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Belize vs Iran statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 148th vs. 17th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Iran
Population
427523
93020793
Population rank 171/197 17/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$437B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 37/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$4,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 122/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$18,442
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$161B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$1,758
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 121/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$2,970
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
626,451 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.7
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
34.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Belize and Iran: Comparison Charts

Belize and Iran economies compared

GDP
Belize

Iran
Year GDP
Belize Iran
1960 $28,072,478 $4,199,134,390
1961 $29,965,000 $4,426,949,095
1962 $31,857,592 $4,693,566,416
1963 $33,750,114 $4,928,628,018
1964 $36,194,586 $5,379,845,648
1965 $40,110,040 $6,197,319,929
1966 $44,450,044 $6,789,938,672
1967 $47,431,256 $7,555,383,690
1968 $44,999,910 $8,623,172,960
1969 $47,399,905 $9,743,089,607
1970 $53,339,893 $10,976,245,154
1971 $59,074,687 $13,731,802,833
1972 $65,998,069 $17,153,463,263
1973 $78,214,768 $27,081,698,250
1974 $103,160,450 $46,209,092,072
1975 $118,194,026 $51,776,222,350
1976 $97,094,227 $68,055,295,081
1977 $117,650,000 $80,600,122,702
1978 $136,300,000 $77,994,316,621
1979 $151,800,000 $90,391,877,326
1980 $257,400,000 $94,362,275,580
1981 $260,750,000 $100,499,312,750
1982 $248,550,000 $125,948,756,439
1983 $262,150,000 $156,365,156,618
1984 $290,350,000 $162,276,728,620
1985 $287,300,000 $180,183,629,600
1986 $311,500,000 $209,094,561,833
1987 $371,100,000 $134,009,995,923
1988 $421,450,000 $123,057,861,334
1989 $491,100,000 $120,496,362,916
1990 $547,150,000 $124,813,263,926
1991 $597,100,000 $131,637,664,958
1992 $696,250,000 $119,768,691,217
1993 $752,850,000 $63,743,623,231
1994 $772,300,000 $71,841,461,172
1995 $819,050,000 $96,419,225,745
1996 $850,850,000 $120,403,931,883
1997 $873,400,000 $113,919,163,421
1998 $929,500,000 $110,276,913,362
1999 $1,000,250,000 $113,848,450,089
2000 $1,138,900,000 $109,591,707,801
2001 $1,172,800,000 $126,878,750,296
2002 $1,244,650,000 $128,626,917,504
2003 $1,308,900,000 $151,911,222,120
2004 $1,400,850,000 $187,754,571,247
2005 $1,474,950,000 $224,970,371,329
2006 $1,591,150,000 $265,602,187,406
2007 $1,707,100,000 $349,736,591,836
2008 $1,738,900,000 $406,070,949,551
2009 $1,688,500,000 $414,059,094,950
2010 $1,745,700,000 $487,069,570,461
2011 $1,827,050,000 $629,082,257,472
2012 $1,909,400,000 $644,019,315,004
2013 $2,032,750,000 $500,399,839,840
2014 $2,138,250,000 $462,284,793,281
2015 $2,193,050,000 $409,191,686,497
2016 $2,240,200,000 $459,042,684,193
2017 $2,266,300,000 $489,168,731,811
2018 $2,293,250,000 $398,880,231,367
2019 $2,388,300,000 $333,519,146,339
2020 $2,042,850,000 $262,186,179,356
2021 $2,420,550,000 $383,436,202,447
2022 $2,846,700,000 $394,362,621,793
2023 $3,066,850,000 $404,625,655,076
2024 $3,515,783,329 $436,906,331,672

Belize and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Iran
Year GDP per capita
Belize Iran
1960 $307 $195.6
1961 $320 $200.1
1962 $332 $205.8
1963 $342 $209.6
1964 $356 $221.7
1965 $383 $247.5
1966 $412 $262.9
1967 $426 $283.7
1968 $392 $314
1969 $402 $345
1970 $442 $377
1971 $481 $457
1972 $529 $555
1973 $619 $851
1974 $805 $1,409
1975 $906 $1,532
1976 $729 $1,954
1977 $866 $2,243
1978 $983 $2,101
1979 $1,071 $2,352
1980 $1,774 $2,368
1981 $1,753 $2,393
1982 $1,629 $2,845
1983 $1,677 $3,397
1984 $1,814 $3,395
1985 $1,754 $3,634
1986 $1,859 $4,064
1987 $2,166 $2,513
1988 $2,406 $2,234
1989 $2,742 $2,125
1990 $2,989 $2,138
1991 $3,192 $2,194
1992 $3,646 $1,957
1993 $3,863 $1,038
1994 $3,879 $1,168
1995 $4,012 $1,550
1996 $4,046 $1,915
1997 $4,017 $1,790
1998 $4,128 $1,709
1999 $4,292 $1,740
2000 $4,730 $1,650
2001 $4,722 $1,881
2002 $4,862 $1,891
2003 $4,962 $2,209
2004 $5,156 $2,672
2005 $5,273 $3,132
2006 $5,527 $3,619
2007 $5,765 $4,688
2008 $5,713 $5,377
2009 $5,401 $5,416
2010 $5,451 $6,291
2011 $5,582 $8,026
2012 $5,710 $8,114
2013 $5,950 $6,223
2014 $6,128 $5,672
2015 $6,154 $4,953
2016 $6,142 $5,477
2017 $6,073 $5,753
2018 $6,031 $4,632
2019 $6,190 $3,831
2020 $5,227 $2,989
2021 $6,123 $4,335
2022 $7,068 $4,405
2023 $7,460 $4,466
2024 $8,430 $4,771

Belize vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Iran
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Iran
1950 49.2 38.2
1951 49.9 38.7
1952 50.7 39.2
1953 51.4 39.5
1954 52.2 40
1955 52.7 40.6
1956 53.9 41.1
1957 54.8 41.3
1958 55.7 42.2
1959 56.6 42.8
1960 57.4 43.3
1961 52.9 43.9
1962 58.7 43.8
1963 59.3 45.1
1964 59.8 45.7
1965 60.4 46.4
1966 60.9 47.1
1967 61.4 47.8
1968 62 47.9
1969 62.5 49.4
1970 63 50.2
1971 63.5 51.1
1972 64 51.7
1973 64.5 52.9
1974 64.9 53.9
1975 65.4 54.8
1976 65.8 55.8
1977 66.1 56.7
1978 66.3 56
1979 66.7 58.5
1980 66.9 58.4
1981 67.1 56.6
1982 67.3 57.6
1983 67.6 58.5
1984 68 60.9
1985 68.3 61.5
1986 68.7 62.1
1987 69.1 62.7
1988 69.4 63.3
1989 69.5 65.3
1990 69.6 64.1
1991 69.6 66.2
1992 69.6 66.7
1993 69.6 67
1994 69.6 67.5
1995 69.5 67.9
1996 69.4 68.3
1997 69.2 68.6
1998 68.9 69.2
1999 69 69.7
2000 68.9 70.2
2001 68.9 70.6
2002 69.5 71.1
2003 69.8 70.5
2004 70.2 72
2005 70.3 72.4
2006 70.5 72.9
2007 70.7 73.3
2008 70.7 73.7
2009 70.8 74
2010 70.9 74.4
2011 71 74.7
2012 71.1 75
2013 71.3 75.3
2014 71.4 75.6
2015 71.6 75.9
2016 71.8 76.2
2017 72.1 76.4
2018 72.3 76.6
2019 72.6 76.9
2020 71.6 74.1
2021 70.9 73.8
2022 72.2 76.8
2023 73.6 77.7
2024 73.7 77.9
2025 73.9 78.1

Belize and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Iran
Year Population
Belize Iran
1960 91,318 21,470,434
1961 93,632 22,125,726
1962 96,042 22,807,907
1963 98,704 23,519,005
1964 101,603 24,262,859
1965 104,675 25,036,978
1966 107,906 25,829,270
1967 111,272 26,628,432
1968 114,713 27,437,391
1969 118,040 28,273,482
1970 120,736 29,145,100
1971 122,805 30,029,071
1972 124,676 30,921,179
1973 126,445 31,839,838
1974 128,185 32,796,463
1975 130,387 33,802,973
1976 133,099 34,837,271
1977 135,887 35,933,181
1978 138,713 37,126,535
1979 141,678 38,424,952
1980 145,062 39,842,324
1981 148,786 41,989,312
1982 152,548 44,272,141
1983 156,297 46,029,535
1984 160,044 47,793,998
1985 163,796 49,582,289
1986 167,554 51,446,045
1987 171,338 53,323,493
1988 175,180 55,072,694
1989 179,107 56,704,914
1990 183,076 58,380,092
1991 187,040 59,986,931
1992 190,983 61,184,983
1993 194,902 61,403,543
1994 199,097 61,520,598
1995 204,146 62,205,567
1996 210,310 62,881,300
1997 217,446 63,639,638
1998 225,173 64,519,859
1999 233,059 65,445,391
2000 240,799 66,418,659
2001 248,379 67,452,005
2002 256,009 68,011,317
2003 263,780 68,769,340
2004 271,688 70,256,316
2005 279,731 71,828,455
2006 287,878 73,392,747
2007 296,100 74,602,648
2008 304,361 75,514,204
2009 312,614 76,457,825
2010 320,245 77,420,842
2011 327,298 78,383,598
2012 334,414 79,370,580
2013 341,627 80,414,686
2014 348,923 81,502,045
2015 356,333 82,619,362
2016 364,705 83,812,228
2017 373,202 85,026,754
2018 380,226 86,117,998
2019 385,829 87,051,648
2020 390,812 87,723,443
2021 395,346 88,455,488
2022 402,733 89,524,246
2023 411,106 90,608,707
2024 417,072 91,567,738

Fertility rates in Belize and Iran

Fertility rate
Belize

Iran
Year Fertility rate
Belize Iran
1960 6.5 7.52
1961 6.48 7.46
1962 6.46 7.4
1963 6.44 7.32
1964 6.42 7.24
1965 6.4 7.22
1966 6.38 7.21
1967 6.36 7.19
1968 6.34 7.12
1969 6.32 7.01
1970 6.3 6.8
1971 6.29 6.55
1972 6.28 6.26
1973 6.29 6.06
1974 6.29 5.97
1975 6.28 5.95
1976 6.25 6.07
1977 6.2 6.18
1978 6.11 6.34
1979 5.99 6.55
1980 5.85 6.63
1981 5.68 6.62
1982 5.5 6.59
1983 5.31 6.53
1984 5.12 6.43
1985 5 6.24
1986 4.94 6.01
1987 4.88 5.72
1988 4.87 5.43
1989 4.86 5.17
1990 4.8 4.93
1991 4.6 4.57
1992 4.43 4.1
1993 4.21 3.67
1994 3.97 3.24
1995 3.88 2.85
1996 3.76 2.54
1997 3.74 2.32
1998 3.75 2.19
1999 3.73 2.09
2000 3.63 2
2001 3.53 1.92
2002 3.43 1.84
2003 3.34 1.8
2004 3.25 1.78
2005 3.17 1.76
2006 3.02 1.76
2007 2.89 1.75
2008 2.78 1.74
2009 2.66 1.74
2010 2.55 1.75
2011 2.53 1.79
2012 2.51 1.85
2013 2.5 1.91
2014 2.47 1.98
2015 2.43 2.02
2016 2.4 2.05
2017 2.37 2.02
2018 2.34 1.92
2019 2.14 1.77
2020 2.04 1.7
2021 1.84 1.71
2022 1.95 1.7
2023 2.01 1.7

Belize and Iran demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Iran
Year Median age, years
Belize Iran
1960 17.9 19.1
1961 17.6 18.7
1962 17.3 18.4
1963 17 18.1
1964 16.6 17.9
1965 16.2 17.8
1966 15.9 17.7
1967 15.6 17.7
1968 15.4 17.6
1969 15.3 17.6
1970 15.4 17.6
1971 15.6 17.7
1972 15.8 17.8
1973 16 17.9
1974 16.2 18
1975 16.4 18.1
1976 16.6 18.2
1977 16.8 18.3
1978 16.9 18.3
1979 17.1 18.3
1980 17.2 18.2
1981 17.3 18.4
1982 17.4 18.6
1983 17.4 18.5
1984 17.5 18.4
1985 17.5 18.3
1986 17.5 18.2
1987 17.5 18.2
1988 17.6 18.2
1989 17.6 18.1
1990 17.6 18.2
1991 17.7 18.3
1992 17.8 18.4
1993 17.9 18.3
1994 18 18.4
1995 18.2 18.7
1996 18.5 19.1
1997 18.8 19.5
1998 19.1 20
1999 19.4 20.7
2000 19.6 21.4
2001 19.8 22
2002 20 22.6
2003 20.2 23.1
2004 20.4 23.7
2005 20.7 24.3
2006 20.9 24.8
2007 21.1 25.5
2008 21.4 26.1
2009 21.6 26.6
2010 21.9 27.2
2011 22.3 27.7
2012 22.7 28.2
2013 23.1 28.7
2014 23.4 29.2
2015 23.8 29.7
2016 24.2 30.2
2017 24.5 30.7
2018 24.9 31.2
2019 25.3 31.7
2020 25.7 32.3
2021 26.1 32.8
2022 26.5 33.3
2023 27 33.8
2024 27.4 34.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Iran
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$426B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
15%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
2.82%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
650,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-5.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
8.13%
2023
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
47.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
36.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
42.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
28.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
2.8%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
594
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$172B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$7.69B
1982
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
1,550,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
2.28%
2000
Banked people share
68%
2024
91.1%
2024

Energy

Belize Iran
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
3,266 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$5.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
779 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
8.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
98.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
0.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.14%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-32.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,664 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
4.24%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
3.43%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
2.2%
2022
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Iran
% of world population
0.005%
2024
1.12%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+190,156
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
40.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
23
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
2.42
2014
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
21.5
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
55
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
88.9%
2023
English speaking
81.7%
2023
12%
2025
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
79.6%
2023

Health

Belize Iran
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$237.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$92.9
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
0.43%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
1.51
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
11.8
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
25.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
9%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
13.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Iran
% of world land
0.02%
2025
1.09%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
6,841 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
181,727 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
41,654 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
138,867 mi
2018

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