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Belize vs Netherlands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 18M in The Netherlands (ranked 72/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 13,000 sq mi for The Netherlands (ranked 148th vs. 134th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Netherlands
Population
427523
18191638
Population rank 171/197 72/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$1.23T
2024
GDP rank 167/197 19/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$68,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 13/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$84,218
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$531B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
43.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$29,494
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 25/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$45,699
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
13,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.43
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
42.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Belize and Netherlands: Comparison Charts

Belize and Netherlands economies compared

GDP
Belize

Netherlands
Year GDP
Belize Netherlands
1960 $28,072,478 $13,282,979,015
1961 $29,965,000 $14,599,836,396
1962 $31,857,592 $15,847,582,341
1963 $33,750,114 $17,193,744,109
1964 $36,194,586 $20,232,048,553
1965 $40,110,040 $22,721,869,808
1966 $44,450,044 $24,741,480,717
1967 $47,431,256 $27,143,828,099
1968 $44,999,910 $30,097,635,751
1969 $47,399,905 $34,086,038,090
1970 $53,339,893 $38,220,884,519
1971 $59,074,687 $44,644,730,576
1972 $65,998,069 $54,787,070,173
1973 $78,214,768 $71,946,639,603
1974 $103,160,450 $87,371,810,804
1975 $118,194,026 $100,397,061,694
1976 $97,094,227 $109,329,386,564
1977 $117,650,000 $127,203,923,857
1978 $136,300,000 $156,089,077,205
1979 $151,800,000 $179,933,827,310
1980 $257,400,000 $195,439,301,707
1981 $260,750,000 $164,375,775,854
1982 $248,550,000 $158,712,765,536
1983 $262,150,000 $153,671,294,109
1984 $290,350,000 $144,124,462,912
1985 $287,300,000 $144,057,523,222
1986 $311,500,000 $201,157,708,221
1987 $371,100,000 $245,406,949,521
1988 $421,450,000 $262,295,966,105
1989 $491,100,000 $258,716,904,292
1990 $547,150,000 $318,799,003,994
1991 $597,100,000 $327,982,316,124
1992 $696,250,000 $363,497,050,125
1993 $752,850,000 $354,070,495,966
1994 $772,300,000 $379,688,232,232
1995 $819,050,000 $452,967,334,614
1996 $850,850,000 $451,372,549,020
1997 $873,400,000 $417,506,211,882
1998 $929,500,000 $438,612,530,549
1999 $1,000,250,000 $447,778,514,140
2000 $1,138,900,000 $417,649,282,154
2001 $1,172,800,000 $432,536,219,669
2002 $1,244,650,000 $475,529,972,123
2003 $1,308,900,000 $582,435,617,082
2004 $1,400,850,000 $661,224,886,143
2005 $1,474,950,000 $688,133,699,636
2006 $1,591,150,000 $737,593,995,289
2007 $1,707,100,000 $853,499,460,873
2008 $1,738,900,000 $957,901,566,041
2009 $1,688,500,000 $878,954,223,140
2010 $1,745,700,000 $852,464,982,433
2011 $1,827,050,000 $913,140,741,333
2012 $1,909,400,000 $845,689,017,066
2013 $2,032,750,000 $883,951,539,007
2014 $2,138,250,000 $901,556,501,756
2015 $2,193,050,000 $775,743,675,303
2016 $2,240,200,000 $797,163,949,290
2017 $2,266,300,000 $848,233,537,846
2018 $2,293,250,000 $929,733,599,797
2019 $2,388,300,000 $928,903,005,576
2020 $2,042,850,000 $932,560,861,701
2021 $2,420,550,000 $1,054,472,123,450
2022 $2,846,700,000 $1,046,540,797,549
2023 $3,066,850,000 $1,154,361,305,398
2024 $3,515,783,329 $1,227,543,925,316

Belize and Netherlands economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Netherlands
Year GDP per capita
Belize Netherlands
1960 $307 $1,156
1961 $320 $1,254
1962 $332 $1,342
1963 $342 $1,437
1964 $356 $1,668
1965 $383 $1,848
1966 $412 $1,986
1967 $426 $2,155
1968 $392 $2,364
1969 $402 $2,647
1970 $442 $2,931
1971 $481 $3,384
1972 $529 $4,110
1973 $619 $5,353
1974 $805 $6,450
1975 $906 $7,346
1976 $729 $7,937
1977 $866 $9,180
1978 $983 $11,196
1979 $1,071 $12,817
1980 $1,774 $13,812
1981 $1,753 $11,537
1982 $1,629 $11,089
1983 $1,677 $10,696
1984 $1,814 $9,992
1985 $1,754 $9,941
1986 $1,859 $13,804
1987 $2,166 $16,734
1988 $2,406 $17,771
1989 $2,742 $17,423
1990 $2,989 $21,322
1991 $3,192 $21,764
1992 $3,646 $23,939
1993 $3,863 $23,156
1994 $3,879 $24,683
1995 $4,012 $29,301
1996 $4,046 $29,064
1997 $4,017 $26,745
1998 $4,128 $27,924
1999 $4,292 $28,319
2000 $4,730 $26,225
2001 $4,722 $26,956
2002 $4,862 $29,447
2003 $4,962 $35,897
2004 $5,156 $40,611
2005 $5,273 $42,165
2006 $5,527 $45,124
2007 $5,765 $52,101
2008 $5,713 $58,247
2009 $5,401 $53,172
2010 $5,451 $51,306
2011 $5,582 $54,702
2012 $5,710 $50,474
2013 $5,950 $52,602
2014 $6,128 $53,457
2015 $6,154 $45,794
2016 $6,142 $46,809
2017 $6,073 $49,514
2018 $6,031 $53,955
2019 $6,190 $53,555
2020 $5,227 $53,468
2021 $6,123 $60,142
2022 $7,068 $59,123
2023 $7,460 $64,572
2024 $8,430 $68,219

Belize vs. Netherlands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Netherlands
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Netherlands
1950 49.2 71.4
1951 49.9 71.5
1952 50.7 72.1
1953 51.4 71.7
1954 52.2 72.4
1955 52.7 72.5
1956 53.9 72.5
1957 54.8 73
1958 55.7 73.1
1959 56.6 73.2
1960 57.4 73.4
1961 52.9 73.6
1962 58.7 73.2
1963 59.3 73.4
1964 59.8 73.7
1965 60.4 73.6
1966 60.9 73.6
1967 61.4 73.8
1968 62 73.6
1969 62.5 73.6
1970 63 73.6
1971 63.5 73.9
1972 64 73.8
1973 64.5 74.2
1974 64.9 74.6
1975 65.4 74.6
1976 65.8 74.7
1977 66.1 75.3
1978 66.3 75.2
1979 66.7 75.6
1980 66.9 75.8
1981 67.1 76
1982 67.3 76.1
1983 67.6 76.3
1984 68 76.3
1985 68.3 76.4
1986 68.7 76.4
1987 69.1 76.8
1988 69.4 77
1989 69.5 76.8
1990 69.6 77
1991 69.6 77.2
1992 69.6 77.4
1993 69.6 77
1994 69.6 77.5
1995 69.5 77.6
1996 69.4 77.6
1997 69.2 77.9
1998 68.9 78
1999 69 78
2000 68.9 78.1
2001 68.9 78.3
2002 69.5 78.4
2003 69.8 78.7
2004 70.2 79.2
2005 70.3 79.5
2006 70.5 79.8
2007 70.7 80.3
2008 70.7 80.4
2009 70.8 80.7
2010 70.9 80.8
2011 71 81.1
2012 71.1 81.1
2013 71.3 81.3
2014 71.4 81.7
2015 71.6 81.5
2016 71.8 81.6
2017 72.1 81.7
2018 72.3 81.8
2019 72.6 82.1
2020 71.6 81.4
2021 70.9 81.4
2022 72.2 81.9
2023 73.6 82.2
2024 73.7 82.3
2025 73.9 82.4

Belize and Netherlands population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Netherlands
Year Population
Belize Netherlands
1960 91,318 11,486,631
1961 93,632 11,638,712
1962 96,042 11,805,689
1963 98,704 11,965,966
1964 101,603 12,127,120
1965 104,675 12,294,732
1966 107,906 12,456,251
1967 111,272 12,598,201
1968 114,713 12,729,721
1969 118,040 12,877,984
1970 120,736 13,038,526
1971 122,805 13,194,497
1972 124,676 13,328,593
1973 126,445 13,439,322
1974 128,185 13,545,056
1975 130,387 13,666,335
1976 133,099 13,774,037
1977 135,887 13,856,185
1978 138,713 13,941,700
1979 141,678 14,038,270
1980 145,062 14,149,800
1981 148,786 14,247,208
1982 152,548 14,312,690
1983 156,297 14,367,070
1984 160,044 14,424,211
1985 163,796 14,491,632
1986 167,554 14,572,278
1987 171,338 14,665,037
1988 175,180 14,760,094
1989 179,107 14,848,907
1990 183,076 14,951,510
1991 187,040 15,069,798
1992 190,983 15,184,166
1993 194,902 15,290,368
1994 199,097 15,382,838
1995 204,146 15,459,006
1996 210,310 15,530,498
1997 217,446 15,610,650
1998 225,173 15,707,209
1999 233,059 15,812,088
2000 240,799 15,925,513
2001 248,379 16,046,180
2002 256,009 16,148,929
2003 263,780 16,225,302
2004 271,688 16,281,779
2005 279,731 16,319,868
2006 287,878 16,346,101
2007 296,100 16,381,696
2008 304,361 16,445,593
2009 312,614 16,530,388
2010 320,245 16,615,394
2011 327,298 16,693,074
2012 334,414 16,754,962
2013 341,627 16,804,432
2014 348,923 16,865,008
2015 356,333 16,939,923
2016 364,705 17,030,314
2017 373,202 17,131,296
2018 380,226 17,231,624
2019 385,829 17,344,874
2020 390,812 17,441,500
2021 395,346 17,533,044
2022 402,733 17,700,982
2023 411,106 17,877,117
2024 417,072 17,994,237

Fertility rates in Belize and Netherlands

Fertility rate
Belize

Netherlands
Year Fertility rate
Belize Netherlands
1960 6.5 3.12
1961 6.48 3.22
1962 6.46 3.18
1963 6.44 3.19
1964 6.42 3.17
1965 6.4 3.04
1966 6.38 2.9
1967 6.36 2.81
1968 6.34 2.72
1969 6.32 2.75
1970 6.3 2.57
1971 6.29 2.36
1972 6.28 2.15
1973 6.29 1.9
1974 6.29 1.77
1975 6.28 1.66
1976 6.25 1.63
1977 6.2 1.58
1978 6.11 1.58
1979 5.99 1.56
1980 5.85 1.6
1981 5.68 1.56
1982 5.5 1.5
1983 5.31 1.47
1984 5.12 1.49
1985 5 1.51
1986 4.94 1.55
1987 4.88 1.56
1988 4.87 1.55
1989 4.86 1.55
1990 4.8 1.62
1991 4.6 1.61
1992 4.43 1.59
1993 4.21 1.57
1994 3.97 1.57
1995 3.88 1.53
1996 3.76 1.53
1997 3.74 1.56
1998 3.75 1.63
1999 3.73 1.65
2000 3.63 1.72
2001 3.53 1.71
2002 3.43 1.73
2003 3.34 1.75
2004 3.25 1.72
2005 3.17 1.71
2006 3.02 1.72
2007 2.89 1.72
2008 2.78 1.77
2009 2.66 1.79
2010 2.55 1.79
2011 2.53 1.76
2012 2.51 1.72
2013 2.5 1.68
2014 2.47 1.71
2015 2.43 1.66
2016 2.4 1.66
2017 2.37 1.62
2018 2.34 1.59
2019 2.14 1.57
2020 2.04 1.54
2021 1.84 1.62
2022 1.95 1.49
2023 2.01 1.43

Belize and Netherlands demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Netherlands
Year Median age, years
Belize Netherlands
1960 17.9 28.8
1961 17.6 28.8
1962 17.3 28.7
1963 17 28.7
1964 16.6 28.6
1965 16.2 28.6
1966 15.9 28.6
1967 15.6 28.5
1968 15.4 28.6
1969 15.3 28.6
1970 15.4 28.6
1971 15.6 28.7
1972 15.8 28.9
1973 16 29
1974 16.2 29.3
1975 16.4 29.4
1976 16.6 29.8
1977 16.8 30.3
1978 16.9 30.7
1979 17.1 31
1980 17.2 31.3
1981 17.3 31.6
1982 17.4 31.9
1983 17.4 32.3
1984 17.5 32.6
1985 17.5 32.9
1986 17.5 33.2
1987 17.5 33.5
1988 17.6 33.8
1989 17.6 34.1
1990 17.6 34.3
1991 17.7 34.6
1992 17.8 34.8
1993 17.9 35.1
1994 18 35.4
1995 18.2 35.7
1996 18.5 36.1
1997 18.8 36.4
1998 19.1 36.7
1999 19.4 37
2000 19.6 37.3
2001 19.8 37.5
2002 20 37.8
2003 20.2 38.1
2004 20.4 38.5
2005 20.7 38.9
2006 20.9 39.3
2007 21.1 39.7
2008 21.4 40
2009 21.6 40.3
2010 21.9 40.7
2011 22.3 41
2012 22.7 41.3
2013 23.1 41.6
2014 23.4 41.8
2015 23.8 42
2016 24.2 42.2
2017 24.5 42.3
2018 24.9 42.4
2019 25.3 42.5
2020 25.7 42.5
2021 26.1 42.6
2022 26.5 42.5
2023 27 42.4
2024 27.4 42.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Netherlands
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$1.13T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
44.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
5.18%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
1.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-1.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
3.64%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
70.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
17.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
78.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
21.4%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
3.6%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,231,625
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
8.62%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
13
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
103
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.1T
2017
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$79.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$4.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
7,265,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
1.44%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
99.2%
2024

Energy

Belize Netherlands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
3,418 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
122.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
6.87 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
83.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.01%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
87%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,189 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
33.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.28%
2023
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Netherlands
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.22%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+121,628
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
93.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
6.03 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
92.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
78
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
95
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
0.69
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
4
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
81.7%
2023
90.9%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
97%
2023

Health

Belize Netherlands
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$5,796
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$581
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
3.91
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
4
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
15%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
5%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
77
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
21.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
8.71 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Netherlands
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
722 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
6,961 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
1,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
88,123 mi
2022

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