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Belize vs Iraq statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 148th vs. 57th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Iraq
Population
427523
47813338
Population rank 171/197 34/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$280B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 51/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 114/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$14,464
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 108/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$6,159
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
167,619 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
3.25
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
21.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Belize and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Belize and Iraq economies compared

GDP
Belize

Iraq
Year GDP
Belize Iraq
1960 $28,072,478 $1,537,252,193
1961 $29,965,000 $1,671,960,965
1962 $31,857,592 $1,784,174,541
1963 $33,750,114 $1,805,901,510
1964 $36,194,586 $2,136,408,198
1965 $40,110,040 $2,335,785,506
1966 $44,450,044 $2,530,306,096
1967 $47,431,256 $2,551,522,656
1968 $44,999,910 $2,896,598,841
1969 $47,399,905 $3,007,758,797
1970 $53,339,893 $3,281,318,687
1971 $59,074,687 $3,865,346,535
1972 $65,998,069 $4,113,848,002
1973 $78,214,768 $5,134,367,778
1974 $103,160,450 $11,516,762,614
1975 $118,194,026 $13,458,516,763
1976 $97,094,227 $17,754,825,601
1977 $117,650,000 $19,838,130,715
1978 $136,300,000 $23,762,275,652
1979 $151,800,000 $37,816,457,839
1980 $257,400,000 $52,569,000,000
1981 $260,750,000 $37,823,000,000
1982 $248,550,000 $42,382,333,333
1983 $262,150,000 $40,712,903,226
1984 $290,350,000 $46,938,387,097
1985 $287,300,000 $48,425,161,290
1986 $311,500,000 $47,264,516,129
1987 $371,100,000 $56,774,193,548
1988 $421,450,000 $62,684,516,129
1989 $491,100,000 $65,831,935,484
1990 $547,150,000 $180,408,064,516
1991 $597,100,000 $407,796,350
1992 $696,250,000 $553,671,958
1993 $752,850,000 $1,031,944,881
1994 $772,300,000 $3,991,349,283
1995 $819,050,000 $12,894,029,888
1996 $850,850,000 $10,433,698,621
1997 $873,400,000 $20,764,857,056
1998 $929,500,000 $20,617,405,044
1999 $1,000,250,000 $36,881,601,584
2000 $1,138,900,000 $48,364,250,944
2001 $1,172,800,000 $36,176,430,129
2002 $1,244,650,000 $32,928,454,672
2003 $1,308,900,000 $21,921,569,479
2004 $1,400,850,000 $36,633,669,269
2005 $1,474,950,000 $50,065,104,668
2006 $1,591,150,000 $65,147,051,918
2007 $1,707,100,000 $88,837,057,320
2008 $1,738,900,000 $131,614,434,154
2009 $1,688,500,000 $111,657,580,326
2010 $1,745,700,000 $138,516,722,650
2011 $1,827,050,000 $185,749,664,444
2012 $1,909,400,000 $218,002,476,129
2013 $2,032,750,000 $234,637,675,129
2014 $2,138,250,000 $228,415,656,175
2015 $2,193,050,000 $166,774,104,959
2016 $2,240,200,000 $166,743,557,748
2017 $2,266,300,000 $187,217,660,051
2018 $2,293,250,000 $227,367,469,034
2019 $2,388,300,000 $233,636,097,800
2020 $2,042,850,000 $180,898,797,517
2021 $2,420,550,000 $209,691,945,713
2022 $2,846,700,000 $287,372,232,138
2023 $3,066,850,000 $268,881,051,644
2024 $3,515,783,329 $279,641,257,615

Belize and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Iraq
Year GDP per capita
Belize Iraq
1960 $307 $218.9
1961 $320 $232.4
1962 $332 $240.7
1963 $342 $235.5
1964 $356 $269.4
1965 $383 $284.8
1966 $412 $298.2
1967 $426 $290.6
1968 $392 $319
1969 $402 $320
1970 $442 $337
1971 $481 $384
1972 $529 $394
1973 $619 $476
1974 $805 $1,031
1975 $906 $1,166
1976 $729 $1,489
1977 $866 $1,609
1978 $983 $1,863
1979 $1,071 $2,871
1980 $1,774 $3,868
1981 $1,753 $2,700
1982 $1,629 $2,942
1983 $1,677 $2,743
1984 $1,814 $3,066
1985 $1,754 $3,088
1986 $1,859 $2,940
1987 $2,166 $3,436
1988 $2,406 $3,707
1989 $2,742 $3,791
1990 $2,989 $10,261
1991 $3,192 $23
1992 $3,646 $30.3
1993 $3,863 $53.7
1994 $3,879 $198.2
1995 $4,012 $619
1996 $4,046 $485
1997 $4,017 $936
1998 $4,128 $901
1999 $4,292 $1,560
2000 $4,730 $1,980
2001 $4,722 $1,436
2002 $4,862 $1,266
2003 $4,962 $818
2004 $5,156 $1,328
2005 $5,273 $1,762
2006 $5,527 $2,277
2007 $5,765 $3,129
2008 $5,713 $4,543
2009 $5,401 $3,715
2010 $5,451 $4,462
2011 $5,582 $5,776
2012 $5,710 $6,478
2013 $5,950 $6,650
2014 $6,128 $6,249
2015 $6,154 $4,440
2016 $6,142 $4,334
2017 $6,073 $4,759
2018 $6,031 $5,647
2019 $6,190 $5,672
2020 $5,227 $4,295
2021 $6,123 $4,868
2022 $7,068 $6,521
2023 $7,460 $5,965
2024 $8,430 $6,074

Belize vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Iraq
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Iraq
1950 49.2 37.4
1951 49.9 39
1952 50.7 40.5
1953 51.4 42.1
1954 52.2 43.5
1955 52.7 45
1956 53.9 46.4
1957 54.8 47.7
1958 55.7 49
1959 56.6 49.7
1960 57.4 51.5
1961 52.9 52.3
1962 58.7 53.5
1963 59.3 54.4
1964 59.8 55.2
1965 60.4 56.4
1966 60.9 57.3
1967 61.4 58.4
1968 62 59
1969 62.5 59.6
1970 63 60.5
1971 63.5 61.3
1972 64 61.8
1973 64.5 62.3
1974 64.9 61
1975 65.4 61.4
1976 65.8 63.6
1977 66.1 63.9
1978 66.3 64.2
1979 66.7 64.4
1980 66.9 60.9
1981 67.1 58.7
1982 67.3 59
1983 67.6 59.3
1984 68 59.5
1985 68.3 59.8
1986 68.7 60
1987 69.1 60.3
1988 69.4 56.7
1989 69.5 57.5
1990 69.6 57.6
1991 69.6 61.3
1992 69.6 65.3
1993 69.6 65.3
1994 69.6 65
1995 69.5 64.8
1996 69.4 64.6
1997 69.2 64.2
1998 68.9 64.4
1999 69 64.5
2000 68.9 64.9
2001 68.9 65.3
2002 69.5 65.7
2003 69.8 64.8
2004 70.2 64.6
2005 70.3 64.9
2006 70.5 64
2007 70.7 64.4
2008 70.7 66.5
2009 70.8 67.8
2010 70.9 68.1
2011 71 68.4
2012 71.1 68.8
2013 71.3 69
2014 71.4 69.7
2015 71.6 70
2016 71.8 68.7
2017 72.1 69.8
2018 72.3 71.1
2019 72.6 71.2
2020 71.6 69.7
2021 70.9 70.7
2022 72.2 72
2023 73.6 72.3
2024 73.7 72.4
2025 73.9 72.5

Belize and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Iraq
Year Population
Belize Iraq
1960 91,318 7,022,052
1961 93,632 7,194,553
1962 96,042 7,413,875
1963 98,704 7,667,928
1964 101,603 7,929,566
1965 104,675 8,202,140
1966 107,906 8,485,104
1967 111,272 8,778,869
1968 114,713 9,085,016
1969 118,040 9,403,356
1970 120,736 9,735,611
1971 122,805 10,077,809
1972 124,676 10,430,164
1973 126,445 10,795,869
1974 128,185 11,167,761
1975 130,387 11,543,639
1976 133,099 11,927,651
1977 135,887 12,331,046
1978 138,713 12,753,355
1979 141,678 13,170,365
1980 145,062 13,591,992
1981 148,786 14,006,381
1982 152,548 14,406,083
1983 156,297 14,840,555
1984 160,044 15,310,733
1985 163,796 15,683,430
1986 167,554 16,074,145
1987 171,338 16,521,049
1988 175,180 16,908,819
1989 179,107 17,364,542
1990 183,076 17,581,206
1991 187,040 17,767,253
1992 190,983 18,300,845
1993 194,902 19,201,195
1994 199,097 20,139,807
1995 204,146 20,825,860
1996 210,310 21,501,321
1997 217,446 22,176,593
1998 225,173 22,884,399
1999 233,059 23,636,527
2000 240,799 24,424,056
2001 248,379 25,197,840
2002 256,009 26,006,559
2003 263,780 26,802,659
2004 271,688 27,577,878
2005 279,731 28,407,448
2006 287,878 28,616,515
2007 296,100 28,391,607
2008 304,361 28,971,036
2009 312,614 30,058,206
2010 320,245 31,045,366
2011 327,298 32,161,424
2012 334,414 33,654,842
2013 341,627 35,281,989
2014 348,923 36,550,059
2015 356,333 37,560,535
2016 364,705 38,469,627
2017 373,202 39,337,353
2018 380,226 40,265,624
2019 385,829 41,192,171
2020 390,812 42,116,605
2021 395,346 43,071,211
2022 402,733 44,070,551
2023 411,106 45,074,049
2024 417,072 46,042,015

Fertility rates in Belize and Iraq

Fertility rate
Belize

Iraq
Year Fertility rate
Belize Iraq
1960 6.5 5.3
1961 6.48 5.8
1962 6.46 6.99
1963 6.44 7.01
1964 6.42 7.01
1965 6.4 7.02
1966 6.38 7.02
1967 6.36 7.03
1968 6.34 7.06
1969 6.32 7.08
1970 6.3 7.07
1971 6.29 7.06
1972 6.28 7.02
1973 6.29 6.99
1974 6.29 6.95
1975 6.28 6.91
1976 6.25 6.86
1977 6.2 6.8
1978 6.11 6.73
1979 5.99 6.66
1980 5.85 6.59
1981 5.68 6.53
1982 5.5 6.46
1983 5.31 6.39
1984 5.12 6.32
1985 5 6.25
1986 4.94 6.18
1987 4.88 6.11
1988 4.87 6.05
1989 4.86 5.99
1990 4.8 5.93
1991 4.6 5.83
1992 4.43 5.72
1993 4.21 5.61
1994 3.97 5.49
1995 3.88 5.36
1996 3.76 5.25
1997 3.74 5.19
1998 3.75 5.11
1999 3.73 5.04
2000 3.63 4.92
2001 3.53 4.8
2002 3.43 4.67
2003 3.34 4.58
2004 3.25 4.53
2005 3.17 4.45
2006 3.02 4.46
2007 2.89 4.4
2008 2.78 4.37
2009 2.66 4.38
2010 2.55 4.46
2011 2.53 4.59
2012 2.51 4.54
2013 2.5 4.44
2014 2.47 4.31
2015 2.43 4.08
2016 2.4 3.84
2017 2.37 3.64
2018 2.34 3.55
2019 2.14 3.48
2020 2.04 3.42
2021 1.84 3.36
2022 1.95 3.29
2023 2.01 3.25

Belize and Iraq demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Iraq
Year Median age, years
Belize Iraq
1960 17.9 20.4
1961 17.6 20.4
1962 17.3 20.1
1963 17 19.8
1964 16.6 19.5
1965 16.2 19.3
1966 15.9 19
1967 15.6 18.7
1968 15.4 18.5
1969 15.3 18.3
1970 15.4 18.1
1971 15.6 17.9
1972 15.8 17.7
1973 16 17.5
1974 16.2 17.2
1975 16.4 17
1976 16.6 16.7
1977 16.8 16.6
1978 16.9 16.6
1979 17.1 16.5
1980 17.2 16.5
1981 17.3 16.5
1982 17.4 16.5
1983 17.4 16.6
1984 17.5 16.6
1985 17.5 16.7
1986 17.5 16.8
1987 17.5 16.9
1988 17.6 16.9
1989 17.6 17
1990 17.6 17.1
1991 17.7 17.2
1992 17.8 17.3
1993 17.9 17.3
1994 18 17.4
1995 18.2 17.5
1996 18.5 17.6
1997 18.8 17.7
1998 19.1 17.8
1999 19.4 17.9
2000 19.6 17.9
2001 19.8 18
2002 20 18.1
2003 20.2 18.2
2004 20.4 18.3
2005 20.7 18.5
2006 20.9 18.6
2007 21.1 18.7
2008 21.4 18.8
2009 21.6 18.9
2010 21.9 19
2011 22.3 19.1
2012 22.7 19.2
2013 23.1 19.3
2014 23.4 19.4
2015 23.8 19.5
2016 24.2 19.7
2017 24.5 19.9
2018 24.9 20.1
2019 25.3 20.4
2020 25.7 20.6
2021 26.1 20.9
2022 26.5 21.1
2023 27 21.4
2024 27.4 21.6

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Finance

Belize Iraq
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$278B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
42.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
3.55%
1989
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
459,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-4.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
16.2%
2021
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
51.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
15.6
2002
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$101B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$879M
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
892,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
1.88%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
30.2%
2024

Energy

Belize Iraq
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
1,412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
192.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
4.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
98.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-274.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,373 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
3.78%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
1.98%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Iraq
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.57%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-17,735
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
71.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
37.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
26
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
9.41
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
27.3
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
84.1%
2021
English speaking
81.7%
2023
35%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Belize Iraq
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$254.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$121.8
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
1.01
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
22.6
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
41.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
14
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
0.24 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Iraq
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.29%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
3,641 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
36,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
3,185 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
n/a

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