Belize vs Lesotho statistics compared

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 148th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Belize and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Belize and Lesotho economies compared

GDP

Belize

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP
	Belize	Lesotho
1960	$28,072,478	$34,579,986
1961	$29,965,000	$35,699,986
1962	$31,857,592	$41,859,983
1963	$33,750,114	$47,039,981
1964	$36,194,586	$51,939,979
1965	$40,110,040	$54,879,978
1966	$44,450,044	$56,699,977
1967	$47,431,256	$59,261,976
1968	$44,999,910	$61,445,975
1969	$47,399,905	$65,967,974
1970	$53,339,893	$68,739,973
1971	$59,074,687	$76,480,285
1972	$65,998,069	$80,913,200
1973	$78,214,768	$121,188,716
1974	$103,160,450	$150,851,317
1975	$118,194,026	$149,558,896
1976	$97,094,227	$147,660,037
1977	$117,650,000	$193,315,048
1978	$136,300,000	$266,570,067
1979	$151,800,000	$290,134,593
1980	$257,400,000	$431,542,537
1981	$260,750,000	$434,188,034
1982	$248,550,000	$348,741,684
1983	$262,150,000	$386,699,309
1984	$290,350,000	$333,163,670
1985	$287,300,000	$268,629,926
1986	$311,500,000	$318,858,423
1987	$371,100,000	$402,768,324
1988	$421,450,000	$470,395,801
1989	$491,100,000	$495,409,233
1990	$547,150,000	$596,410,264
1991	$597,100,000	$704,325,367
1992	$696,250,000	$831,029,862
1993	$752,850,000	$835,582,062
1994	$772,300,000	$878,250,945
1995	$819,050,000	$1,001,894,000
1996	$850,850,000	$946,112,493
1997	$873,400,000	$998,004,259
1998	$929,500,000	$928,460,893
1999	$1,000,250,000	$912,773,681
2000	$1,138,900,000	$887,291,688
2001	$1,172,800,000	$825,706,961
2002	$1,244,650,000	$775,777,239
2003	$1,308,900,000	$1,157,825,435
2004	$1,400,850,000	$1,511,236,656
2005	$1,474,950,000	$1,682,343,527
2006	$1,591,150,000	$1,800,092,564
2007	$1,707,100,000	$1,682,131,785
2008	$1,738,900,000	$1,766,902,709
2009	$1,688,500,000	$1,740,894,965
2010	$1,745,700,000	$2,234,754,242
2011	$1,827,050,000	$2,579,409,620
2012	$1,909,400,000	$2,477,702,216
2013	$2,032,750,000	$2,367,112,932
2014	$2,138,250,000	$2,441,063,054
2015	$2,193,050,000	$2,359,686,725
2016	$2,240,200,000	$2,114,426,452
2017	$2,266,300,000	$2,306,741,672
2018	$2,293,250,000	$2,556,247,292
2019	$2,388,300,000	$2,390,702,296
2020	$2,042,850,000	$2,053,699,870
2021	$2,420,550,000	$2,412,130,022
2022	$2,846,700,000	$2,354,980,884
2023	$3,066,850,000	$2,117,962,430
2024	$3,515,783,329	$2,271,541,846

Belize and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita

Belize

Lesotho

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Belize	Lesotho
1960	$307	$47
1961	$320	$47
1962	$332	$53.5
1963	$342	$58.4
1964	$356	$62.6
1965	$383	$64.3
1966	$412	$64.3
1967	$426	$64.8
1968	$392	$64.8
1969	$402	$67.1
1970	$442	$67.4
1971	$481	$72.4
1972	$529	$74
1973	$619	$107
1974	$805	$128.7
1975	$906	$123.2
1976	$729	$117.8
1977	$866	$149.9
1978	$983	$200.8
1979	$1,071	$212.4
1980	$1,774	$307
1981	$1,753	$299.8
1982	$1,629	$233.9
1983	$1,677	$252
1984	$1,814	$211
1985	$1,754	$165.4
1986	$1,859	$191.4
1987	$2,166	$236.5
1988	$2,406	$270.4
1989	$2,742	$279
1990	$2,989	$330
1991	$3,192	$382
1992	$3,646	$444
1993	$3,863	$439
1994	$3,879	$456
1995	$4,012	$513
1996	$4,046	$480
1997	$4,017	$502
1998	$4,128	$465
1999	$4,292	$456
2000	$4,730	$443
2001	$4,722	$413
2002	$4,862	$389
2003	$4,962	$583
2004	$5,156	$767
2005	$5,273	$861
2006	$5,527	$925
2007	$5,765	$861
2008	$5,713	$898
2009	$5,401	$879
2010	$5,451	$1,119
2011	$5,582	$1,281
2012	$5,710	$1,218
2013	$5,950	$1,151
2014	$6,128	$1,174
2015	$6,154	$1,121
2016	$6,142	$992
2017	$6,073	$1,069
2018	$6,031	$1,171
2019	$6,190	$1,082
2020	$5,227	$919
2021	$6,123	$1,067
2022	$7,068	$1,030
2023	$7,460	$916
2024	$8,430	$972

Belize vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Belize

Lesotho

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Belize	Lesotho
1950	49.2	44.6
1951	49.9	45.2
1952	50.7	45.9
1953	51.4	46.6
1954	52.2	47.3
1955	52.7	48
1956	53.9	48.6
1957	54.8	49.2
1958	55.7	49.6
1959	56.6	49.9
1960	57.4	50.2
1961	52.9	50.3
1962	58.7	50.3
1963	59.3	50.3
1964	59.8	50.3
1965	60.4	50.3
1966	60.9	50.4
1967	61.4	50.5
1968	62	50.8
1969	62.5	51.1
1970	63	51.5
1971	63.5	51.8
1972	64	52.3
1973	64.5	52.6
1974	64.9	52.9
1975	65.4	53.5
1976	65.8	53.9
1977	66.1	54.5
1978	66.3	55.2
1979	66.7	55.8
1980	66.9	56.5
1981	67.1	57.3
1982	67.3	58
1983	67.6	58.5
1984	68	59
1985	68.3	59.2
1986	68.7	59.3
1987	69.1	59.6
1988	69.4	59.6
1989	69.5	59.5
1990	69.6	59.3
1991	69.6	59.1
1992	69.6	58.6
1993	69.6	58.1
1994	69.6	57.3
1995	69.5	56.4
1996	69.4	55.1
1997	69.2	53.7
1998	68.9	52
1999	69	50.4
2000	68.9	48.8
2001	68.9	47.2
2002	69.5	46
2003	69.8	44.9
2004	70.2	44
2005	70.3	43.6
2006	70.5	43.2
2007	70.7	43.7
2008	70.7	44.3
2009	70.8	45.1
2010	70.9	46
2011	71	46.9
2012	71.1	48.2
2013	71.3	49.5
2014	71.4	50.8
2015	71.6	51.8
2016	71.8	52.9
2017	72.1	53.9
2018	72.3	54.6
2019	72.6	55.2
2020	71.6	55.1
2021	70.9	54.2
2022	72.2	56.8
2023	73.6	57.4
2024	73.7	57.8
2025	73.9	58.2

Belize and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population

Belize

Lesotho

Table

Year	Population
	Belize	Lesotho
1960	91,318	736,500
1961	93,632	758,824
1962	96,042	781,814
1963	98,704	805,373
1964	101,603	829,437
1965	104,675	854,090
1966	107,906	881,870
1967	111,272	913,982
1968	114,713	948,105
1969	118,040	983,202
1970	120,736	1,019,273
1971	122,805	1,056,246
1972	124,676	1,094,063
1973	126,445	1,132,697
1974	128,185	1,172,420
1975	130,387	1,213,643
1976	133,099	1,253,214
1977	135,887	1,289,967
1978	138,713	1,327,240
1979	141,678	1,366,169
1980	145,062	1,406,521
1981	148,786	1,448,069
1982	152,548	1,490,732
1983	156,297	1,534,413
1984	160,044	1,578,986
1985	163,796	1,624,379
1986	167,554	1,666,138
1987	171,338	1,703,390
1988	175,180	1,739,841
1989	179,107	1,775,436
1990	183,076	1,809,696
1991	187,040	1,842,379
1992	190,983	1,873,274
1993	194,902	1,901,793
1994	199,097	1,927,707
1995	204,146	1,951,437
1996	210,310	1,972,418
1997	217,446	1,988,130
1998	225,173	1,998,049
1999	233,059	2,003,234
2000	240,799	2,003,913
2001	248,379	2,000,853
2002	256,009	1,994,679
2003	263,780	1,985,059
2004	271,688	1,971,129
2005	279,731	1,953,076
2006	287,878	1,945,063
2007	296,100	1,953,268
2008	304,361	1,966,541
2009	312,614	1,980,883
2010	320,245	1,996,251
2011	327,298	2,014,009
2012	334,414	2,034,354
2013	341,627	2,056,504
2014	348,923	2,080,089
2015	356,333	2,104,611
2016	364,705	2,130,422
2017	373,202	2,157,110
2018	380,226	2,183,603
2019	385,829	2,209,405
2020	390,812	2,235,727
2021	395,346	2,261,542
2022	402,733	2,286,110
2023	411,106	2,311,472
2024	417,072	2,337,423

Fertility rates in Belize and Lesotho

Fertility rate

Belize

Lesotho

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Belize	Lesotho
1960	6.5	5.78
1961	6.48	5.79
1962	6.46	5.79
1963	6.44	5.78
1964	6.42	5.77
1965	6.4	5.77
1966	6.38	5.76
1967	6.36	5.75
1968	6.34	5.73
1969	6.32	5.7
1970	6.3	5.7
1971	6.29	5.7
1972	6.28	5.69
1973	6.29	5.69
1974	6.29	5.75
1975	6.28	5.83
1976	6.25	5.87
1977	6.2	5.85
1978	6.11	5.82
1979	5.99	5.79
1980	5.85	5.75
1981	5.68	5.69
1982	5.5	5.63
1983	5.31	5.56
1984	5.12	5.48
1985	5	5.4
1986	4.94	5.32
1987	4.88	5.22
1988	4.87	5.1
1989	4.86	4.96
1990	4.8	4.81
1991	4.6	4.68
1992	4.43	4.54
1993	4.21	4.37
1994	3.97	4.21
1995	3.88	4.13
1996	3.76	4.06
1997	3.74	3.98
1998	3.75	3.82
1999	3.73	3.67
2000	3.63	3.61
2001	3.53	3.63
2002	3.43	3.68
2003	3.34	3.62
2004	3.25	3.51
2005	3.17	3.43
2006	3.02	3.41
2007	2.89	3.44
2008	2.78	3.39
2009	2.66	3.31
2010	2.55	3.25
2011	2.53	3.34
2012	2.51	3.3
2013	2.5	3.28
2014	2.47	3.24
2015	2.43	3.22
2016	2.4	3.18
2017	2.37	3.11
2018	2.34	3.02
2019	2.14	2.92
2020	2.04	2.85
2021	1.84	2.77
2022	1.95	2.72
2023	2.01	2.69

Belize and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age

Belize

Lesotho

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Belize	Lesotho
1960	17.9	17.5
1961	17.6	17.4
1962	17.3	17.4
1963	17	17.4
1964	16.6	17.5
1965	16.2	17.5
1966	15.9	17.5
1967	15.6	17.6
1968	15.4	17.8
1969	15.3	18
1970	15.4	18.2
1971	15.6	18.3
1972	15.8	18.5
1973	16	18.6
1974	16.2	18.8
1975	16.4	18.9
1976	16.6	19
1977	16.8	19
1978	16.9	18.9
1979	17.1	18.8
1980	17.2	18.8
1981	17.3	18.7
1982	17.4	18.6
1983	17.4	18.6
1984	17.5	18.5
1985	17.5	18.4
1986	17.5	18.6
1987	17.5	18.7
1988	17.6	18.6
1989	17.6	18.5
1990	17.6	18.4
1991	17.7	18.4
1992	17.8	18.4
1993	17.9	18.4
1994	18	18.5
1995	18.2	18.6
1996	18.5	18.6
1997	18.8	18.8
1998	19.1	18.9
1999	19.4	19.1
2000	19.6	19.2
2001	19.8	19.4
2002	20	19.5
2003	20.2	19.7
2004	20.4	19.8
2005	20.7	19.9
2006	20.9	20
2007	21.1	20.2
2008	21.4	20.4
2009	21.6	20.6
2010	21.9	20.7
2011	22.3	20.9
2012	22.7	21
2013	23.1	21.1
2014	23.4	21.2
2015	23.8	21.3
2016	24.2	21.4
2017	24.5	21.6
2018	24.9	21.7
2019	25.3	21.8
2020	25.7	22
2021	26.1	22.1
2022	26.5	22.3
2023	27	22.5
2024	27.4	22.7

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