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Belize vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 148th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Papua New Guinea
Population
427523
10911445
Population rank 171/197 90/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Belize and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Belize and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Belize

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Belize Papua New Guinea
1960 $28,072,478 $230,496,037
1961 $29,965,000 $244,832,039
1962 $31,857,592 $261,184,042
1963 $33,750,114 $275,968,044
1964 $36,194,586 $305,312,049
1965 $40,110,040 $344,176,055
1966 $44,450,044 $390,992,063
1967 $47,431,256 $441,728,183
1968 $44,999,910 $485,184,190
1969 $47,399,905 $551,263,864
1970 $53,339,893 $645,568,215
1971 $59,074,687 $717,750,278
1972 $65,998,069 $858,761,926
1973 $78,214,768 $1,299,079,410
1974 $103,160,450 $1,467,417,672
1975 $118,194,026 $1,356,603,608
1976 $97,094,227 $1,511,843,235
1977 $117,650,000 $1,640,746,619
1978 $136,300,000 $1,947,878,831
1979 $151,800,000 $2,293,760,511
1980 $257,400,000 $2,545,808,456
1981 $260,750,000 $2,498,190,847
1982 $248,550,000 $2,368,719,683
1983 $262,150,000 $2,562,351,551
1984 $290,350,000 $2,552,662,617
1985 $287,300,000 $2,423,339,172
1986 $311,500,000 $2,647,995,602
1987 $371,100,000 $3,143,851,794
1988 $421,450,000 $3,656,177,881
1989 $491,100,000 $3,546,472,566
1990 $547,150,000 $3,219,729,083
1991 $597,100,000 $3,787,394,958
1992 $696,250,000 $4,377,980,510
1993 $752,850,000 $4,974,550,286
1994 $772,300,000 $5,502,786,070
1995 $819,050,000 $4,636,057,476
1996 $850,850,000 $5,155,311,077
1997 $873,400,000 $4,936,615,299
1998 $929,500,000 $3,789,443,015
1999 $1,000,250,000 $3,477,038,204
2000 $1,138,900,000 $3,521,339,699
2001 $1,172,800,000 $3,081,024,212
2002 $1,244,650,000 $2,999,511,040
2003 $1,308,900,000 $3,536,411,824
2004 $1,400,850,000 $3,927,157,867
2005 $1,474,950,000 $4,865,892,972
2006 $1,591,150,000 $8,354,911,041
2007 $1,707,100,000 $9,545,028,944
2008 $1,738,900,000 $11,670,892,801
2009 $1,688,500,000 $11,619,456,449
2010 $1,745,700,000 $14,250,786,675
2011 $1,827,050,000 $17,985,138,066
2012 $1,909,400,000 $21,295,168,666
2013 $2,032,750,000 $21,261,338,065
2014 $2,138,250,000 $23,210,823,987
2015 $2,193,050,000 $21,723,437,010
2016 $2,240,200,000 $20,758,876,953
2017 $2,266,300,000 $22,742,699,138
2018 $2,293,250,000 $24,109,780,708
2019 $2,388,300,000 $24,750,626,030
2020 $2,042,850,000 $23,848,447,850
2021 $2,420,550,000 $26,109,413,521
2022 $2,846,700,000 $31,653,185,953
2023 $3,066,850,000 $30,816,367,067
2024 $3,515,783,329 $32,538,480,024

Belize and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Belize Papua New Guinea
1960 $307 $115.5
1961 $320 $119.7
1962 $332 $124.7
1963 $342 $128.9
1964 $356 $139.5
1965 $383 $153.9
1966 $412 $171.1
1967 $426 $189
1968 $392 $202.9
1969 $402 $225.3
1970 $442 $257.6
1971 $481 $279.7
1972 $529 $327
1973 $619 $483
1974 $805 $533
1975 $906 $482
1976 $729 $525
1977 $866 $558
1978 $983 $648
1979 $1,071 $748
1980 $1,774 $813
1981 $1,753 $781
1982 $1,629 $726
1983 $1,677 $769
1984 $1,814 $750
1985 $1,754 $697
1986 $1,859 $745
1987 $2,166 $865
1988 $2,406 $985
1989 $2,742 $934
1990 $2,989 $826
1991 $3,192 $942
1992 $3,646 $1,051
1993 $3,863 $1,151
1994 $3,879 $1,228
1995 $4,012 $998
1996 $4,046 $1,071
1997 $4,017 $990
1998 $4,128 $733
1999 $4,292 $650
2000 $4,730 $636
2001 $4,722 $538
2002 $4,862 $506
2003 $4,962 $577
2004 $5,156 $621
2005 $5,273 $744
2006 $5,527 $1,238
2007 $5,765 $1,371
2008 $5,713 $1,625
2009 $5,401 $1,569
2010 $5,451 $1,867
2011 $5,582 $2,288
2012 $5,710 $2,635
2013 $5,950 $2,561
2014 $6,128 $2,723
2015 $6,154 $2,485
2016 $6,142 $2,316
2017 $6,073 $2,478
2018 $6,031 $2,566
2019 $6,190 $2,576
2020 $5,227 $2,430
2021 $6,123 $2,608
2022 $7,068 $3,102
2023 $7,460 $2,966
2024 $8,430 $3,076

Belize vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Papua New Guinea
1950 49.2 39.4
1951 49.9 35.5
1952 50.7 40.7
1953 51.4 41.3
1954 52.2 42
1955 52.7 42.6
1956 53.9 43.3
1957 54.8 43.9
1958 55.7 44.6
1959 56.6 45.1
1960 57.4 45.8
1961 52.9 46.4
1962 58.7 46.7
1963 59.3 47.7
1964 59.8 48.3
1965 60.4 48.9
1966 60.9 49.6
1967 61.4 50.2
1968 62 50.9
1969 62.5 51.5
1970 63 52.1
1971 63.5 52.6
1972 64 53.3
1973 64.5 53.9
1974 64.9 54.4
1975 65.4 55
1976 65.8 55.5
1977 66.1 56
1978 66.3 56.5
1979 66.7 57
1980 66.9 57.4
1981 67.1 57.8
1982 67.3 58.1
1983 67.6 58.3
1984 68 58.6
1985 68.3 58.8
1986 68.7 59
1987 69.1 59.2
1988 69.4 59.4
1989 69.5 59.6
1990 69.6 59.8
1991 69.6 59.9
1992 69.6 60.3
1993 69.6 60.5
1994 69.6 60.7
1995 69.5 60.9
1996 69.4 61.1
1997 69.2 61.3
1998 68.9 60.4
1999 69 61.5
2000 68.9 61.6
2001 68.9 61.6
2002 69.5 61.6
2003 69.8 61.7
2004 70.2 61.8
2005 70.3 61.9
2006 70.5 62
2007 70.7 62.2
2008 70.7 62.5
2009 70.8 62.8
2010 70.9 63.1
2011 71 63.4
2012 71.1 63.6
2013 71.3 63.9
2014 71.4 64.2
2015 71.6 64.5
2016 71.8 64.7
2017 72.1 64.9
2018 72.3 65.1
2019 72.6 65.3
2020 71.6 65.1
2021 70.9 64.4
2022 72.2 65.3
2023 73.6 66.1
2024 73.7 66.3
2025 73.9 66.4

Belize and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Belize Papua New Guinea
1960 91,318 1,995,110
1961 93,632 2,046,127
1962 96,042 2,093,919
1963 98,704 2,141,376
1964 101,603 2,188,325
1965 104,675 2,235,820
1966 107,906 2,285,774
1967 111,272 2,337,532
1968 114,713 2,390,803
1969 118,040 2,446,927
1970 120,736 2,505,628
1971 122,805 2,566,421
1972 124,676 2,628,432
1973 126,445 2,690,629
1974 128,185 2,752,671
1975 130,387 2,814,820
1976 133,099 2,877,327
1977 135,887 2,940,327
1978 138,713 3,003,714
1979 141,678 3,067,341
1980 145,062 3,131,512
1981 148,786 3,197,019
1982 152,548 3,264,291
1983 156,297 3,333,633
1984 160,044 3,405,198
1985 163,796 3,478,936
1986 167,554 3,554,793
1987 171,338 3,632,543
1988 175,180 3,711,880
1989 179,107 3,796,078
1990 183,076 3,896,481
1991 187,040 4,021,837
1992 190,983 4,166,699
1993 194,902 4,320,872
1994 199,097 4,480,208
1995 204,146 4,644,278
1996 210,310 4,813,361
1997 217,446 4,987,883
1998 225,173 5,166,390
1999 233,059 5,349,333
2000 240,799 5,537,064
2001 248,379 5,728,435
2002 256,009 5,924,003
2003 263,780 6,123,997
2004 271,688 6,328,041
2005 279,731 6,535,905
2006 287,878 6,747,720
2007 296,100 6,963,345
2008 304,361 7,183,002
2009 312,614 7,406,438
2010 320,245 7,633,523
2011 327,298 7,859,346
2012 334,414 8,081,390
2013 341,627 8,302,698
2014 348,923 8,523,441
2015 356,333 8,743,246
2016 364,705 8,961,718
2017 373,202 9,178,714
2018 380,226 9,394,513
2019 385,829 9,609,010
2020 390,812 9,815,746
2021 395,346 10,012,896
2022 402,733 10,203,169
2023 411,106 10,389,635
2024 417,072 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Belize and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Belize

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Belize Papua New Guinea
1960 6.5 6.02
1961 6.48 6.07
1962 6.46 6.14
1963 6.44 6.15
1964 6.42 6.19
1965 6.4 6.2
1966 6.38 6.23
1967 6.36 6.24
1968 6.34 6.25
1969 6.32 6.26
1970 6.3 6.25
1971 6.29 6.23
1972 6.28 6.2
1973 6.29 6.16
1974 6.29 6.11
1975 6.28 6.07
1976 6.25 6.02
1977 6.2 5.96
1978 6.11 5.88
1979 5.99 5.79
1980 5.85 5.71
1981 5.68 5.65
1982 5.5 5.59
1983 5.31 5.56
1984 5.12 5.51
1985 5 5.47
1986 4.94 5.42
1987 4.88 5.36
1988 4.87 5.3
1989 4.86 5.24
1990 4.8 5.18
1991 4.6 5.11
1992 4.43 5.03
1993 4.21 4.96
1994 3.97 4.87
1995 3.88 4.78
1996 3.76 4.73
1997 3.74 4.68
1998 3.75 4.63
1999 3.73 4.59
2000 3.63 4.53
2001 3.53 4.47
2002 3.43 4.42
2003 3.34 4.36
2004 3.25 4.28
2005 3.17 4.22
2006 3.02 4.15
2007 2.89 4.08
2008 2.78 4.01
2009 2.66 3.94
2010 2.55 3.88
2011 2.53 3.82
2012 2.51 3.75
2013 2.5 3.68
2014 2.47 3.63
2015 2.43 3.56
2016 2.4 3.5
2017 2.37 3.43
2018 2.34 3.38
2019 2.14 3.32
2020 2.04 3.27
2021 1.84 3.22
2022 1.95 3.17
2023 2.01 3.1

Belize and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Belize Papua New Guinea
1960 17.9 18.5
1961 17.6 18.4
1962 17.3 18.3
1963 17 18.1
1964 16.6 18
1965 16.2 17.9
1966 15.9 17.8
1967 15.6 17.6
1968 15.4 17.5
1969 15.3 17.4
1970 15.4 17.3
1971 15.6 17.2
1972 15.8 17.1
1973 16 17.2
1974 16.2 17.2
1975 16.4 17.3
1976 16.6 17.4
1977 16.8 17.5
1978 16.9 17.7
1979 17.1 17.8
1980 17.2 18
1981 17.3 18.1
1982 17.4 18.2
1983 17.4 18.3
1984 17.5 18.3
1985 17.5 18.4
1986 17.5 18.5
1987 17.5 18.5
1988 17.6 18.6
1989 17.6 18.6
1990 17.6 18.7
1991 17.7 18.8
1992 17.8 18.9
1993 17.9 19
1994 18 19.1
1995 18.2 19.2
1996 18.5 19.4
1997 18.8 19.5
1998 19.1 19.6
1999 19.4 19.7
2000 19.6 19.8
2001 19.8 19.9
2002 20 19.9
2003 20.2 20
2004 20.4 20.2
2005 20.7 20.3
2006 20.9 20.4
2007 21.1 20.6
2008 21.4 20.7
2009 21.6 20.9
2010 21.9 21
2011 22.3 21.2
2012 22.7 21.3
2013 23.1 21.5
2014 23.4 21.7
2015 23.8 21.9
2016 24.2 22
2017 24.5 22.2
2018 24.9 22.4
2019 25.3 22.6
2020 25.7 22.8
2021 26.1 23
2022 26.5 23.2
2023 27 23.4
2024 27.4 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
1.9%
2009
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
0.04%
2018
Banked people share
68%
2024
n/a

Energy

Belize Papua New Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
54.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Belize Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
31
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
87.1%
2022
English speaking
81.7%
2023
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Belize Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
5,809 mi
2011

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