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Belize vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 148th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Laos
Population
427523
7954155
Population rank 171/197 103/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Belize and Laos: Comparison Charts

Belize and Laos economies compared

GDP
Belize

Laos
Year GDP
Belize Laos
1960 $28,072,478 -
1961 $29,965,000 -
1962 $31,857,592 -
1963 $33,750,114 -
1964 $36,194,586 -
1965 $40,110,040 -
1966 $44,450,044 -
1967 $47,431,256 -
1968 $44,999,910 -
1969 $47,399,905 -
1970 $53,339,893 -
1971 $59,074,687 -
1972 $65,998,069 -
1973 $78,214,768 -
1974 $103,160,450 -
1975 $118,194,026 -
1976 $97,094,227 -
1977 $117,650,000 -
1978 $136,300,000 -
1979 $151,800,000 -
1980 $257,400,000 -
1981 $260,750,000 -
1982 $248,550,000 -
1983 $262,150,000 -
1984 $290,350,000 $1,757,142,856
1985 $287,300,000 $2,366,666,616
1986 $311,500,000 $1,776,842,097
1987 $371,100,000 $1,087,273,104
1988 $421,450,000 $598,961,269
1989 $491,100,000 $714,046,821
1990 $547,150,000 $865,559,879
1991 $597,100,000 $1,028,087,972
1992 $696,250,000 $1,127,806,945
1993 $752,850,000 $1,327,748,690
1994 $772,300,000 $1,543,606,345
1995 $819,050,000 $1,763,536,305
1996 $850,850,000 $1,873,671,550
1997 $873,400,000 $1,747,011,857
1998 $929,500,000 $1,280,177,839
1999 $1,000,250,000 $1,454,430,642
2000 $1,138,900,000 $1,731,198,022
2001 $1,172,800,000 $1,768,619,058
2002 $1,244,650,000 $1,758,176,653
2003 $1,308,900,000 $2,023,324,407
2004 $1,400,850,000 $2,366,398,120
2005 $1,474,950,000 $2,735,558,735
2006 $1,591,150,000 $3,455,030,061
2007 $1,707,100,000 $4,223,152,739
2008 $1,738,900,000 $5,446,433,157
2009 $1,688,500,000 $5,836,137,330
2010 $1,745,700,000 $7,131,771,015
2011 $1,827,050,000 $8,750,104,617
2012 $1,909,400,000 $10,192,846,339
2013 $2,032,750,000 $11,983,252,627
2014 $2,138,250,000 $13,279,245,886
2015 $2,193,050,000 $14,426,380,126
2016 $2,240,200,000 $15,912,501,723
2017 $2,266,300,000 $17,071,155,481
2018 $2,293,250,000 $18,141,641,090
2019 $2,388,300,000 $18,740,561,513
2020 $2,042,850,000 $18,981,805,250
2021 $2,420,550,000 $18,827,148,531
2022 $2,846,700,000 $15,468,785,204
2023 $3,066,850,000 $15,843,155,731
2024 $3,515,783,329 $16,502,933,121

Belize and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Belize Laos
1960 $307 -
1961 $320 -
1962 $332 -
1963 $342 -
1964 $356 -
1965 $383 -
1966 $412 -
1967 $426 -
1968 $392 -
1969 $402 -
1970 $442 -
1971 $481 -
1972 $529 -
1973 $619 -
1974 $805 -
1975 $906 -
1976 $729 -
1977 $866 -
1978 $983 -
1979 $1,071 -
1980 $1,774 -
1981 $1,753 -
1982 $1,629 -
1983 $1,677 -
1984 $1,814 $483
1985 $1,754 $633
1986 $1,859 $462
1987 $2,166 $274.7
1988 $2,406 $147.1
1989 $2,742 $170.4
1990 $2,989 $200.7
1991 $3,192 $231.8
1992 $3,646 $247.3
1993 $3,863 $283.4
1994 $3,879 $321
1995 $4,012 $358
1996 $4,046 $371
1997 $4,017 $339
1998 $4,128 $243.9
1999 $4,292 $272.3
2000 $4,730 $319
2001 $4,722 $320
2002 $4,862 $313
2003 $4,962 $355
2004 $5,156 $409
2005 $5,273 $466
2006 $5,527 $579
2007 $5,765 $697
2008 $5,713 $886
2009 $5,401 $935
2010 $5,451 $1,126
2011 $5,582 $1,362
2012 $5,710 $1,564
2013 $5,950 $1,813
2014 $6,128 $1,981
2015 $6,154 $2,121
2016 $6,142 $2,303
2017 $6,073 $2,432
2018 $6,031 $2,545
2019 $6,190 $2,589
2020 $5,227 $2,584
2021 $6,123 $2,526
2022 $7,068 $2,046
2023 $7,460 $2,067
2024 $8,430 $2,124

Belize vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Laos
1950 49.2 38.9
1951 49.9 39.2
1952 50.7 39.4
1953 51.4 39.7
1954 52.2 40
1955 52.7 40.3
1956 53.9 40.6
1957 54.8 40.9
1958 55.7 41.2
1959 56.6 40.7
1960 57.4 41
1961 52.9 41.3
1962 58.7 42.3
1963 59.3 41.5
1964 59.8 41.9
1965 60.4 42.2
1966 60.9 42.3
1967 61.4 42.9
1968 62 43.2
1969 62.5 43.5
1970 63 43.8
1971 63.5 44.1
1972 64 44.4
1973 64.5 44.7
1974 64.9 45.9
1975 65.4 46.1
1976 65.8 46
1977 66.1 46.4
1978 66.3 46.8
1979 66.7 47.5
1980 66.9 48.6
1981 67.1 49.2
1982 67.3 49.9
1983 67.6 50.5
1984 68 51
1985 68.3 51.6
1986 68.7 52.1
1987 69.1 52.6
1988 69.4 53.1
1989 69.5 53.6
1990 69.6 54
1991 69.6 54.7
1992 69.6 55.1
1993 69.6 55.6
1994 69.6 55.8
1995 69.5 56.3
1996 69.4 56.8
1997 69.2 57.3
1998 68.9 57.5
1999 69 57.9
2000 68.9 58.3
2001 68.9 58.9
2002 69.5 59.3
2003 69.8 59.6
2004 70.2 60.1
2005 70.3 60.7
2006 70.5 61.1
2007 70.7 61.7
2008 70.7 62.2
2009 70.8 63
2010 70.9 63.7
2011 71 64.5
2012 71.1 65.1
2013 71.3 65.7
2014 71.4 66.3
2015 71.6 66.7
2016 71.8 67
2017 72.1 67.3
2018 72.3 67.6
2019 72.6 67.9
2020 71.6 68.3
2021 70.9 67.8
2022 72.2 68.7
2023 73.6 69
2024 73.7 69.2
2025 73.9 69.5

Belize and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Laos
Year Population
Belize Laos
1960 91,318 2,121,514
1961 93,632 2,169,796
1962 96,042 2,219,910
1963 98,704 2,271,061
1964 101,603 2,322,826
1965 104,675 2,376,200
1966 107,906 2,431,084
1967 111,272 2,487,715
1968 114,713 2,546,377
1969 118,040 2,606,959
1970 120,736 2,669,702
1971 122,805 2,734,628
1972 124,676 2,801,660
1973 126,445 2,870,573
1974 128,185 2,939,761
1975 130,387 3,005,521
1976 133,099 3,064,876
1977 135,887 3,118,923
1978 138,713 3,171,740
1979 141,678 3,228,202
1980 145,062 3,292,573
1981 148,786 3,366,631
1982 152,548 3,450,026
1983 156,297 3,541,001
1984 160,044 3,637,843
1985 163,796 3,739,985
1986 167,554 3,846,715
1987 171,338 3,957,612
1988 175,180 4,072,601
1989 179,107 4,190,974
1990 183,076 4,311,955
1991 187,040 4,435,118
1992 190,983 4,559,646
1993 194,902 4,685,060
1994 199,097 4,809,220
1995 204,146 4,929,409
1996 210,310 5,045,678
1997 217,446 5,152,011
1998 225,173 5,248,266
1999 233,059 5,340,784
2000 240,799 5,431,212
2001 248,379 5,521,482
2002 256,009 5,610,889
2003 263,780 5,697,945
2004 271,688 5,781,626
2005 279,731 5,869,523
2006 287,878 5,963,200
2007 296,100 6,056,236
2008 304,361 6,148,969
2009 312,614 6,241,642
2010 320,245 6,334,194
2011 327,298 6,426,590
2012 334,414 6,518,978
2013 341,627 6,611,385
2014 348,923 6,703,172
2015 356,333 6,801,645
2016 364,705 6,908,802
2017 373,202 7,018,147
2018 380,226 7,128,045
2019 385,829 7,237,636
2020 390,812 7,346,533
2021 395,346 7,453,194
2022 402,733 7,559,007
2023 411,106 7,664,993
2024 417,072 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Belize and Laos

Fertility rate
Belize

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Belize Laos
1960 6.5 6.29
1961 6.48 6.31
1962 6.46 6.31
1963 6.44 6.32
1964 6.42 6.31
1965 6.4 6.32
1966 6.38 6.31
1967 6.36 6.31
1968 6.34 6.3
1969 6.32 6.3
1970 6.3 6.31
1971 6.29 6.3
1972 6.28 6.28
1973 6.29 6.28
1974 6.29 6.29
1975 6.28 6.29
1976 6.25 6.29
1977 6.2 6.29
1978 6.11 6.3
1979 5.99 6.31
1980 5.85 6.33
1981 5.68 6.35
1982 5.5 6.37
1983 5.31 6.38
1984 5.12 6.37
1985 5 6.33
1986 4.94 6.26
1987 4.88 6.21
1988 4.87 6.16
1989 4.86 6.1
1990 4.8 6.06
1991 4.6 5.99
1992 4.43 5.9
1993 4.21 5.8
1994 3.97 5.6
1995 3.88 5.36
1996 3.76 5.15
1997 3.74 4.96
1998 3.75 4.79
1999 3.73 4.64
2000 3.63 4.43
2001 3.53 4.29
2002 3.43 4.13
2003 3.34 4.02
2004 3.25 3.9
2005 3.17 3.69
2006 3.02 3.56
2007 2.89 3.44
2008 2.78 3.33
2009 2.66 3.23
2010 2.55 3.14
2011 2.53 3.05
2012 2.51 2.95
2013 2.5 2.87
2014 2.47 2.8
2015 2.43 2.8
2016 2.4 2.74
2017 2.37 2.69
2018 2.34 2.63
2019 2.14 2.59
2020 2.04 2.54
2021 1.84 2.49
2022 1.95 2.46
2023 2.01 2.42

Belize and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Laos
Year Median age, years
Belize Laos
1960 17.9 19.2
1961 17.6 19.2
1962 17.3 19.1
1963 17 19
1964 16.6 19
1965 16.2 18.9
1966 15.9 18.9
1967 15.6 18.9
1968 15.4 18.8
1969 15.3 18.8
1970 15.4 18.7
1971 15.6 18.7
1972 15.8 18.7
1973 16 18.7
1974 16.2 18.6
1975 16.4 18.5
1976 16.6 18.4
1977 16.8 18.3
1978 16.9 18.1
1979 17.1 18
1980 17.2 17.9
1981 17.3 17.9
1982 17.4 17.8
1983 17.4 17.8
1984 17.5 17.8
1985 17.5 17.8
1986 17.5 17.8
1987 17.5 17.8
1988 17.6 17.9
1989 17.6 17.9
1990 17.6 17.9
1991 17.7 17.9
1992 17.8 17.9
1993 17.9 17.9
1994 18 17.9
1995 18.2 17.9
1996 18.5 17.9
1997 18.8 18
1998 19.1 18
1999 19.4 18
2000 19.6 18.1
2001 19.8 18.2
2002 20 18.4
2003 20.2 18.5
2004 20.4 18.7
2005 20.7 18.9
2006 20.9 19.2
2007 21.1 19.6
2008 21.4 20
2009 21.6 20.5
2010 21.9 21
2011 22.3 21.4
2012 22.7 21.9
2013 23.1 22.3
2014 23.4 22.7
2015 23.8 23
2016 24.2 23.3
2017 24.5 23.6
2018 24.9 23.8
2019 25.3 24.1
2020 25.7 24.4
2021 26.1 24.7
2022 26.5 25
2023 27 25.3
2024 27.4 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
3%
2018
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Belize Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Belize Laos
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
33
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
75.6%
2023
English speaking
81.7%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
63.6%
2023

Health

Belize Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
0.33
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Laos
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
24,598 mi
2009

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