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Belize vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 148th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Maldives
Population
427523
531152
Population rank 171/197 168/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Belize and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Belize and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Belize

Maldives
Year GDP
Belize Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $59,074,687 $21,566,404
1972 $65,998,069 $25,177,138
1973 $78,214,768 $30,862,042
1974 $103,160,450 $39,120,171
1975 $118,194,026 $24,540,878
1976 $97,094,227 $22,399,467
1977 $117,650,000 $20,853,789
1978 $136,300,000 $24,369,109
1979 $151,800,000 $38,523,364
1980 $257,400,000 $42,463,576
1981 $260,750,000 $44,781,457
1982 $248,550,000 $47,911,340
1983 $262,150,000 $57,829,787
1984 $290,350,000 $109,503,546
1985 $287,300,000 $127,190,758
1986 $311,500,000 $141,882,254
1987 $371,100,000 $141,223,029
1988 $421,450,000 $168,514,513
1989 $491,100,000 $189,514,434
1990 $547,150,000 $215,043,970
1991 $597,100,000 $244,396,762
1992 $696,250,000 $284,875,809
1993 $752,850,000 $322,417,837
1994 $772,300,000 $356,014,932
1995 $819,050,000 $398,988,955
1996 $850,850,000 $450,382,328
1997 $873,400,000 $508,223,602
1998 $929,500,000 $540,096,398
1999 $1,000,250,000 $589,239,754
2000 $1,138,900,000 $624,337,145
2001 $1,172,800,000 $870,031,677
2002 $1,244,650,000 $897,031,250
2003 $1,308,900,000 $1,052,121,055
2004 $1,400,850,000 $1,226,829,563
2005 $1,474,950,000 $1,163,362,438
2006 $1,591,150,000 $1,575,200,391
2007 $1,707,100,000 $1,868,383,461
2008 $1,738,900,000 $2,271,646,188
2009 $1,688,500,000 $2,345,294,875
2010 $1,745,700,000 $2,588,176,055
2011 $1,827,050,000 $2,774,350,240
2012 $1,909,400,000 $2,886,163,997
2013 $2,032,750,000 $3,295,009,238
2014 $2,138,250,000 $3,697,353,039
2015 $2,193,050,000 $4,129,505,319
2016 $2,240,200,000 $4,409,942,624
2017 $2,266,300,000 $4,816,426,257
2018 $2,293,250,000 $5,404,344,163
2019 $2,388,300,000 $5,726,094,799
2020 $2,042,850,000 $3,712,604,583
2021 $2,420,550,000 $5,252,457,370
2022 $2,846,700,000 $6,177,118,114
2023 $3,066,850,000 $6,590,894,302
2024 $3,515,783,329 $6,975,146,349

Belize and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Belize Maldives
1960 $307 -
1961 $320 -
1962 $332 -
1963 $342 -
1964 $356 -
1965 $383 -
1966 $412 -
1967 $426 -
1968 $392 -
1969 $402 -
1970 $442 $156.9
1971 $481 $169.8
1972 $529 $192.2
1973 $619 $228.7
1974 $805 $281.5
1975 $906 $171.4
1976 $729 $151.8
1977 $866 $137.3
1978 $983 $156.1
1979 $1,071 $240.2
1980 $1,774 $257.6
1981 $1,753 $264.1
1982 $1,629 $274.8
1983 $1,677 $323
1984 $1,814 $594
1985 $1,754 $669
1986 $1,859 $720
1987 $2,166 $692
1988 $2,406 $799
1989 $2,742 $870
1990 $2,989 $957
1991 $3,192 $1,054
1992 $3,646 $1,194
1993 $3,863 $1,317
1994 $3,879 $1,419
1995 $4,012 $1,555
1996 $4,046 $1,717
1997 $4,017 $1,898
1998 $4,128 $1,980
1999 $4,292 $2,124
2000 $4,730 $2,214
2001 $4,722 $3,034
2002 $4,862 $3,076
2003 $4,962 $3,549
2004 $5,156 $4,070
2005 $5,273 $3,797
2006 $5,527 $5,019
2007 $5,765 $5,758
2008 $5,713 $6,757
2009 $5,401 $6,734
2010 $5,451 $7,174
2011 $5,582 $7,425
2012 $5,710 $7,461
2013 $5,950 $8,236
2014 $6,128 $8,939
2015 $6,154 $9,645
2016 $6,142 $9,948
2017 $6,073 $10,510
2018 $6,031 $11,423
2019 $6,190 $11,740
2020 $5,227 $7,394
2021 $6,123 $10,176
2022 $7,068 $11,786
2023 $7,460 $12,530
2024 $8,430 $13,216

Belize vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Maldives
1950 49.2 36.5
1951 49.9 37.1
1952 50.7 37
1953 51.4 36.9
1954 52.2 36.9
1955 52.7 37
1956 53.9 37.1
1957 54.8 37.3
1958 55.7 37.6
1959 56.6 37.9
1960 57.4 38.2
1961 52.9 38.6
1962 58.7 39.1
1963 59.3 39.6
1964 59.8 40.2
1965 60.4 40.8
1966 60.9 41.4
1967 61.4 42.1
1968 62 42.9
1969 62.5 43.7
1970 63 44.5
1971 63.5 45.5
1972 64 46.4
1973 64.5 47.5
1974 64.9 48.5
1975 65.4 49.6
1976 65.8 50.8
1977 66.1 51.8
1978 66.3 50.4
1979 66.7 53.9
1980 66.9 54.8
1981 67.1 55.7
1982 67.3 56.6
1983 67.6 57.5
1984 68 58.3
1985 68.3 59.2
1986 68.7 60
1987 69.1 60.8
1988 69.4 61.6
1989 69.5 62.4
1990 69.6 63.1
1991 69.6 63.9
1992 69.6 64.7
1993 69.6 65.4
1994 69.6 66.2
1995 69.5 67
1996 69.4 67.7
1997 69.2 68.5
1998 68.9 69.3
1999 69 70.2
2000 68.9 70.9
2001 68.9 71.7
2002 69.5 72.4
2003 69.8 73.3
2004 70.2 73
2005 70.3 74.8
2006 70.5 75.3
2007 70.7 75.7
2008 70.7 76
2009 70.8 76.4
2010 70.9 76.8
2011 71 77.1
2012 71.1 77.5
2013 71.3 77.8
2014 71.4 78.2
2015 71.6 78.6
2016 71.8 78.9
2017 72.1 79.2
2018 72.3 79.4
2019 72.6 79.7
2020 71.6 78.7
2021 70.9 78.1
2022 72.2 80.8
2023 73.6 81
2024 73.7 81.3
2025 73.9 81.5

Belize and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Maldives
Year Population
Belize Maldives
1960 91,318 91,189
1961 93,632 93,450
1962 96,042 95,802
1963 98,704 98,222
1964 101,603 100,662
1965 104,675 104,102
1966 107,906 108,507
1967 111,272 112,528
1968 114,713 116,075
1969 118,040 119,564
1970 120,736 123,219
1971 122,805 127,035
1972 124,676 130,968
1973 126,445 134,952
1974 128,185 138,978
1975 130,387 143,158
1976 133,099 147,525
1977 135,887 151,930
1978 138,713 156,159
1979 141,678 160,360
1980 145,062 164,835
1981 148,786 169,532
1982 152,548 174,333
1983 156,297 179,128
1984 160,044 184,198
1985 163,796 190,169
1986 167,554 196,935
1987 171,338 203,944
1988 175,180 210,885
1989 179,107 217,738
1990 183,076 224,762
1991 187,040 231,802
1992 190,983 238,543
1993 194,902 244,884
1994 199,097 250,822
1995 204,146 256,649
1996 210,310 262,347
1997 217,446 267,707
1998 225,173 272,723
1999 233,059 277,412
2000 240,799 282,019
2001 248,379 286,767
2002 256,009 291,616
2003 263,780 296,491
2004 271,688 301,413
2005 279,731 306,429
2006 287,878 313,851
2007 296,100 324,479
2008 304,361 336,170
2009 312,614 348,275
2010 320,245 360,792
2011 327,298 373,674
2012 334,414 386,818
2013 341,627 400,070
2014 348,923 413,617
2015 356,333 428,154
2016 364,705 443,308
2017 373,202 458,287
2018 380,226 473,099
2019 385,829 487,731
2020 390,812 502,118
2021 395,346 516,154
2022 402,733 524,106
2023 411,106 525,994
2024 417,072 527,799

Fertility rates in Belize and Maldives

Fertility rate
Belize

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Belize Maldives
1960 6.5 6.71
1961 6.48 6.79
1962 6.46 6.89
1963 6.44 6.94
1964 6.42 7
1965 6.4 7.07
1966 6.38 7.15
1967 6.36 7.23
1968 6.34 7.28
1969 6.32 7.33
1970 6.3 7.39
1971 6.29 7.38
1972 6.28 7.37
1973 6.29 7.4
1974 6.29 7.38
1975 6.28 7.32
1976 6.25 7.29
1977 6.2 7.27
1978 6.11 7.23
1979 5.99 7.23
1980 5.85 7.23
1981 5.68 7.19
1982 5.5 7.15
1983 5.31 7.09
1984 5.12 7.03
1985 5 6.94
1986 4.94 6.85
1987 4.88 6.73
1988 4.87 6.58
1989 4.86 6.39
1990 4.8 6.13
1991 4.6 5.8
1992 4.43 5.44
1993 4.21 5.06
1994 3.97 4.69
1995 3.88 4.29
1996 3.76 3.86
1997 3.74 3.48
1998 3.75 3.17
1999 3.73 2.9
2000 3.63 2.69
2001 3.53 2.53
2002 3.43 2.42
2003 3.34 2.34
2004 3.25 2.26
2005 3.17 2.2
2006 3.02 2.2
2007 2.89 2.29
2008 2.78 2.37
2009 2.66 2.39
2010 2.55 2.35
2011 2.53 2.31
2012 2.51 2.25
2013 2.5 2.17
2014 2.47 2.09
2015 2.43 2
2016 2.4 1.9
2017 2.37 1.8
2018 2.34 1.71
2019 2.14 1.64
2020 2.04 1.61
2021 1.84 1.6
2022 1.95 1.58
2023 2.01 1.58

Belize and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Belize Maldives
1960 17.9 20.6
1961 17.6 20.6
1962 17.3 20.6
1963 17 20.6
1964 16.6 20.5
1965 16.2 19.9
1966 15.9 18.9
1967 15.6 18.2
1968 15.4 17.8
1969 15.3 17.6
1970 15.4 17.4
1971 15.6 17.3
1972 15.8 17.2
1973 16 17.2
1974 16.2 17.2
1975 16.4 17.1
1976 16.6 17
1977 16.8 17
1978 16.9 17
1979 17.1 16.9
1980 17.2 16.8
1981 17.3 16.8
1982 17.4 16.9
1983 17.4 16.9
1984 17.5 17
1985 17.5 17
1986 17.5 16.9
1987 17.5 16.7
1988 17.6 16.6
1989 17.6 16.5
1990 17.6 16.4
1991 17.7 16.4
1992 17.8 16.4
1993 17.9 16.5
1994 18 16.7
1995 18.2 16.9
1996 18.5 17.3
1997 18.8 17.6
1998 19.1 18
1999 19.4 18.4
2000 19.6 18.9
2001 19.8 19.3
2002 20 19.8
2003 20.2 20.3
2004 20.4 20.9
2005 20.7 21.5
2006 20.9 22.1
2007 21.1 22.7
2008 21.4 23.2
2009 21.6 23.8
2010 21.9 24.4
2011 22.3 25.1
2012 22.7 25.8
2013 23.1 26.5
2014 23.4 27.1
2015 23.8 27.6
2016 24.2 28
2017 24.5 28.5
2018 24.9 29
2019 25.3 29.5
2020 25.7 30.1
2021 26.1 30.7
2022 26.5 31.4
2023 27 32.1
2024 27.4 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
3.8%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Belize Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
1.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Maldives
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
38
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
97.9%
2021
English speaking
81.7%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Belize Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Maldives
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
57.8 mi
2018

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