 $10,177,524,839
1970 $53,339,893 $11,358,529,162
1971 $59,074,687 $12,528,522,307
1972 $65,998,069 $14,744,499,570
1973 $78,214,768 $19,474,098,335
1974 $103,160,450 $24,851,036,710
1975 $118,194,026 $29,475,251,333
1976 $97,094,227 $31,852,352,670
1977 $117,650,000 $33,502,784,418
1978 $136,300,000 $36,259,392,058
1979 $151,800,000 $44,469,218,440
1980 $257,400,000 $53,649,984,061
1981 $260,750,000 $52,440,066,134
1982 $248,550,000 $52,784,013,815
1983 $262,150,000 $50,956,447,481
1984 $290,350,000 $52,870,993,273
1985 $287,300,000 $55,856,676,899
1986 $311,500,000 $73,511,611,541
1987 $371,100,000 $91,564,993,913
1988 $421,450,000 $109,039,090,263
1989 $491,100,000 $118,991,270,611
1990 $547,150,000 $141,446,120,355
1991 $597,100,000 $127,794,441,994
1992 $696,250,000 $112,537,828,511
1993 $752,850,000 $89,112,105,756
1994 $772,300,000 $103,182,697,780
1995 $819,050,000 $134,060,457,516
1996 $850,850,000 $131,991,975,149
1997 $873,400,000 $126,862,902,302
1998 $929,500,000 $133,990,876,725
1999 $1,000,250,000 $135,234,241,918
2000 $1,138,900,000 $125,967,821,111
2001 $1,172,800,000 $129,519,672,869
2002 $1,244,650,000 $140,360,963,812
2003 $1,308,900,000 $171,612,867,736
2004 $1,400,850,000 $197,458,297,640
2005 $1,474,950,000 $204,859,368,791
2006 $1,591,150,000 $217,044,068,234
2007 $1,707,100,000 $256,360,251,538
2008 $1,738,900,000 $285,698,662,071
2009 $1,688,500,000 $253,480,783,439
2010 $1,745,700,000 $249,429,613,683
2011 $1,827,050,000 $275,126,915,516
2012 $1,909,400,000 $257,443,384,493
2013 $2,032,750,000 $270,268,036,626
2014 $2,138,250,000 $273,478,528,955
2015 $2,193,050,000 $233,210,733,506
2016 $2,240,200,000 $238,777,818,793
2017 $2,266,300,000 $253,846,138,440
2018 $2,293,250,000 $273,869,255,596
2019 $2,388,300,000 $267,014,821,129
2020 $2,042,850,000 $270,000,311,606
2021 $2,420,550,000 $294,223,210,496
2022 $2,846,700,000 $280,253,099,309
2023 $3,066,850,000 $294,950,618,733
2024 $3,515,783,329 $299,835,625,551

Belize and Finland economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Finland
Year GDP per capita
Belize Finland
1960 $307 $1,192
1961 $320 $1,341
1962 $332 $1,427
1963 $342 $1,538
1964 $356 $1,726
1965 $383 $1,902
1966 $412 $2,032
1967 $426 $2,056
1968 $392 $1,927
1969 $402 $2,201
1970 $442 $2,466
1971 $481 $2,716
1972 $529 $3,178
1973 $619 $4,174
1974 $805 $5,298
1975 $906 $6,256
1976 $729 $6,740
1977 $866 $7,070
1978 $983 $7,629
1979 $1,071 $9,333
1980 $1,774 $11,225
1981 $1,753 $10,925
1982 $1,629 $10,935
1983 $1,677 $10,494
1984 $1,814 $10,830
1985 $1,754 $11,394
1986 $1,859 $14,947
1987 $2,166 $18,565
1988 $2,406 $22,044
1989 $2,742 $23,969
1990 $2,989 $28,366
1991 $3,192 $25,489
1992 $3,646 $22,320
1993 $3,863 $17,589
1994 $3,879 $20,278
1995 $4,012 $26,246
1996 $4,046 $25,757
1997 $4,017 $24,682
1998 $4,128 $26,000
1999 $4,292 $26,180
2000 $4,730 $24,336
2001 $4,722 $24,965
2002 $4,862 $26,989
2003 $4,962 $32,920
2004 $5,156 $37,768
2005 $5,273 $39,050
2006 $5,527 $41,214
2007 $5,765 $48,473
2008 $5,713 $53,769
2009 $5,401 $47,478
2010 $5,451 $46,506
2011 $5,582 $51,060
2012 $5,710 $47,552
2013 $5,950 $49,691
2014 $6,128 $50,074
2015 $6,154 $42,560
2016 $6,142 $43,451
2017 $6,073 $46,085
2018 $6,031 $49,654
2019 $6,190 $48,358
2020 $5,227 $48,829
2021 $6,123 $53,099
2022 $7,068 $50,441
2023 $7,460 $52,822
2024 $8,430 $53,189

Belize vs. Finland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Finland
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Finland
1950 49.2 64.2
1951 49.9 65.6
1952 50.7 66.5
1953 51.4 66.6
1954 52.2 67.5
1955 52.7 67.3
1956 53.9 68
1957 54.8 67.5
1958 55.7 68.6
1959 56.6 68.8
1960 57.4 69
1961 52.9 69
1962 58.7 68.7
1963 59.3 69.2
1964 59.8 69.4
1965 60.4 69.1
1966 60.9 69.6
1967 61.4 69.8
1968 62 69.8
1969 62.5 69.6
1970 63 70.3
1971 63.5 70.1
1972 64 70.9
1973 64.5 71.4
1974 64.9 71.3
1975 65.4 71.8
1976 65.8 72
1977 66.1 72.5
1978 66.3 73.1
1979 66.7 73.4
1980 66.9 73.6
1981 67.1 74
1982 67.3 74.5
1983 67.6 74.4
1984 68 74.7
1985 68.3 74.4
1986 68.7 74.8
1987 69.1 74.8
1988 69.4 74.8
1989 69.5 75
1990 69.6 75
1991 69.6 75.4
1992 69.6 75.6
1993 69.6 75.9
1994 69.6 76.6
1995 69.5 76.6
1996 69.4 76.9
1997 69.2 77.1
1998 68.9 77.3
1999 69 77.5
2000 68.9 77.7
2001 68.9 78.1
2002 69.5 78.3
2003 69.8 78.5
2004 70.2 78.8
2005 70.3 79
2006 70.5 79.4
2007 70.7 79.4
2008 70.7 79.7
2009 70.8 79.8
2010 70.9 80
2011 71 80.4
2012 71.1 80.5
2013 71.3 80.9
2014 71.4 81.1
2015 71.6 81.4
2016 71.8 81.3
2017 72.1 81.5
2018 72.3 81.6
2019 72.6 81.9
2020 71.6 81.8
2021 70.9 81.8
2022 72.2 81.2
2023 73.6 81.9
2024 73.7 82.1
2025 73.9 82.2

Belize and Finland population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Finland
Year Population
Belize Finland
1960 91,318 4,429,634
1961 93,632 4,461,005
1962 96,042 4,491,443
1963 98,704 4,523,309
1964 101,603 4,548,543
1965 104,675 4,563,732
1966 107,906 4,580,869
1967 111,272 4,605,744
1968 114,713 4,626,469
1969 118,040 4,623,785
1970 120,736 4,606,307
1971 122,805 4,612,124
1972 124,676 4,639,657
1973 126,445 4,666,081
1974 128,185 4,690,574
1975 130,387 4,711,440
1976 133,099 4,725,664
1977 135,887 4,738,902
1978 138,713 4,752,528
1979 141,678 4,764,690
1980 145,062 4,779,535
1981 148,786 4,799,964
1982 152,548 4,826,933
1983 156,297 4,855,787
1984 160,044 4,881,803
1985 163,796 4,902,206
1986 167,554 4,918,154
1987 171,338 4,932,123
1988 175,180 4,946,481
1989 179,107 4,964,371
1990 183,076 4,986,431
1991 187,040 5,013,740
1992 190,983 5,041,992
1993 194,902 5,066,447
1994 199,097 5,088,333
1995 204,146 5,107,790
1996 210,310 5,124,573
1997 217,446 5,139,835
1998 225,173 5,153,498
1999 233,059 5,165,474
2000 240,799 5,176,209
2001 248,379 5,188,008
2002 256,009 5,200,598
2003 263,780 5,213,014
2004 271,688 5,228,172
2005 279,731 5,246,096
2006 287,878 5,266,268
2007 296,100 5,288,720
2008 304,361 5,313,399
2009 312,614 5,338,871
2010 320,245 5,363,352
2011 327,298 5,388,272
2012 334,414 5,413,971
2013 341,627 5,438,972
2014 348,923 5,461,512
2015 356,333 5,479,531
2016 364,705 5,495,303
2017 373,202 5,508,214
2018 380,226 5,515,525
2019 385,829 5,521,606
2020 390,812 5,529,543
2021 395,346 5,541,017
2022 402,733 5,556,106
2023 411,106 5,583,911
2024 417,072 5,637,214

Fertility rates in Belize and Finland

Fertility rate
Belize

Finland
Year Fertility rate
Belize Finland
1960 6.5 2.72
1961 6.48 2.72
1962 6.46 2.68
1963 6.44 2.68
1964 6.42 2.59
1965 6.4 2.48
1966 6.38 2.41
1967 6.36 2.32
1968 6.34 2.14
1969 6.32 1.93
1970 6.3 1.83
1971 6.29 1.68
1972 6.28 1.58
1973 6.29 1.49
1974 6.29 1.61
1975 6.28 1.68
1976 6.25 1.7
1977 6.2 1.68
1978 6.11 1.64
1979 5.99 1.64
1980 5.85 1.63
1981 5.68 1.64
1982 5.5 1.71
1983 5.31 1.74
1984 5.12 1.69
1985 5 1.64
1986 4.94 1.6
1987 4.88 1.59
1988 4.87 1.69
1989 4.86 1.71
1990 4.8 1.78
1991 4.6 1.79
1992 4.43 1.85
1993 4.21 1.81
1994 3.97 1.85
1995 3.88 1.81
1996 3.76 1.78
1997 3.74 1.75
1998 3.75 1.7
1999 3.73 1.73
2000 3.63 1.73
2001 3.53 1.73
2002 3.43 1.72
2003 3.34 1.76
2004 3.25 1.8
2005 3.17 1.8
2006 3.02 1.84
2007 2.89 1.83
2008 2.78 1.85
2009 2.66 1.86
2010 2.55 1.87
2011 2.53 1.83
2012 2.51 1.8
2013 2.5 1.75
2014 2.47 1.71
2015 2.43 1.65
2016 2.4 1.57
2017 2.37 1.49
2018 2.34 1.41
2019 2.14 1.35
2020 2.04 1.37
2021 1.84 1.46
2022 1.95 1.32
2023 2.01 1.26

Belize and Finland demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Finland
Year Median age, years
Belize Finland
1960 17.9 28.4
1961 17.6 28.4
1962 17.3 28.5
1963 17 28.5
1964 16.6 28.6
1965 16.2 28.7
1966 15.9 28.8
1967 15.6 28.9
1968 15.4 29
1969 15.3 29.3
1970 15.4 29.6
1971 15.6 29.9
1972 15.8 30.1
1973 16 30.2
1974 16.2 30.4
1975 16.4 30.7
1976 16.6 31.2
1977 16.8 31.7
1978 16.9 32.1
1979 17.1 32.4
1980 17.2 32.8
1981 17.3 33.2
1982 17.4 33.5
1983 17.4 33.9
1984 17.5 34.3
1985 17.5 34.7
1986 17.5 35.1
1987 17.5 35.4
1988 17.6 35.8
1989 17.6 36.1
1990 17.6 36.4
1991 17.7 36.7
1992 17.8 37
1993 17.9 37.2
1994 18 37.5
1995 18.2 37.8
1996 18.5 38.1
1997 18.8 38.4
1998 19.1 38.7
1999 19.4 39
2000 19.6 39.4
2001 19.8 39.7
2002 20 40
2003 20.2 40.3
2004 20.4 40.6
2005 20.7 40.9
2006 20.9 41.2
2007 21.1 41.4
2008 21.4 41.6
2009 21.6 41.8
2010 21.9 41.9
2011 22.3 42.1
2012 22.7 42.2
2013 23.1 42.3
2014 23.4 42.4
2015 23.8 42.5
2016 24.2 42.6
2017 24.5 42.7
2018 24.9 42.8
2019 25.3 43
2020 25.7 43.2
2021 26.1 43.3
2022 26.5 43.5
2023 27 43.8
2024 27.4 44

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Finland
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$292B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
57.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
6.38%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
2.42%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-3.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
8.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
62.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
22.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
77
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
22.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
134
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$20.3B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$18B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$749M
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
896,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
1.79%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
99.8%
2024

Energy

Belize Finland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
5,867 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$10.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
32.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
5.78 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
32.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
50.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
35.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
30.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,391 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
52.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
18.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
42.1%
2023
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Finland
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+26,894
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
85.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
90.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
88
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
96
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
0.98
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
100%
2000
English speaking
81.7%
2023
70.2%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
93.5%
2023

Health

Belize Finland
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$4,902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$789
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
4.38
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
22.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
9.08 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Finland
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
20,819 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
8,734 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
86,522 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
282,103 mi
2019

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