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Belize vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 148th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Rwanda
Population
427523
14826674
Population rank 171/197 77/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Belize and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Belize and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Belize

Rwanda
Year GDP
Belize Rwanda
1960 $28,072,478 $119,000,024
1961 $29,965,000 $122,000,016
1962 $31,857,592 $125,000,008
1963 $33,750,114 $128,000,000
1964 $36,194,586 $129,999,994
1965 $40,110,040 $148,799,980
1966 $44,450,044 $124,525,703
1967 $47,431,256 $159,560,018
1968 $44,999,910 $172,200,018
1969 $47,399,905 $188,700,037
1970 $53,339,893 $219,900,006
1971 $59,074,687 $222,952,504
1972 $65,998,069 $246,457,838
1973 $78,214,768 $290,746,157
1974 $103,160,450 $308,458,423
1975 $118,194,026 $571,863,500
1976 $97,094,227 $637,753,853
1977 $117,650,000 $746,650,613
1978 $136,300,000 $905,709,076
1979 $151,800,000 $1,109,346,131
1980 $257,400,000 $1,254,765,642
1981 $260,750,000 $1,407,062,527
1982 $248,550,000 $1,407,243,139
1983 $262,150,000 $1,479,687,587
1984 $290,350,000 $1,587,413,084
1985 $287,300,000 $1,715,626,331
1986 $311,500,000 $1,944,710,684
1987 $371,100,000 $2,157,432,668
1988 $421,450,000 $2,395,492,687
1989 $491,100,000 $2,405,022,593
1990 $547,150,000 $2,550,185,679
1991 $597,100,000 $1,911,600,237
1992 $696,250,000 $2,029,026,962
1993 $752,850,000 $1,971,525,712
1994 $772,300,000 $753,636,370
1995 $819,050,000 $1,293,535,193
1996 $850,850,000 $1,382,334,879
1997 $873,400,000 $1,851,558,197
1998 $929,500,000 $1,989,343,546
1999 $1,000,250,000 $2,157,108,263
2000 $1,138,900,000 $2,068,836,754
2001 $1,172,800,000 $1,966,600,715
2002 $1,244,650,000 $1,966,003,468
2003 $1,308,900,000 $2,138,237,279
2004 $1,400,850,000 $2,376,496,067
2005 $1,474,950,000 $2,933,819,766
2006 $1,591,150,000 $3,319,784,539
2007 $1,707,100,000 $4,070,507,895
2008 $1,738,900,000 $5,179,854,065
2009 $1,688,500,000 $5,674,476,969
2010 $1,745,700,000 $6,124,756,654
2011 $1,827,050,000 $6,884,913,658
2012 $1,909,400,000 $7,654,761,045
2013 $2,032,750,000 $7,819,964,024
2014 $2,138,250,000 $8,238,966,120
2015 $2,193,050,000 $8,543,760,206
2016 $2,240,200,000 $8,695,272,061
2017 $2,266,300,000 $9,252,833,894
2018 $2,293,250,000 $9,637,904,519
2019 $2,388,300,000 $10,349,300,277
2020 $2,042,850,000 $10,174,386,855
2021 $2,420,550,000 $11,078,787,095
2022 $2,846,700,000 $13,316,161,006
2023 $3,066,850,000 $14,331,722,700
2024 $3,515,783,329 $14,251,642,231

Belize and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Belize Rwanda
1960 $307 $39.4
1961 $320 $39.3
1962 $332 $39.2
1963 $342 $39.3
1964 $356 $39
1965 $383 $43.5
1966 $412 $35.4
1967 $426 $44
1968 $392 $46
1969 $402 $48.9
1970 $442 $55.2
1971 $481 $54.4
1972 $529 $58.4
1973 $619 $66.9
1974 $805 $68.9
1975 $906 $124.1
1976 $729 $134.4
1977 $866 $152.7
1978 $983 $179.9
1979 $1,071 $213.8
1980 $1,774 $234.4
1981 $1,753 $254.6
1982 $1,629 $246.4
1983 $1,677 $250.6
1984 $1,814 $259.9
1985 $1,754 $271.6
1986 $1,859 $297.7
1987 $2,166 $320
1988 $2,406 $344
1989 $2,742 $335
1990 $2,989 $346
1991 $3,192 $254
1992 $3,646 $264.1
1993 $3,863 $247
1994 $3,879 $111
1995 $4,012 $228
1996 $4,046 $206
1997 $4,017 $238.7
1998 $4,128 $246.2
1999 $4,292 $264.7
2000 $4,730 $251.9
2001 $4,722 $237.3
2002 $4,862 $234
2003 $4,962 $249
2004 $5,156 $269.5
2005 $5,273 $324
2006 $5,527 $357
2007 $5,765 $426
2008 $5,713 $528
2009 $5,401 $564
2010 $5,451 $594
2011 $5,582 $651
2012 $5,710 $707
2013 $5,950 $705
2014 $6,128 $725
2015 $6,154 $734
2016 $6,142 $730
2017 $6,073 $758
2018 $6,031 $772
2019 $6,190 $810
2020 $5,227 $779
2021 $6,123 $830
2022 $7,068 $975
2023 $7,460 $1,027
2024 $8,430 $1,000

Belize vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Rwanda
1950 49.2 43.2
1951 49.9 43.5
1952 50.7 43.8
1953 51.4 44.1
1954 52.2 44.4
1955 52.7 44.8
1956 53.9 45.2
1957 54.8 45.6
1958 55.7 46.1
1959 56.6 46.5
1960 57.4 47
1961 52.9 47.5
1962 58.7 47.8
1963 59.3 44
1964 59.8 48.1
1965 60.4 48.2
1966 60.9 48.1
1967 61.4 48
1968 62 47.7
1969 62.5 47.4
1970 63 47.1
1971 63.5 46.8
1972 64 46.3
1973 64.5 45.9
1974 64.9 45.6
1975 65.4 45.3
1976 65.8 45.3
1977 66.1 45.6
1978 66.3 46.2
1979 66.7 47.1
1980 66.9 48.1
1981 67.1 49.2
1982 67.3 50.2
1983 67.6 50.9
1984 68 51.4
1985 68.3 51.7
1986 68.7 51.7
1987 69.1 51.5
1988 69.4 50.9
1989 69.5 49.5
1990 69.6 47.8
1991 69.6 46.2
1992 69.6 44.4
1993 69.6 42.9
1994 69.6 12.2
1995 69.5 41.5
1996 69.4 42.5
1997 69.2 42
1998 68.9 43.1
1999 69 45.7
2000 68.9 47.8
2001 68.9 49.5
2002 69.5 51.3
2003 69.8 53.5
2004 70.2 55.5
2005 70.3 57
2006 70.5 58.3
2007 70.7 59.5
2008 70.7 60.6
2009 70.8 61.8
2010 70.9 62.8
2011 71 63.5
2012 71.1 64.2
2013 71.3 64.7
2014 71.4 65.1
2015 71.6 65.4
2016 71.8 65.7
2017 72.1 66.1
2018 72.3 66.4
2019 72.6 66.7
2020 71.6 67
2021 70.9 66.8
2022 72.2 67.5
2023 73.6 67.8
2024 73.7 68
2025 73.9 68.2

Belize and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Rwanda
Year Population
Belize Rwanda
1960 91,318 3,022,294
1961 93,632 3,106,779
1962 96,042 3,186,025
1963 98,704 3,258,890
1964 101,603 3,334,834
1965 104,675 3,423,210
1966 107,906 3,521,626
1967 111,272 3,629,577
1968 114,713 3,744,010
1969 118,040 3,861,271
1970 120,736 3,980,669
1971 122,805 4,100,044
1972 124,676 4,220,335
1973 126,445 4,345,047
1974 128,185 4,474,228
1975 130,387 4,607,728
1976 133,099 4,745,954
1977 135,887 4,888,240
1978 138,713 5,035,171
1979 141,678 5,189,541
1980 145,062 5,353,259
1981 148,786 5,527,230
1982 152,548 5,711,549
1983 156,297 5,905,311
1984 160,044 6,107,627
1985 163,796 6,317,228
1986 167,554 6,531,881
1987 171,338 6,749,493
1988 175,180 6,968,071
1989 179,107 7,184,706
1990 183,076 7,375,307
1991 187,040 7,526,966
1992 190,983 7,683,266
1993 194,902 7,981,132
1994 199,097 6,792,352
1995 204,146 5,674,118
1996 210,310 6,708,764
1997 217,446 7,755,238
1998 225,173 8,081,681
1999 233,059 8,147,912
2000 240,799 8,213,931
2001 248,379 8,287,094
2002 256,009 8,400,180
2003 263,780 8,586,875
2004 271,688 8,816,844
2005 279,731 9,054,528
2006 287,878 9,299,246
2007 296,100 9,549,933
2008 304,361 9,804,269
2009 312,614 10,060,432
2010 320,245 10,317,553
2011 327,298 10,573,733
2012 334,414 10,829,901
2013 341,627 11,093,340
2014 348,923 11,364,757
2015 356,333 11,640,022
2016 364,705 11,919,183
2017 373,202 12,202,060
2018 380,226 12,487,996
2019 385,829 12,776,103
2020 390,812 13,065,837
2021 395,346 13,355,260
2022 402,733 13,651,030
2023 411,106 13,954,471
2024 417,072 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Belize and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Belize

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Belize Rwanda
1960 6.5 8.28
1961 6.48 8.28
1962 6.46 8.27
1963 6.44 8.27
1964 6.42 8.27
1965 6.4 8.25
1966 6.38 8.23
1967 6.36 8.21
1968 6.34 8.19
1969 6.32 8.18
1970 6.3 8.15
1971 6.29 8.09
1972 6.28 8.09
1973 6.29 8.09
1974 6.29 8.1
1975 6.28 8.1
1976 6.25 8.12
1977 6.2 8.14
1978 6.11 8.16
1979 5.99 8.13
1980 5.85 8.12
1981 5.68 8.1
1982 5.5 8.06
1983 5.31 8
1984 5.12 7.91
1985 5 7.79
1986 4.94 7.61
1987 4.88 7.43
1988 4.87 7.23
1989 4.86 7.03
1990 4.8 6.8
1991 4.6 6.62
1992 4.43 6.54
1993 4.21 6.48
1994 3.97 6.42
1995 3.88 6.35
1996 3.76 6.29
1997 3.74 6.24
1998 3.75 6.17
1999 3.73 6.06
2000 3.63 5.97
2001 3.53 5.89
2002 3.43 5.82
2003 3.34 5.74
2004 3.25 5.64
2005 3.17 5.5
2006 3.02 5.34
2007 2.89 5.14
2008 2.78 4.92
2009 2.66 4.71
2010 2.55 4.52
2011 2.53 4.33
2012 2.51 4.2
2013 2.5 4.14
2014 2.47 4.12
2015 2.43 4.11
2016 2.4 4.11
2017 2.37 4.08
2018 2.34 4.05
2019 2.14 3.99
2020 2.04 3.91
2021 1.84 3.84
2022 1.95 3.78
2023 2.01 3.7

Belize and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Belize Rwanda
1960 17.9 15.5
1961 17.6 15.1
1962 17.3 14.9
1963 17 14.8
1964 16.6 14.7
1965 16.2 14.8
1966 15.9 14.9
1967 15.6 15.1
1968 15.4 15.3
1969 15.3 15.5
1970 15.4 15.7
1971 15.6 15.9
1972 15.8 16
1973 16 16.2
1974 16.2 16.3
1975 16.4 16.4
1976 16.6 16.5
1977 16.8 16.6
1978 16.9 16.6
1979 17.1 16.5
1980 17.2 16.5
1981 17.3 16.4
1982 17.4 16.2
1983 17.4 16.1
1984 17.5 16
1985 17.5 15.8
1986 17.5 15.7
1987 17.5 15.6
1988 17.6 15.6
1989 17.6 15.5
1990 17.6 15.5
1991 17.7 15.5
1992 17.8 15.6
1993 17.9 15.7
1994 18 15
1995 18.2 14.3
1996 18.5 14.6
1997 18.8 14.8
1998 19.1 15.3
1999 19.4 15.8
2000 19.6 16.3
2001 19.8 16.8
2002 20 17.1
2003 20.2 17.4
2004 20.4 17.6
2005 20.7 17.8
2006 20.9 18
2007 21.1 18.1
2008 21.4 18.3
2009 21.6 18.4
2010 21.9 18.5
2011 22.3 18.7
2012 22.7 18.8
2013 23.1 19
2014 23.4 19.1
2015 23.8 19.3
2016 24.2 19.4
2017 24.5 19.6
2018 24.9 19.7
2019 25.3 19.8
2020 25.7 19.9
2021 26.1 20
2022 26.5 20.3
2023 27 20.5
2024 27.4 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
3.1%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
11%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Belize Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Belize Rwanda
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
57
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
78.8%
2022
English speaking
81.7%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Belize Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Rwanda
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
2,920 mi
2021

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