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Belize vs Kenya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 148th vs. 45th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Kenya
Population
427523
58419239
Population rank 171/197 26/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$124B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 64/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$2,206
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 152/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$6,619
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$81.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
68.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$1,447
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 131/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$2,811
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
224,278 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
64 years
2025

Belize and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Belize and Kenya economies compared

GDP
Belize

Kenya
Year GDP
Belize Kenya
1960 $28,072,478 $791,265,459
1961 $29,965,000 $792,959,473
1962 $31,857,592 $868,111,401
1963 $33,750,114 $926,589,349
1964 $36,194,586 $998,759,334
1965 $40,110,040 $997,919,321
1966 $44,450,044 $1,164,519,674
1967 $47,431,256 $1,232,559,507
1968 $44,999,910 $1,353,295,459
1969 $47,399,905 $1,458,379,417
1970 $53,339,893 $1,603,447,359
1971 $59,074,687 $1,778,391,289
1972 $65,998,069 $2,107,279,157
1973 $78,214,768 $2,509,001,324
1974 $103,160,450 $2,969,958,812
1975 $118,194,026 $3,259,345,083
1976 $97,094,227 $3,474,542,392
1977 $117,650,000 $4,494,378,764
1978 $136,300,000 $5,303,735,111
1979 $151,800,000 $6,234,391,113
1980 $257,400,000 $7,265,315,820
1981 $260,750,000 $6,854,491,706
1982 $248,550,000 $6,431,579,357
1983 $262,150,000 $5,979,198,314
1984 $290,350,000 $6,191,437,070
1985 $287,300,000 $6,135,034,214
1986 $311,500,000 $7,239,126,568
1987 $371,100,000 $7,970,820,369
1988 $421,450,000 $8,355,380,879
1989 $491,100,000 $8,283,114,514
1990 $547,150,000 $8,572,359,038
1991 $597,100,000 $8,151,488,783
1992 $696,250,000 $8,209,120,763
1993 $752,850,000 $5,751,786,643
1994 $772,300,000 $7,148,148,564
1995 $819,050,000 $9,046,320,255
1996 $850,850,000 $12,045,865,396
1997 $873,400,000 $13,115,764,358
1998 $929,500,000 $14,093,998,844
1999 $1,000,250,000 $12,896,010,459
2000 $1,138,900,000 $12,705,350,098
2001 $1,172,800,000 $12,986,007,426
2002 $1,244,650,000 $13,147,736,899
2003 $1,308,900,000 $14,904,517,650
2004 $1,400,850,000 $16,095,337,094
2005 $1,474,950,000 $18,737,895,513
2006 $1,591,150,000 $25,825,512,284
2007 $1,707,100,000 $31,958,195,182
2008 $1,738,900,000 $35,895,153,328
2009 $1,688,500,000 $42,347,217,913
2010 $1,745,700,000 $45,405,615,064
2011 $1,827,050,000 $46,869,473,151
2012 $1,909,400,000 $56,396,704,672
2013 $2,032,750,000 $61,671,440,408
2014 $2,138,250,000 $68,285,796,514
2015 $2,193,050,000 $70,120,446,897
2016 $2,240,200,000 $74,815,144,164
2017 $2,266,300,000 $82,036,510,877
2018 $2,293,250,000 $92,202,979,985
2019 $2,388,300,000 $100,378,436,207
2020 $2,042,850,000 $100,657,505,751
2021 $2,420,550,000 $109,703,658,905
2022 $2,846,700,000 $114,448,978,153
2023 $3,066,850,000 $108,038,588,971
2024 $3,515,783,329 $124,498,691,699

Belize and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Kenya
Year GDP per capita
Belize Kenya
1960 $307 $102.8
1961 $320 $99.3
1962 $332 $104.6
1963 $342 $107.4
1964 $356 $111.3
1965 $383 $106.9
1966 $412 $119.8
1967 $426 $121.9
1968 $392 $128.7
1969 $402 $133.3
1970 $442 $141
1971 $481 $150.9
1972 $529 $172.6
1973 $619 $198.6
1974 $805 $227.2
1975 $906 $241.2
1976 $729 $248.9
1977 $866 $311
1978 $983 $355
1979 $1,071 $403
1980 $1,774 $454
1981 $1,753 $413
1982 $1,629 $374
1983 $1,677 $335
1984 $1,814 $334
1985 $1,754 $320
1986 $1,859 $364
1987 $2,166 $387
1988 $2,406 $391
1989 $2,742 $374
1990 $2,989 $374
1991 $3,192 $345
1992 $3,646 $337
1993 $3,863 $229
1994 $3,879 $276.4
1995 $4,012 $340
1996 $4,046 $441
1997 $4,017 $467
1998 $4,128 $488
1999 $4,292 $434
2000 $4,730 $415
2001 $4,722 $411
2002 $4,862 $403
2003 $4,962 $443
2004 $5,156 $464
2005 $5,273 $523
2006 $5,527 $700
2007 $5,765 $840
2008 $5,713 $916
2009 $5,401 $1,048
2010 $5,451 $1,092
2011 $5,582 $1,096
2012 $5,710 $1,285
2013 $5,950 $1,371
2014 $6,128 $1,483
2015 $6,154 $1,489
2016 $6,142 $1,554
2017 $6,073 $1,667
2018 $6,031 $1,836
2019 $6,190 $1,960
2020 $5,227 $1,928
2021 $6,123 $2,061
2022 $7,068 $2,110
2023 $7,460 $1,952
2024 $8,430 $2,206

Belize vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Kenya
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Kenya
1950 49.2 36.9
1951 49.9 38
1952 50.7 38.6
1953 51.4 39.8
1954 52.2 41
1955 52.7 42.3
1956 53.9 43.5
1957 54.8 45.3
1958 55.7 46.5
1959 56.6 47.5
1960 57.4 48.5
1961 52.9 49.3
1962 58.7 50.1
1963 59.3 50.8
1964 59.8 51.3
1965 60.4 51.9
1966 60.9 52.4
1967 61.4 52.8
1968 62 53.3
1969 62.5 53.7
1970 63 54.1
1971 63.5 54.5
1972 64 55
1973 64.5 55.5
1974 64.9 56
1975 65.4 56.6
1976 65.8 57.2
1977 66.1 57.7
1978 66.3 58.2
1979 66.7 58.7
1980 66.9 59.2
1981 67.1 59.6
1982 67.3 59.9
1983 67.6 60.3
1984 68 60.6
1985 68.3 60.9
1986 68.7 60.8
1987 69.1 60.7
1988 69.4 60.3
1989 69.5 60
1990 69.6 58.3
1991 69.6 57.8
1992 69.6 57.1
1993 69.6 56.7
1994 69.6 56.1
1995 69.5 55.9
1996 69.4 55.6
1997 69.2 55.5
1998 68.9 55.6
1999 69 55.9
2000 68.9 56.1
2001 68.9 56.5
2002 69.5 56.8
2003 69.8 57.4
2004 70.2 57.9
2005 70.3 58.5
2006 70.5 59.1
2007 70.7 59.4
2008 70.7 60
2009 70.8 60.5
2010 70.9 60.9
2011 71 61.3
2012 71.1 61.5
2013 71.3 61.7
2014 71.4 62
2015 71.6 62.3
2016 71.8 62.5
2017 72.1 62.7
2018 72.3 62.8
2019 72.6 62.9
2020 71.6 61.6
2021 70.9 61.2
2022 72.2 63.5
2023 73.6 63.6
2024 73.7 63.8
2025 73.9 64

Belize and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Kenya
Year Population
Belize Kenya
1960 91,318 7,695,307
1961 93,632 7,987,770
1962 96,042 8,299,308
1963 98,704 8,627,971
1964 101,603 8,973,535
1965 104,675 9,338,078
1966 107,906 9,717,816
1967 111,272 10,111,057
1968 114,713 10,518,823
1969 118,040 10,939,695
1970 120,736 11,368,791
1971 122,805 11,788,904
1972 124,676 12,206,060
1973 126,445 12,634,835
1974 128,185 13,070,078
1975 130,387 13,511,671
1976 133,099 13,957,623
1977 135,887 14,428,819
1978 138,713 14,934,126
1979 141,678 15,460,666
1980 145,062 16,018,459
1981 148,786 16,601,507
1982 152,548 17,206,175
1983 156,297 17,846,374
1984 160,044 18,514,906
1985 163,796 19,201,768
1986 167,554 19,901,646
1987 171,338 20,616,096
1988 175,180 21,356,219
1989 179,107 22,118,434
1990 183,076 22,892,651
1991 187,040 23,646,514
1992 190,983 24,382,460
1993 194,902 25,117,188
1994 199,097 25,857,130
1995 204,146 26,601,751
1996 210,310 27,344,211
1997 217,446 28,101,768
1998 225,173 28,888,057
1999 233,059 29,733,408
2000 240,799 30,642,890
2001 248,379 31,619,170
2002 256,009 32,629,808
2003 263,780 33,652,223
2004 271,688 34,713,455
2005 279,731 35,796,484
2006 287,878 36,904,008
2007 296,100 38,036,349
2008 304,361 39,206,351
2009 312,614 40,408,891
2010 320,245 41,598,567
2011 327,298 42,758,461
2012 334,414 43,888,303
2013 341,627 44,986,791
2014 348,923 46,051,440
2015 356,333 47,088,526
2016 364,705 48,139,687
2017 373,202 49,197,766
2018 380,226 50,207,107
2019 385,829 51,202,827
2020 390,812 52,217,334
2021 395,346 53,219,166
2022 402,733 54,252,461
2023 411,106 55,339,003
2024 417,072 56,432,944

Fertility rates in Belize and Kenya

Fertility rate
Belize

Kenya
Year Fertility rate
Belize Kenya
1960 6.5 7.65
1961 6.48 7.72
1962 6.46 7.77
1963 6.44 7.82
1964 6.42 7.87
1965 6.4 7.92
1966 6.38 7.96
1967 6.36 7.95
1968 6.34 7.95
1969 6.32 7.95
1970 6.3 7.94
1971 6.29 7.92
1972 6.28 7.89
1973 6.29 7.86
1974 6.29 7.82
1975 6.28 7.8
1976 6.25 7.77
1977 6.2 7.73
1978 6.11 7.67
1979 5.99 7.6
1980 5.85 7.53
1981 5.68 7.45
1982 5.5 7.35
1983 5.31 7.22
1984 5.12 7.08
1985 5 6.96
1986 4.94 6.84
1987 4.88 6.69
1988 4.87 6.52
1989 4.86 6.33
1990 4.8 6.14
1991 4.6 5.94
1992 4.43 5.74
1993 4.21 5.57
1994 3.97 5.44
1995 3.88 5.37
1996 3.76 5.31
1997 3.74 5.27
1998 3.75 5.24
1999 3.73 5.18
2000 3.63 5.14
2001 3.53 5.09
2002 3.43 5.03
2003 3.34 4.94
2004 3.25 4.86
2005 3.17 4.8
2006 3.02 4.75
2007 2.89 4.72
2008 2.78 4.66
2009 2.66 4.57
2010 2.55 4.45
2011 2.53 4.28
2012 2.51 4.12
2013 2.5 3.96
2014 2.47 3.84
2015 2.43 3.77
2016 2.4 3.69
2017 2.37 3.61
2018 2.34 3.54
2019 2.14 3.43
2020 2.04 3.36
2021 1.84 3.31
2022 1.95 3.26
2023 2.01 3.21

Belize and Kenya demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Kenya
Year Median age, years
Belize Kenya
1960 17.9 15.7
1961 17.6 15.5
1962 17.3 15.3
1963 17 15.2
1964 16.6 15.1
1965 16.2 14.9
1966 15.9 14.8
1967 15.6 14.6
1968 15.4 14.5
1969 15.3 14.5
1970 15.4 14.4
1971 15.6 14.4
1972 15.8 14.3
1973 16 14.3
1974 16.2 14.3
1975 16.4 14.3
1976 16.6 14.3
1977 16.8 14.3
1978 16.9 14.3
1979 17.1 14.4
1980 17.2 14.5
1981 17.3 14.5
1982 17.4 14.6
1983 17.4 14.7
1984 17.5 14.8
1985 17.5 14.9
1986 17.5 15
1987 17.5 15
1988 17.6 15.1
1989 17.6 15.2
1990 17.6 15.3
1991 17.7 15.5
1992 17.8 15.6
1993 17.9 15.7
1994 18 15.9
1995 18.2 16
1996 18.5 16.1
1997 18.8 16.2
1998 19.1 16.4
1999 19.4 16.5
2000 19.6 16.7
2001 19.8 16.8
2002 20 17
2003 20.2 17.1
2004 20.4 17.3
2005 20.7 17.4
2006 20.9 17.5
2007 21.1 17.6
2008 21.4 17.7
2009 21.6 17.8
2010 21.9 17.9
2011 22.3 18.1
2012 22.7 18.2
2013 23.1 18.4
2014 23.4 18.5
2015 23.8 18.7
2016 24.2 18.9
2017 24.5 19.1
2018 24.9 19.3
2019 25.3 19.6
2020 25.7 19.8
2021 26.1 20
2022 26.5 20.3
2023 27 20.6
2024 27.4 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Kenya
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$119B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
23%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
4.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-5.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
5.44%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
16.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
2.9%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
59
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$15B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$10.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
2,049,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
15.4%
2019
Banked people share
68%
2024
90.1%
2024

Energy

Belize Kenya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
545 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$11.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
21.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
19.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
67.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
18.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
22.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
190.1 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
78.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
21%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
76.2%
2023

Society

Belize Kenya
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.69%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-19,781
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
30%
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
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
39.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
32
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
4.89
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
28.3
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
82.9%
2022
English speaking
81.7%
2023
78.7%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
35%
2024

Health

Belize Kenya
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$21.9
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
18.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
0.1
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
149
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
39.9
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
12.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
3.1%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
2.47 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Kenya
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
3,974 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
111,076 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
13,942 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
110,480 mi
2018

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