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Belize vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 148th vs. 81st).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Ghana
Population
427523
35572974
Population rank 171/197 47/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Belize and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Belize and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Belize

Ghana
Year GDP
Belize Ghana
1960 $28,072,478 $1,217,230,095
1961 $29,965,000 $1,302,674,325
1962 $31,857,592 $1,382,515,654
1963 $33,750,114 $1,540,797,589
1964 $36,194,586 $1,731,296,200
1965 $40,110,040 $2,053,462,968
1966 $44,450,044 $2,126,300,672
1967 $47,431,256 $1,747,187,645
1968 $44,999,910 $1,666,909,518
1969 $47,399,905 $1,962,050,556
1970 $53,339,893 $2,215,028,588
1971 $59,074,687 $2,417,108,578
1972 $65,998,069 $2,112,293,280
1973 $78,214,768 $3,006,766,758
1974 $103,160,450 $2,894,409,938
1975 $118,194,026 $2,810,106,383
1976 $97,094,227 $2,765,254,237
1977 $117,650,000 $3,189,428,571
1978 $136,300,000 $3,662,478,185
1979 $151,800,000 $4,020,227,920
1980 $257,400,000 $4,445,228,216
1981 $260,750,000 $4,222,441,860
1982 $248,550,000 $4,035,994,398
1983 $262,150,000 $4,057,275,132
1984 $290,350,000 $4,412,279,843
1985 $287,300,000 $4,504,306,723
1986 $311,500,000 $5,735,677,434
1987 $371,100,000 $5,074,829,932
1988 $421,450,000 $5,197,765,032
1989 $491,100,000 $5,251,858,440
1990 $547,150,000 $5,889,106,573
1991 $597,100,000 $6,603,185,268
1992 $696,250,000 $6,416,103,926
1993 $752,850,000 $5,968,922,939
1994 $772,300,000 $5,446,383,727
1995 $819,050,000 $6,464,382,808
1996 $850,850,000 $6,932,991,739
1997 $873,400,000 $6,891,443,192
1998 $929,500,000 $7,482,069,162
1999 $1,000,250,000 $7,718,109,982
2000 $1,138,900,000 $4,982,850,662
2001 $1,172,800,000 $5,314,872,854
2002 $1,244,650,000 $6,166,197,848
2003 $1,308,900,000 $7,632,723,556
2004 $1,400,850,000 $8,881,417,907
2005 $1,474,950,000 $10,744,568,381
2006 $1,591,150,000 $20,885,037,597
2007 $1,707,100,000 $24,827,339,138
2008 $1,738,900,000 $28,679,383,241
2009 $1,688,500,000 $26,048,720,006
2010 $1,745,700,000 $32,197,655,567
2011 $1,827,050,000 $39,336,668,081
2012 $1,909,400,000 $41,271,701,061
2013 $2,032,750,000 $62,845,721,960
2014 $2,138,250,000 $54,678,533,806
2015 $2,193,050,000 $49,436,806,230
2016 $2,240,200,000 $56,144,179,398
2017 $2,266,300,000 $60,385,409,435
2018 $2,293,250,000 $67,259,353,966
2019 $2,388,300,000 $68,352,629,246
2020 $2,042,850,000 $70,008,243,860
2021 $2,420,550,000 $79,514,204,730
2022 $2,846,700,000 $73,919,003,210
2023 $3,066,850,000 $80,547,146,878
2024 $3,515,783,329 $82,825,288,889

Belize and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Belize Ghana
1960 $307 $174.9
1961 $320 $181.9
1962 $332 $188.4
1963 $342 $205
1964 $356 $225
1965 $383 $260.5
1966 $412 $263.3
1967 $426 $211.2
1968 $392 $196.7
1969 $402 $225.8
1970 $442 $248.2
1971 $481 $263.4
1972 $529 $223.8
1973 $619 $310
1974 $805 $289.4
1975 $906 $273
1976 $729 $261
1977 $866 $292.3
1978 $983 $326
1979 $1,071 $347
1980 $1,774 $372
1981 $1,753 $344
1982 $1,629 $319
1983 $1,677 $311
1984 $1,814 $330
1985 $1,754 $330
1986 $1,859 $411
1987 $2,166 $355
1988 $2,406 $355
1989 $2,742 $350
1990 $2,989 $383
1991 $3,192 $418
1992 $3,646 $396
1993 $3,863 $360
1994 $3,879 $321
1995 $4,012 $372
1996 $4,046 $389
1997 $4,017 $378
1998 $4,128 $400
1999 $4,292 $403
2000 $4,730 $253.7
2001 $4,722 $263.5
2002 $4,862 $297.5
2003 $4,962 $358
2004 $5,156 $406
2005 $5,273 $479
2006 $5,527 $906
2007 $5,765 $1,050
2008 $5,713 $1,183
2009 $5,401 $1,048
2010 $5,451 $1,264
2011 $5,582 $1,507
2012 $5,710 $1,544
2013 $5,950 $2,295
2014 $6,128 $1,950
2015 $6,154 $1,723
2016 $6,142 $1,912
2017 $6,073 $2,012
2018 $6,031 $2,195
2019 $6,190 $2,187
2020 $5,227 $2,195
2021 $6,123 $2,445
2022 $7,068 $2,230
2023 $7,460 $2,384
2024 $8,430 $2,406

Belize vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Ghana
1950 49.2 43.1
1951 49.9 43.6
1952 50.7 44
1953 51.4 44.5
1954 52.2 45
1955 52.7 45.4
1956 53.9 45.7
1957 54.8 46.1
1958 55.7 46.4
1959 56.6 46.7
1960 57.4 46.9
1961 52.9 47.1
1962 58.7 47.3
1963 59.3 47.5
1964 59.8 47.6
1965 60.4 47.7
1966 60.9 47.7
1967 61.4 47.7
1968 62 47.8
1969 62.5 47.9
1970 63 47.9
1971 63.5 47.9
1972 64 48.3
1973 64.5 48.6
1974 64.9 48.9
1975 65.4 49.3
1976 65.8 49.7
1977 66.1 50.1
1978 66.3 50.5
1979 66.7 50.8
1980 66.9 51.1
1981 67.1 51.3
1982 67.3 51.4
1983 67.6 51.8
1984 68 52.2
1985 68.3 52.7
1986 68.7 53.3
1987 69.1 53.8
1988 69.4 54.4
1989 69.5 54.9
1990 69.6 55.4
1991 69.6 55.7
1992 69.6 56.1
1993 69.6 56.3
1994 69.6 56.2
1995 69.5 56.7
1996 69.4 57
1997 69.2 57.2
1998 68.9 57.5
1999 69 57.8
2000 68.9 58.1
2001 68.9 58.4
2002 69.5 58.7
2003 69.8 59
2004 70.2 59.3
2005 70.3 59.6
2006 70.5 60
2007 70.7 60.3
2008 70.7 60.6
2009 70.8 60.9
2010 70.9 61.3
2011 71 61.6
2012 71.1 62
2013 71.3 62.4
2014 71.4 62.8
2015 71.6 63.2
2016 71.8 63.5
2017 72.1 63.8
2018 72.3 64.1
2019 72.6 64.5
2020 71.6 64.3
2021 70.9 64.3
2022 72.2 65.2
2023 73.6 65.5
2024 73.7 65.7
2025 73.9 65.9

Belize and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Ghana
Year Population
Belize Ghana
1960 91,318 6,961,215
1961 93,632 7,162,667
1962 96,042 7,337,375
1963 98,704 7,514,714
1964 101,603 7,695,739
1965 104,675 7,882,606
1966 107,906 8,074,521
1967 111,272 8,271,913
1968 114,713 8,475,729
1969 118,040 8,690,383
1970 120,736 8,925,813
1971 122,805 9,176,264
1972 124,676 9,438,187
1973 126,445 9,714,617
1974 128,185 10,000,523
1975 130,387 10,294,308
1976 133,099 10,594,913
1977 135,887 10,911,871
1978 138,713 11,248,450
1979 141,678 11,597,255
1980 145,062 11,941,448
1981 148,786 12,281,712
1982 152,548 12,643,819
1983 156,297 13,029,836
1984 160,044 13,370,590
1985 163,796 13,661,229
1986 167,554 13,965,217
1987 171,338 14,289,108
1988 175,180 14,636,568
1989 179,107 15,006,813
1990 183,076 15,394,648
1991 187,040 15,787,496
1992 190,983 16,184,855
1993 194,902 16,589,519
1994 199,097 16,993,190
1995 204,146 17,399,017
1996 210,310 17,810,181
1997 217,446 18,238,958
1998 225,173 18,688,036
1999 233,059 19,149,864
2000 240,799 19,637,087
2001 248,379 20,167,069
2002 256,009 20,729,388
2003 263,780 21,296,705
2004 271,688 21,868,298
2005 279,731 22,449,438
2006 287,878 23,040,702
2007 296,100 23,642,279
2008 304,361 24,249,946
2009 312,614 24,862,664
2010 320,245 25,474,995
2011 327,298 26,095,088
2012 334,414 26,734,268
2013 341,627 27,386,193
2014 348,923 28,041,592
2015 356,333 28,696,068
2016 364,705 29,356,742
2017 373,202 30,008,354
2018 380,226 30,637,585
2019 385,829 31,258,945
2020 390,812 31,887,809
2021 395,346 32,518,665
2022 402,733 33,149,152
2023 411,106 33,787,914
2024 417,072 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Belize and Ghana

Fertility rate
Belize

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Belize Ghana
1960 6.5 6.89
1961 6.48 6.91
1962 6.46 6.94
1963 6.44 6.94
1964 6.42 6.9
1965 6.4 6.88
1966 6.38 6.86
1967 6.36 6.89
1968 6.34 6.89
1969 6.32 6.95
1970 6.3 6.95
1971 6.29 6.95
1972 6.28 6.92
1973 6.29 6.87
1974 6.29 6.82
1975 6.28 6.76
1976 6.25 6.7
1977 6.2 6.64
1978 6.11 6.56
1979 5.99 6.51
1980 5.85 6.47
1981 5.68 6.42
1982 5.5 6.31
1983 5.31 6.23
1984 5.12 6.15
1985 5 6.12
1986 4.94 6.08
1987 4.88 6.02
1988 4.87 5.92
1989 4.86 5.82
1990 4.8 5.74
1991 4.6 5.63
1992 4.43 5.52
1993 4.21 5.41
1994 3.97 5.25
1995 3.88 5.11
1996 3.76 4.96
1997 3.74 4.88
1998 3.75 4.83
1999 3.73 4.82
2000 3.63 4.83
2001 3.53 4.77
2002 3.43 4.69
2003 3.34 4.6
2004 3.25 4.5
2005 3.17 4.5
2006 3.02 4.4
2007 2.89 4.29
2008 2.78 4.22
2009 2.66 4.18
2010 2.55 4.18
2011 2.53 4.18
2012 2.51 4.15
2013 2.5 4.11
2014 2.47 4.03
2015 2.43 3.98
2016 2.4 3.87
2017 2.37 3.72
2018 2.34 3.65
2019 2.14 3.59
2020 2.04 3.54
2021 1.84 3.49
2022 1.95 3.43
2023 2.01 3.4

Belize and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Belize Ghana
1960 17.9 17.7
1961 17.6 17.4
1962 17.3 17.2
1963 17 16.9
1964 16.6 16.7
1965 16.2 16.5
1966 15.9 16.4
1967 15.6 16.2
1968 15.4 16.1
1969 15.3 16
1970 15.4 15.9
1971 15.6 15.9
1972 15.8 15.8
1973 16 15.8
1974 16.2 15.8
1975 16.4 15.9
1976 16.6 16
1977 16.8 16.2
1978 16.9 16.4
1979 17.1 16.5
1980 17.2 16.7
1981 17.3 16.7
1982 17.4 16.9
1983 17.4 17
1984 17.5 17.1
1985 17.5 17.1
1986 17.5 17.1
1987 17.5 17.1
1988 17.6 17.1
1989 17.6 17.1
1990 17.6 17.2
1991 17.7 17.2
1992 17.8 17.3
1993 17.9 17.4
1994 18 17.5
1995 18.2 17.6
1996 18.5 17.7
1997 18.8 17.9
1998 19.1 18.1
1999 19.4 18.3
2000 19.6 18.4
2001 19.8 18.6
2002 20 18.8
2003 20.2 19
2004 20.4 19.1
2005 20.7 19.3
2006 20.9 19.5
2007 21.1 19.7
2008 21.4 19.9
2009 21.6 20
2010 21.9 20.2
2011 22.3 20.3
2012 22.7 20.5
2013 23.1 20.6
2014 23.4 20.7
2015 23.8 20.8
2016 24.2 20.9
2017 24.5 21
2018 24.9 21.2
2019 25.3 21.3
2020 25.7 21.5
2021 26.1 21.7
2022 26.5 21.8
2023 27 22
2024 27.4 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
1.6%
2016
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
0.87%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
81.2%
2024

Energy

Belize Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Belize Ghana
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
42
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
76.5%
2021
English speaking
81.7%
2023
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

Belize Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Ghana
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
68,049 mi
2009

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