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Belize vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 148th vs. 65th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Malaysia
Population
427523
36304998
Population rank 171/197 45/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$422B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$38,729
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
77 years
2025

Belize and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Belize and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Belize

Malaysia
Year GDP
Belize Malaysia
1960 $28,072,478 $1,916,229,477
1961 $29,965,000 $1,901,856,123
1962 $31,857,592 $2,001,489,602
1963 $33,750,114 $2,510,110,348
1964 $36,194,586 $2,674,423,922
1965 $40,110,040 $2,956,337,669
1966 $44,450,044 $3,143,517,944
1967 $47,431,256 $3,188,924,677
1968 $44,999,910 $3,330,371,551
1969 $47,399,905 $3,664,552,041
1970 $53,339,893 $3,864,145,667
1971 $59,074,687 $4,244,395,956
1972 $65,998,069 $5,043,347,250
1973 $78,214,768 $7,662,902,678
1974 $103,160,450 $9,496,204,302
1975 $118,194,026 $9,298,800,799
1976 $97,094,227 $11,050,234,599
1977 $117,650,000 $13,139,488,633
1978 $136,300,000 $16,358,079,862
1979 $151,800,000 $21,213,264,962
1980 $257,400,000 $24,488,224,677
1981 $260,750,000 $25,004,285,792
1982 $248,550,000 $26,804,493,635
1983 $262,150,000 $30,347,442,111
1984 $290,350,000 $33,942,897,422
1985 $287,300,000 $31,199,633,353
1986 $311,500,000 $27,734,111,400
1987 $371,100,000 $32,181,210,158
1988 $421,450,000 $35,272,109,220
1989 $491,100,000 $38,847,965,293
1990 $547,150,000 $44,024,585,240
1991 $597,100,000 $49,143,148,094
1992 $696,250,000 $59,167,550,163
1993 $752,850,000 $66,894,966,969
1994 $772,300,000 $74,478,356,958
1995 $819,050,000 $88,705,342,903
1996 $850,850,000 $100,855,393,910
1997 $873,400,000 $100,005,323,302
1998 $929,500,000 $72,167,498,981
1999 $1,000,250,000 $79,148,421,053
2000 $1,138,900,000 $93,789,736,842
2001 $1,172,800,000 $92,783,947,368
2002 $1,244,650,000 $100,845,526,316
2003 $1,308,900,000 $110,202,368,421
2004 $1,400,850,000 $124,749,473,684
2005 $1,474,950,000 $143,534,405,819
2006 $1,591,150,000 $162,692,258,307
2007 $1,707,100,000 $193,549,569,478
2008 $1,738,900,000 $230,811,614,370
2009 $1,688,500,000 $202,257,453,037
2010 $1,745,700,000 $255,017,638,456
2011 $1,827,050,000 $297,951,668,675
2012 $1,909,400,000 $314,443,047,642
2013 $2,032,750,000 $323,276,235,524
2014 $2,138,250,000 $338,066,095,097
2015 $2,193,050,000 $301,355,266,965
2016 $2,240,200,000 $301,256,033,870
2017 $2,266,300,000 $319,109,094,160
2018 $2,293,250,000 $358,788,845,713
2019 $2,388,300,000 $365,177,721,022
2020 $2,042,850,000 $337,456,163,961
2021 $2,420,550,000 $373,784,823,673
2022 $2,846,700,000 $407,605,841,348
2023 $3,066,850,000 $399,705,137,434
2024 $3,515,783,329 $421,972,102,254

Belize and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Belize Malaysia
1960 $307 $240.8
1961 $320 $232.9
1962 $332 $238.8
1963 $342 $291.8
1964 $356 $303
1965 $383 $326
1966 $412 $339
1967 $426 $335
1968 $392 $342
1969 $402 $368
1970 $442 $380
1971 $481 $407
1972 $529 $472
1973 $619 $701
1974 $805 $848
1975 $906 $811
1976 $729 $940
1977 $866 $1,092
1978 $983 $1,327
1979 $1,071 $1,680
1980 $1,774 $1,886
1981 $1,753 $1,866
1982 $1,629 $1,938
1983 $1,677 $2,124
1984 $1,814 $2,300
1985 $1,754 $2,046
1986 $1,859 $1,760
1987 $2,166 $1,977
1988 $2,406 $2,100
1989 $2,742 $2,244
1990 $2,989 $2,469
1991 $3,192 $2,679
1992 $3,646 $3,141
1993 $3,863 $3,462
1994 $3,879 $3,758
1995 $4,012 $4,363
1996 $4,046 $4,837
1997 $4,017 $4,679
1998 $4,128 $3,294
1999 $4,292 $3,528
2000 $4,730 $4,084
2001 $4,722 $3,944
2002 $4,862 $4,184
2003 $4,962 $4,465
2004 $5,156 $4,939
2005 $5,273 $5,556
2006 $5,527 $6,158
2007 $5,765 $7,169
2008 $5,713 $8,372
2009 $5,401 $7,191
2010 $5,451 $8,899
2011 $5,582 $10,217
2012 $5,710 $10,601
2013 $5,950 $10,714
2014 $6,128 $11,013
2015 $6,154 $9,649
2016 $6,142 $9,477
2017 $6,073 $9,863
2018 $6,031 $10,902
2019 $6,190 $10,920
2020 $5,227 $9,958
2021 $6,123 $10,903
2022 $7,068 $11,748
2023 $7,460 $11,379
2024 $8,430 $11,867

Belize vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Malaysia
1950 49.2 48.5
1951 49.9 49.2
1952 50.7 50.1
1953 51.4 51.1
1954 52.2 52
1955 52.7 52.8
1956 53.9 53.7
1957 54.8 54.5
1958 55.7 55.4
1959 56.6 56.3
1960 57.4 57.2
1961 52.9 58
1962 58.7 58.9
1963 59.3 59.7
1964 59.8 60.4
1965 60.4 61.1
1966 60.9 61.7
1967 61.4 62
1968 62 62.4
1969 62.5 62.9
1970 63 63.3
1971 63.5 63.8
1972 64 64.2
1973 64.5 64.7
1974 64.9 65.2
1975 65.4 65.7
1976 65.8 66.2
1977 66.1 66.7
1978 66.3 67.2
1979 66.7 67.6
1980 66.9 68.1
1981 67.1 68.5
1982 67.3 68.9
1983 67.6 69.2
1984 68 69.6
1985 68.3 69.9
1986 68.7 70.1
1987 69.1 70.4
1988 69.4 70.6
1989 69.5 70.8
1990 69.6 71
1991 69.6 71.2
1992 69.6 71.5
1993 69.6 71.7
1994 69.6 71.9
1995 69.5 72
1996 69.4 72.1
1997 69.2 72.3
1998 68.9 72.4
1999 69 72.4
2000 68.9 72.7
2001 68.9 73.1
2002 69.5 73.5
2003 69.8 73.7
2004 70.2 74
2005 70.3 74.4
2006 70.5 74.7
2007 70.7 75
2008 70.7 75.2
2009 70.8 75.3
2010 70.9 75.4
2011 71 75.5
2012 71.1 75.6
2013 71.3 75.5
2014 71.4 75.3
2015 71.6 75.3
2016 71.8 75.4
2017 72.1 75.5
2018 72.3 75.7
2019 72.6 75.9
2020 71.6 76.1
2021 70.9 73.9
2022 72.2 75.4
2023 73.6 76.7
2024 73.7 76.8
2025 73.9 77

Belize and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Malaysia
Year Population
Belize Malaysia
1960 91,318 7,956,197
1961 93,632 8,164,443
1962 96,042 8,380,172
1963 98,704 8,602,160
1964 101,603 8,828,406
1965 104,675 9,056,408
1966 107,906 9,284,688
1967 111,272 9,507,099
1968 114,713 9,725,281
1969 118,040 9,947,597
1970 120,736 10,178,802
1971 122,805 10,423,453
1972 124,676 10,676,835
1973 126,445 10,935,621
1974 128,185 11,200,906
1975 130,387 11,471,914
1976 133,099 11,750,097
1977 135,887 12,035,713
1978 138,713 12,328,157
1979 141,678 12,627,862
1980 145,062 12,983,363
1981 148,786 13,399,203
1982 152,548 13,832,798
1983 156,297 14,285,907
1984 160,044 14,759,009
1985 163,796 15,252,258
1986 167,554 15,760,419
1987 171,338 16,276,737
1988 175,180 16,796,605
1989 179,107 17,314,997
1990 183,076 17,833,171
1991 187,040 18,342,464
1992 190,983 18,834,572
1993 194,902 19,322,664
1994 199,097 19,820,446
1995 204,146 20,330,599
1996 210,310 20,850,087
1997 217,446 21,375,218
1998 225,173 21,906,713
1999 233,059 22,435,531
2000 240,799 22,967,816
2001 248,379 23,526,538
2002 256,009 24,102,477
2003 263,780 24,679,602
2004 271,688 25,256,772
2005 279,731 25,836,071
2006 287,878 26,417,909
2007 296,100 26,998,389
2008 304,361 27,570,059
2009 312,614 28,124,778
2010 320,245 28,655,776
2011 327,298 29,162,039
2012 334,414 29,662,831
2013 341,627 30,174,265
2014 348,923 30,696,137
2015 356,333 31,232,798
2016 364,705 31,789,685
2017 373,202 32,355,644
2018 380,226 32,910,967
2019 385,829 33,440,596
2020 390,812 33,889,558
2021 395,346 34,282,399
2022 402,733 34,695,493
2023 411,106 35,126,298
2024 417,072 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Belize and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Belize

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Belize Malaysia
1960 6.5 6.41
1961 6.48 6.37
1962 6.46 6.3
1963 6.44 6.19
1964 6.42 6.03
1965 6.4 5.84
1966 6.38 5.64
1967 6.36 5.43
1968 6.34 5.29
1969 6.32 5.16
1970 6.3 5.04
1971 6.29 4.92
1972 6.28 4.82
1973 6.29 4.73
1974 6.29 4.62
1975 6.28 4.5
1976 6.25 4.4
1977 6.2 4.28
1978 6.11 4.18
1979 5.99 4.09
1980 5.85 4.04
1981 5.68 4
1982 5.5 3.97
1983 5.31 3.93
1984 5.12 3.89
1985 5 3.8
1986 4.94 3.7
1987 4.88 3.57
1988 4.87 3.5
1989 4.86 3.31
1990 4.8 3.3
1991 4.6 3.34
1992 4.43 3.37
1993 4.21 3.36
1994 3.97 3.35
1995 3.88 3.32
1996 3.76 3.3
1997 3.74 3.23
1998 3.75 3.12
1999 3.73 3.07
2000 3.63 2.94
2001 3.53 2.81
2002 3.43 2.66
2003 3.34 2.6
2004 3.25 2.49
2005 3.17 2.39
2006 3.02 2.31
2007 2.89 2.25
2008 2.78 2.26
2009 2.66 2.22
2010 2.55 2.14
2011 2.53 2.15
2012 2.51 2.12
2013 2.5 2.07
2014 2.47 2.06
2015 2.43 2.01
2016 2.4 1.94
2017 2.37 1.89
2018 2.34 1.84
2019 2.14 1.78
2020 2.04 1.68
2021 1.84 1.56
2022 1.95 1.55
2023 2.01 1.55

Belize and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Belize Malaysia
1960 17.9 17.5
1961 17.6 17.3
1962 17.3 17.1
1963 17 17
1964 16.6 16.9
1965 16.2 16.8
1966 15.9 16.9
1967 15.6 17
1968 15.4 17.1
1969 15.3 17.3
1970 15.4 17.4
1971 15.6 17.6
1972 15.8 17.9
1973 16 18.1
1974 16.2 18.3
1975 16.4 18.6
1976 16.6 18.8
1977 16.8 19
1978 16.9 19.3
1979 17.1 19.5
1980 17.2 19.7
1981 17.3 19.9
1982 17.4 20.1
1983 17.4 20.4
1984 17.5 20.5
1985 17.5 20.7
1986 17.5 20.9
1987 17.5 21
1988 17.6 21.1
1989 17.6 21.3
1990 17.6 21.5
1991 17.7 21.7
1992 17.8 21.9
1993 17.9 22.1
1994 18 22.3
1995 18.2 22.5
1996 18.5 22.7
1997 18.8 22.9
1998 19.1 23.1
1999 19.4 23.4
2000 19.6 23.5
2001 19.8 23.6
2002 20 23.7
2003 20.2 23.9
2004 20.4 24
2005 20.7 24.2
2006 20.9 24.5
2007 21.1 24.8
2008 21.4 25.1
2009 21.6 25.6
2010 21.9 26
2011 22.3 26.4
2012 22.7 26.8
2013 23.1 27.1
2014 23.4 27.5
2015 23.8 27.8
2016 24.2 28.1
2017 24.5 28.5
2018 24.9 28.8
2019 25.3 29.2
2020 25.7 29.6
2021 26.1 30.1
2022 26.5 30.6
2023 27 31.1
2024 27.4 31.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires
1
2025
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
88.7%
2024

Energy

Belize Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Malaysia
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
50
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
95.8%
2022
English speaking
81.7%
2023
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
98%
2024

Health

Belize Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
2.32
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Malaysia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
173,898 mi
2022

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