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Belize vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 148th vs. 16th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Libya
Population
427523
7523849
Population rank 171/197 105/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 77/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Belize and Libya: Comparison Charts

Belize and Libya economies compared

GDP
Belize

Libya
Year GDP
Belize Libya
1960 $28,072,478 $401,644,249
1961 $29,965,000 $443,905,612
1962 $31,857,592 $619,725,785
1963 $33,750,114 $892,327,911
1964 $36,194,586 $1,341,395,421
1965 $40,110,040 $1,804,979,680
1966 $44,450,044 $2,312,438,536
1967 $47,431,256 $2,726,986,913
1968 $44,999,910 $3,850,623,095
1969 $47,399,905 $4,380,987,481
1970 $53,339,893 $4,601,649,451
1971 $59,074,687 $5,260,185,125
1972 $65,998,069 $6,299,395,544
1973 $78,214,768 $8,625,889,430
1974 $103,160,450 $15,112,543,717
1975 $118,194,026 $14,710,912,458
1976 $97,094,227 $19,096,943,017
1977 $117,650,000 $22,428,297,108
1978 $136,300,000 $22,136,422,643
1979 $151,800,000 $30,536,429,497
1980 $257,400,000 $40,953,924,949
1981 $260,750,000 $36,374,353,880
1982 $248,550,000 $33,760,146,991
1983 $262,150,000 $33,200,520,140
1984 $290,350,000 $29,476,109,153
1985 $287,300,000 $31,530,566,324
1986 $311,500,000 $24,180,400,959
1987 $371,100,000 $26,697,659,335
1988 $421,450,000 $24,308,959,591
1989 $491,100,000 $25,156,707,899
1990 $547,150,000 $28,904,183,602
1991 $597,100,000 $31,991,821,265
1992 $696,250,000 $33,887,047,909
1993 $752,850,000 $30,660,051,911
1994 $772,300,000 $28,610,549,763
1995 $819,050,000 $25,541,379,187
1996 $850,850,000 $27,884,615,385
1997 $873,400,000 $30,700,897,875
1998 $929,500,000 $27,251,301,398
1999 $1,000,250,000 $35,975,860,857
2000 $1,138,900,000 $38,270,954,138
2001 $1,172,800,000 $34,112,093,927
2002 $1,244,650,000 $20,481,889,764
2003 $1,308,900,000 $26,265,625,000
2004 $1,400,850,000 $33,122,307,692
2005 $1,474,950,000 $47,334,691,241
2006 $1,591,150,000 $60,094,231,607
2007 $1,707,100,000 $68,032,978,391
2008 $1,738,900,000 $86,710,767,415
2009 $1,688,500,000 $60,808,562,033
2010 $1,745,700,000 $75,380,825,062
2011 $1,827,050,000 $48,169,263,294
2012 $1,909,400,000 $92,540,938,129
2013 $2,032,750,000 $75,351,107,029
2014 $2,138,250,000 $57,372,355,592
2015 $2,193,050,000 $48,717,501,321
2016 $2,240,200,000 $49,912,073,701
2017 $2,266,300,000 $67,157,452,182
2018 $2,293,250,000 $76,686,029,772
2019 $2,388,300,000 $69,254,496,472
2020 $2,042,850,000 $46,854,285,441
2021 $2,420,550,000 $35,217,995,647
2022 $2,846,700,000 $43,246,297,922
2023 $3,066,850,000 $45,096,462,972
2024 $3,515,783,329 $46,636,278,902

Belize and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Belize Libya
1960 $307 $269
1961 $320 $285.3
1962 $332 $382
1963 $342 $528
1964 $356 $765
1965 $383 $1,001
1966 $412 $1,251
1967 $426 $1,437
1968 $392 $1,972
1969 $402 $2,175
1970 $442 $2,210
1971 $481 $2,443
1972 $529 $2,830
1973 $619 $3,727
1974 $805 $6,214
1975 $906 $5,721
1976 $729 $7,018
1977 $866 $7,783
1978 $983 $7,252
1979 $1,071 $9,443
1980 $1,774 $11,960
1981 $1,753 $10,044
1982 $1,629 $9,064
1983 $1,677 $8,927
1984 $1,814 $7,811
1985 $1,754 $8,087
1986 $1,859 $6,019
1987 $2,166 $6,465
1988 $2,406 $5,736
1989 $2,742 $5,793
1990 $2,989 $6,502
1991 $3,192 $7,040
1992 $3,646 $7,303
1993 $3,863 $6,478
1994 $3,879 $5,933
1995 $4,012 $5,205
1996 $4,046 $5,591
1997 $4,017 $6,062
1998 $4,128 $5,301
1999 $4,292 $6,895
2000 $4,730 $7,214
2001 $4,722 $6,313
2002 $4,862 $3,718
2003 $4,962 $4,674
2004 $5,156 $5,774
2005 $5,273 $8,079
2006 $5,527 $10,049
2007 $5,765 $11,145
2008 $5,713 $13,906
2009 $5,401 $9,551
2010 $5,451 $11,601
2011 $5,582 $7,594
2012 $5,710 $14,976
2013 $5,950 $11,952
2014 $6,128 $8,926
2015 $6,154 $7,458
2016 $6,142 $7,526
2017 $6,073 $9,966
2018 $6,031 $11,197
2019 $6,190 $9,963
2020 $5,227 $6,650
2021 $6,123 $4,936
2022 $7,068 $5,987
2023 $7,460 $6,173
2024 $8,430 $6,318

Belize vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Libya
1950 49.2 33.1
1951 49.9 33.5
1952 50.7 33.8
1953 51.4 34.2
1954 52.2 34.7
1955 52.7 35.2
1956 53.9 36
1957 54.8 36.9
1958 55.7 38
1959 56.6 39.3
1960 57.4 40.8
1961 52.9 42.4
1962 58.7 44.1
1963 59.3 45.6
1964 59.8 47.7
1965 60.4 49.3
1966 60.9 50.9
1967 61.4 52.5
1968 62 53.8
1969 62.5 55.2
1970 63 56.4
1971 63.5 57.6
1972 64 58.7
1973 64.5 59.7
1974 64.9 60.7
1975 65.4 61.6
1976 65.8 62.4
1977 66.1 63.1
1978 66.3 63.8
1979 66.7 64.3
1980 66.9 64.8
1981 67.1 65.3
1982 67.3 65.8
1983 67.6 66.3
1984 68 66.7
1985 68.3 67.3
1986 68.7 67.8
1987 69.1 68.3
1988 69.4 68.6
1989 69.5 69
1990 69.6 69.3
1991 69.6 69.6
1992 69.6 70
1993 69.6 70.2
1994 69.6 70.5
1995 69.5 70.6
1996 69.4 70.7
1997 69.2 70.7
1998 68.9 70.7
1999 69 70.6
2000 68.9 70.5
2001 68.9 70.7
2002 69.5 70.8
2003 69.8 71
2004 70.2 71.2
2005 70.3 71.4
2006 70.5 71.6
2007 70.7 71.8
2008 70.7 71.9
2009 70.8 72.1
2010 70.9 72.2
2011 71 69.9
2012 71.1 72.2
2013 71.3 72.3
2014 71.4 71.3
2015 71.6 71.6
2016 71.8 71.8
2017 72.1 72.7
2018 72.3 73.2
2019 72.6 72.9
2020 71.6 72.4
2021 70.9 72.1
2022 72.2 74.5
2023 73.6 69.3
2024 73.7 71.1
2025 73.9 73.2

Belize and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Libya
Year Population
Belize Libya
1960 91,318 1,492,890
1961 93,632 1,555,699
1962 96,042 1,621,960
1963 98,704 1,690,457
1964 101,603 1,753,691
1965 104,675 1,804,015
1966 107,906 1,849,063
1967 111,272 1,898,199
1968 114,713 1,952,781
1969 118,040 2,014,293
1970 120,736 2,082,589
1971 122,805 2,153,534
1972 124,676 2,226,091
1973 126,445 2,314,193
1974 128,185 2,432,211
1975 130,387 2,571,556
1976 133,099 2,721,237
1977 135,887 2,881,533
1978 138,713 3,052,526
1979 141,678 3,233,846
1980 145,062 3,424,378
1981 148,786 3,621,486
1982 152,548 3,724,765
1983 156,297 3,718,961
1984 160,044 3,773,633
1985 163,796 3,898,745
1986 167,554 4,017,403
1987 171,338 4,129,739
1988 175,180 4,237,755
1989 179,107 4,342,920
1990 183,076 4,445,239
1991 187,040 4,544,400
1992 190,983 4,640,352
1993 194,902 4,733,045
1994 199,097 4,822,037
1995 204,146 4,906,843
1996 210,310 4,987,393
1997 217,446 5,064,639
1998 225,173 5,140,704
1999 233,059 5,218,038
2000 240,799 5,305,021
2001 248,379 5,403,639
2002 256,009 5,508,410
2003 263,780 5,619,398
2004 271,688 5,736,693
2005 279,731 5,858,798
2006 287,878 5,980,211
2007 296,100 6,104,380
2008 304,361 6,235,430
2009 312,614 6,366,686
2010 320,245 6,497,839
2011 327,298 6,343,203
2012 334,414 6,179,328
2013 341,627 6,304,628
2014 348,923 6,427,252
2015 356,333 6,531,819
2016 364,705 6,632,126
2017 373,202 6,738,770
2018 380,226 6,849,055
2019 385,829 6,951,033
2020 390,812 7,045,399
2021 395,346 7,135,175
2022 402,733 7,223,805
2023 411,106 7,305,659
2024 417,072 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Belize and Libya

Fertility rate
Belize

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Belize Libya
1960 6.5 7.51
1961 6.48 7.56
1962 6.46 7.61
1963 6.44 7.69
1964 6.42 7.75
1965 6.4 7.82
1966 6.38 7.89
1967 6.36 7.93
1968 6.34 7.97
1969 6.32 8.01
1970 6.3 8.05
1971 6.29 8.1
1972 6.28 8.07
1973 6.29 8.05
1974 6.29 8.02
1975 6.28 7.98
1976 6.25 7.93
1977 6.2 7.87
1978 6.11 7.79
1979 5.99 7.68
1980 5.85 7.54
1981 5.68 7.37
1982 5.5 7.16
1983 5.31 6.91
1984 5.12 6.62
1985 5 6.33
1986 4.94 6.02
1987 4.88 5.72
1988 4.87 5.41
1989 4.86 5.09
1990 4.8 4.78
1991 4.6 4.46
1992 4.43 4.16
1993 4.21 3.88
1994 3.97 3.65
1995 3.88 3.44
1996 3.76 3.26
1997 3.74 3.13
1998 3.75 3.04
1999 3.73 2.97
2000 3.63 2.91
2001 3.53 2.87
2002 3.43 2.83
2003 3.34 2.8
2004 3.25 2.77
2005 3.17 2.77
2006 3.02 2.7
2007 2.89 2.65
2008 2.78 2.6
2009 2.66 2.56
2010 2.55 2.6
2011 2.53 2.65
2012 2.51 2.68
2013 2.5 2.72
2014 2.47 2.75
2015 2.43 2.71
2016 2.4 2.67
2017 2.37 2.63
2018 2.34 2.58
2019 2.14 2.54
2020 2.04 2.51
2021 1.84 2.46
2022 1.95 2.4
2023 2.01 2.36

Belize and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Libya
Year Median age, years
Belize Libya
1960 17.9 18.5
1961 17.6 18.2
1962 17.3 17.9
1963 17 17.5
1964 16.6 17.2
1965 16.2 16.7
1966 15.9 15.9
1967 15.6 15.3
1968 15.4 14.9
1969 15.3 14.7
1970 15.4 14.7
1971 15.6 14.7
1972 15.8 14.7
1973 16 14.9
1974 16.2 15.3
1975 16.4 15.5
1976 16.6 15.6
1977 16.8 15.8
1978 16.9 15.9
1979 17.1 15.9
1980 17.2 16
1981 17.3 16.1
1982 17.4 16.3
1983 17.4 16.5
1984 17.5 16.8
1985 17.5 17.1
1986 17.5 17.3
1987 17.5 17.6
1988 17.6 17.9
1989 17.6 18.2
1990 17.6 18.6
1991 17.7 18.9
1992 17.8 19.3
1993 17.9 19.7
1994 18 20.1
1995 18.2 20.6
1996 18.5 21.1
1997 18.8 21.5
1998 19.1 22
1999 19.4 22.4
2000 19.6 22.7
2001 19.8 22.9
2002 20 23.1
2003 20.2 23.2
2004 20.4 23.4
2005 20.7 23.6
2006 20.9 23.8
2007 21.1 24.2
2008 21.4 24.6
2009 21.6 25
2010 21.9 25.3
2011 22.3 25.5
2012 22.7 25.7
2013 23.1 25.9
2014 23.4 26.2
2015 23.8 26.4
2016 24.2 26.6
2017 24.5 26.8
2018 24.9 27
2019 25.3 27.2
2020 25.7 27.5
2021 26.1 27.7
2022 26.5 28
2023 27 28.2
2024 27.4 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
35.9
2012
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
0.34%
2010
Banked people share
68%
2024
33.1%
2024

Energy

Belize Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Belize Libya
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
13
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
76.5%
1994
English speaking
81.7%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Belize Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
2.16
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Libya
% of world land
0.02%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
22,991 mi
2010

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