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Belize vs Honduras statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 10.8M in Honduras (ranked 89/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 43,201 sq mi for Honduras (ranked 148th vs. 100th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Honduras ranks 103/197 ($37.1B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Honduras ranks 136/197 ($3,426).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Honduras
Population
427523
11149564
Population rank 171/197 87/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$37.1B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 103/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$3,426
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 136/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$7,486
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$15.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
43%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$1,460
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 130/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$5,147
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
43,201 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
250.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
2.5
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
24.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Belize and Honduras: Comparison Charts

Belize and Honduras economies compared

GDP
Belize

Honduras
Year GDP
Belize Honduras
1960 $28,072,478 $335,650,000
1961 $29,965,000 $356,200,000
1962 $31,857,592 $387,750,000
1963 $33,750,114 $410,200,000
1964 $36,194,586 $457,000,000
1965 $40,110,040 $508,650,000
1966 $44,450,044 $549,950,000
1967 $47,431,256 $598,100,000
1968 $44,999,910 $646,800,000
1969 $47,399,905 $668,000,050
1970 $53,339,893 $723,000,000
1971 $59,074,687 $731,000,000
1972 $65,998,069 $802,996,337
1973 $78,214,768 $912,499,494
1974 $103,160,450 $1,034,500,000
1975 $118,194,026 $1,124,000,000
1976 $97,094,227 $1,347,999,950
1977 $117,650,000 $1,669,499,950
1978 $136,300,000 $3,097,242,093
1979 $151,800,000 $3,544,281,977
1980 $257,400,000 $3,968,160,046
1981 $260,750,000 $4,043,894,879
1982 $248,550,000 $4,266,503,526
1983 $262,150,000 $4,476,697,185
1984 $290,350,000 $4,915,311,847
1985 $287,300,000 $5,278,120,713
1986 $311,500,000 $5,677,828,959
1987 $371,100,000 $6,190,521,242
1988 $421,450,000 $5,902,717,091
1989 $491,100,000 $5,432,344,902
1990 $547,150,000 $4,923,009,552
1991 $597,100,000 $4,648,668,479
1992 $696,250,000 $4,943,700,431
1993 $752,850,000 $4,926,728,933
1994 $772,300,000 $4,642,280,682
1995 $819,050,000 $5,347,445,005
1996 $850,850,000 $5,215,028,986
1997 $873,400,000 $5,737,099,650
1998 $929,500,000 $6,366,340,266
1999 $1,000,250,000 $6,414,520,530
2000 $1,138,900,000 $7,186,638,029
2001 $1,172,800,000 $7,651,162,302
2002 $1,244,650,000 $7,858,255,413
2003 $1,308,900,000 $8,230,391,347
2004 $1,400,850,000 $8,869,299,234
2005 $1,474,950,000 $9,757,012,697
2006 $1,591,150,000 $10,917,477,066
2007 $1,707,100,000 $12,361,257,681
2008 $1,738,900,000 $13,881,731,876
2009 $1,688,500,000 $14,587,496,229
2010 $1,745,700,000 $15,839,344,592
2011 $1,827,050,000 $17,710,275,685
2012 $1,909,400,000 $18,528,554,398
2013 $2,032,750,000 $18,499,729,215
2014 $2,138,250,000 $19,756,533,972
2015 $2,193,050,000 $20,979,791,685
2016 $2,240,200,000 $21,717,604,952
2017 $2,266,300,000 $23,136,247,991
2018 $2,293,250,000 $24,067,750,760
2019 $2,388,300,000 $24,882,225,742
2020 $2,042,850,000 $23,352,232,484
2021 $2,420,550,000 $28,144,331,507
2022 $2,846,700,000 $31,426,041,807
2023 $3,066,850,000 $34,355,805,528
2024 $3,515,783,329 $37,093,565,854

Belize and Honduras economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Honduras
Year GDP per capita
Belize Honduras
1960 $307 $162.8
1961 $320 $167.9
1962 $332 $177.7
1963 $342 $182.7
1964 $356 $197.8
1965 $383 $214
1966 $412 $224.8
1967 $426 $237.5
1968 $392 $249.4
1969 $402 $250.2
1970 $442 $262.8
1971 $481 $257.9
1972 $529 $274.8
1973 $619 $303
1974 $805 $334
1975 $906 $352
1976 $729 $409
1977 $866 $491
1978 $983 $884
1979 $1,071 $980
1980 $1,774 $1,065
1981 $1,753 $1,053
1982 $1,629 $1,078
1983 $1,677 $1,098
1984 $1,814 $1,170
1985 $1,754 $1,221
1986 $1,859 $1,276
1987 $2,166 $1,353
1988 $2,406 $1,254
1989 $2,742 $1,122
1990 $2,989 $988
1991 $3,192 $907
1992 $3,646 $938
1993 $3,863 $908
1994 $3,879 $832
1995 $4,012 $932
1996 $4,046 $883
1997 $4,017 $945
1998 $4,128 $1,021
1999 $4,292 $1,002
2000 $4,730 $1,093
2001 $4,722 $1,132
2002 $4,862 $1,132
2003 $4,962 $1,156
2004 $5,156 $1,215
2005 $5,273 $1,305
2006 $5,527 $1,426
2007 $5,765 $1,578
2008 $5,713 $1,732
2009 $5,401 $1,781
2010 $5,451 $1,893
2011 $5,582 $2,074
2012 $5,710 $2,126
2013 $5,950 $2,081
2014 $6,128 $2,180
2015 $6,154 $2,271
2016 $6,142 $2,307
2017 $6,073 $2,413
2018 $6,031 $2,465
2019 $6,190 $2,502
2020 $5,227 $2,308
2021 $6,123 $2,735
2022 $7,068 $3,003
2023 $7,460 $3,227
2024 $8,430 $3,426

Belize vs. Honduras life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Honduras
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Honduras
1950 49.2 41
1951 49.9 41.6
1952 50.7 42
1953 51.4 42.5
1954 52.2 43
1955 52.7 43.7
1956 53.9 44.2
1957 54.8 44.9
1958 55.7 45.6
1959 56.6 46.4
1960 57.4 47.1
1961 52.9 47.7
1962 58.7 48.6
1963 59.3 49.4
1964 59.8 50.2
1965 60.4 50.9
1966 60.9 51.6
1967 61.4 52.3
1968 62 53
1969 62.5 53.7
1970 63 54.4
1971 63.5 55
1972 64 55.7
1973 64.5 54.6
1974 64.9 52.5
1975 65.4 57.5
1976 65.8 58.2
1977 66.1 58.7
1978 66.3 59.2
1979 66.7 59.8
1980 66.9 60.4
1981 67.1 61
1982 67.3 61.7
1983 67.6 62.4
1984 68 62.8
1985 68.3 63.2
1986 68.7 63.7
1987 69.1 64.1
1988 69.4 64.4
1989 69.5 64.8
1990 69.6 65.2
1991 69.6 65.6
1992 69.6 65.9
1993 69.6 66.1
1994 69.6 66.5
1995 69.5 66.9
1996 69.4 67.3
1997 69.2 67.5
1998 68.9 62.4
1999 69 68
2000 68.9 68.3
2001 68.9 68.5
2002 69.5 68.7
2003 69.8 68.9
2004 70.2 69
2005 70.3 69.2
2006 70.5 69.4
2007 70.7 69.5
2008 70.7 69.7
2009 70.8 69.8
2010 70.9 69.8
2011 71 70.1
2012 71.1 70.5
2013 71.3 70.8
2014 71.4 71
2015 71.6 71.3
2016 71.8 71.6
2017 72.1 71.8
2018 72.3 72
2019 72.6 72.1
2020 71.6 70.9
2021 70.9 69.5
2022 72.2 72.7
2023 73.6 72.9
2024 73.7 73
2025 73.9 73.2

Belize and Honduras population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Honduras
Year Population
Belize Honduras
1960 91,318 2,062,060
1961 93,632 2,121,242
1962 96,042 2,182,064
1963 98,704 2,244,878
1964 101,603 2,309,855
1965 104,675 2,377,157
1966 107,906 2,446,751
1967 111,272 2,518,648
1968 114,713 2,593,057
1969 118,040 2,670,289
1970 120,736 2,750,715
1971 122,805 2,834,616
1972 124,676 2,922,064
1973 126,445 3,011,459
1974 128,185 3,099,836
1975 130,387 3,193,234
1976 133,099 3,294,457
1977 135,887 3,398,655
1978 138,713 3,505,463
1979 141,678 3,614,981
1980 145,062 3,727,173
1981 148,786 3,841,778
1982 152,548 3,958,728
1983 156,297 4,078,174
1984 160,044 4,199,850
1985 163,796 4,323,342
1986 167,554 4,448,899
1987 171,338 4,576,910
1988 175,180 4,707,677
1989 179,107 4,841,838
1990 183,076 4,980,488
1991 187,040 5,123,792
1992 190,983 5,271,431
1993 194,902 5,423,249
1994 199,097 5,579,242
1995 204,146 5,739,637
1996 210,310 5,903,954
1997 217,446 6,071,454
1998 225,173 6,234,431
1999 233,059 6,400,463
2000 240,799 6,577,773
2001 248,379 6,757,993
2002 256,009 6,938,859
2003 263,780 7,119,213
2004 271,688 7,298,994
2005 279,731 7,478,355
2006 287,878 7,656,832
2007 296,100 7,834,798
2008 304,361 8,012,587
2009 312,614 8,189,899
2010 320,245 8,365,878
2011 327,298 8,540,583
2012 334,414 8,715,076
2013 341,627 8,889,278
2014 348,923 9,063,122
2015 356,333 9,237,305
2016 364,705 9,412,380
2017 373,202 9,588,137
2018 380,226 9,765,210
2019 385,829 9,943,633
2020 390,812 10,119,640
2021 395,346 10,289,877
2022 402,733 10,463,872
2023 411,106 10,644,851
2024 417,072 10,825,703

Fertility rates in Belize and Honduras

Fertility rate
Belize

Honduras
Year Fertility rate
Belize Honduras
1960 6.5 7.46
1961 6.48 7.45
1962 6.46 7.44
1963 6.44 7.44
1964 6.42 7.44
1965 6.4 7.44
1966 6.38 7.41
1967 6.36 7.36
1968 6.34 7.3
1969 6.32 7.23
1970 6.3 7.17
1971 6.29 7.11
1972 6.28 7.06
1973 6.29 6.99
1974 6.29 6.91
1975 6.28 6.87
1976 6.25 6.81
1977 6.2 6.73
1978 6.11 6.63
1979 5.99 6.53
1980 5.85 6.42
1981 5.68 6.3
1982 5.5 6.18
1983 5.31 6.06
1984 5.12 5.94
1985 5 5.82
1986 4.94 5.7
1987 4.88 5.58
1988 4.87 5.47
1989 4.86 5.35
1990 4.8 5.27
1991 4.6 5.19
1992 4.43 5.11
1993 4.21 5.03
1994 3.97 4.93
1995 3.88 4.84
1996 3.76 4.71
1997 3.74 4.59
1998 3.75 4.47
1999 3.73 4.37
2000 3.63 4.29
2001 3.53 4.15
2002 3.43 4
2003 3.34 3.84
2004 3.25 3.71
2005 3.17 3.58
2006 3.02 3.45
2007 2.89 3.35
2008 2.78 3.26
2009 2.66 3.17
2010 2.55 3.08
2011 2.53 3
2012 2.51 2.93
2013 2.5 2.86
2014 2.47 2.79
2015 2.43 2.75
2016 2.4 2.7
2017 2.37 2.66
2018 2.34 2.65
2019 2.14 2.61
2020 2.04 2.58
2021 1.84 2.55
2022 1.95 2.52
2023 2.01 2.5

Belize and Honduras demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Honduras
Year Median age, years
Belize Honduras
1960 17.9 16.6
1961 17.6 16.4
1962 17.3 16.3
1963 17 16.1
1964 16.6 16
1965 16.2 16
1966 15.9 16
1967 15.6 15.9
1968 15.4 15.9
1969 15.3 15.9
1970 15.4 15.9
1971 15.6 15.9
1972 15.8 15.9
1973 16 15.9
1974 16.2 16
1975 16.4 16.1
1976 16.6 16.1
1977 16.8 16.2
1978 16.9 16.2
1979 17.1 16.2
1980 17.2 16.3
1981 17.3 16.3
1982 17.4 16.3
1983 17.4 16.4
1984 17.5 16.4
1985 17.5 16.5
1986 17.5 16.6
1987 17.5 16.7
1988 17.6 16.7
1989 17.6 16.7
1990 17.6 16.8
1991 17.7 16.9
1992 17.8 16.9
1993 17.9 17
1994 18 17.1
1995 18.2 17.3
1996 18.5 17.4
1997 18.8 17.5
1998 19.1 17.7
1999 19.4 17.9
2000 19.6 18
2001 19.8 18.2
2002 20 18.4
2003 20.2 18.6
2004 20.4 18.8
2005 20.7 19
2006 20.9 19.3
2007 21.1 19.5
2008 21.4 19.8
2009 21.6 20.1
2010 21.9 20.4
2011 22.3 20.7
2012 22.7 21
2013 23.1 21.3
2014 23.4 21.7
2015 23.8 22
2016 24.2 22.3
2017 24.5 22.6
2018 24.9 23
2019 25.3 23.3
2020 25.7 23.6
2021 26.1 23.9
2022 26.5 24.2
2023 27 24.6
2024 27.4 24.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Honduras
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$32.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
4.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
1.57%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
23,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-1.46%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
4.91%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
58.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
26.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
59.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
32.3%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
41
2001
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$8.04B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$9.53B
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
669,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
3.01%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
42.4%
2024

Energy

Belize Honduras
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
594 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$12.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
1.03 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
54.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
45.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
60.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
752 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
64.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
27%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
95.6%
2023

Society

Belize Honduras
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-4,821
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
60.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.09 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
28.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
22
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
37
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
31.4
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
16.1
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
88.3%
2024
English speaking
81.7%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
58.3%
2023

Health

Belize Honduras
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$251
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$128.2
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
3.52%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
0.49
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
47
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
30.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
5%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
12.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
3.08 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Honduras
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
3,991 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
13,807 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
24,311 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
9,160 mi
2012

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