Belize vs South Africa statistics compared

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 148th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Belize and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Belize and South Africa economies compared

GDP

Belize

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP
	Belize	South Africa
1960	$28,072,478	$8,748,596,501
1961	$29,965,000	$9,225,996,310
1962	$31,857,592	$9,813,996,074
1963	$33,750,114	$10,854,195,658
1964	$36,194,586	$11,955,995,218
1965	$40,110,040	$13,068,994,772
1966	$44,450,044	$14,211,394,315
1967	$47,431,256	$15,821,393,671
1968	$44,999,910	$17,124,793,150
1969	$47,399,905	$19,256,992,297
1970	$53,339,893	$21,218,391,513
1971	$59,074,687	$23,411,076,638
1972	$65,998,069	$24,515,919,217
1973	$78,214,768	$33,262,772,008
1974	$103,160,450	$41,389,186,095
1975	$118,194,026	$42,906,905,672
1976	$97,094,227	$41,150,460,288
1977	$117,650,000	$45,328,411,332
1978	$136,300,000	$51,607,412,902
1979	$151,800,000	$63,038,658,089
1980	$257,400,000	$89,411,864,402
1981	$260,750,000	$93,141,472,164
1982	$248,550,000	$85,904,057,409
1983	$262,150,000	$96,204,110,942
1984	$290,350,000	$84,870,163,366
1985	$287,300,000	$64,459,376,087
1986	$311,500,000	$73,354,771,399
1987	$371,100,000	$96,535,763,418
1988	$421,450,000	$103,976,831,871
1989	$491,100,000	$108,055,624,082
1990	$547,150,000	$126,048,140,142
1991	$597,100,000	$135,203,698,238
1992	$696,250,000	$146,956,150,987
1993	$752,850,000	$147,194,747,566
1994	$772,300,000	$153,512,712,382
1995	$819,050,000	$171,735,933,897
1996	$850,850,000	$163,234,925,381
1997	$873,400,000	$168,978,057,328
1998	$929,500,000	$152,982,984,557
1999	$1,000,250,000	$151,516,957,079
2000	$1,138,900,000	$151,752,757,215
2001	$1,172,800,000	$135,429,905,923
2002	$1,244,650,000	$129,087,556,612
2003	$1,308,900,000	$197,018,965,309
2004	$1,400,850,000	$255,806,908,595
2005	$1,474,950,000	$288,867,217,197
2006	$1,591,150,000	$303,858,675,364
2007	$1,707,100,000	$333,077,117,254
2008	$1,738,900,000	$316,131,258,616
2009	$1,688,500,000	$329,754,060,647
2010	$1,745,700,000	$417,363,822,802
2011	$1,827,050,000	$458,199,494,831
2012	$1,909,400,000	$434,400,545,086
2013	$2,032,750,000	$400,886,013,596
2014	$2,138,250,000	$381,198,869,776
2015	$2,193,050,000	$346,709,790,459
2016	$2,240,200,000	$323,585,509,674
2017	$2,266,300,000	$381,448,814,653
2018	$2,293,250,000	$405,260,723,893
2019	$2,388,300,000	$389,330,032,224
2020	$2,042,850,000	$337,974,655,408
2021	$2,420,550,000	$420,886,877,629
2022	$2,846,700,000	$406,920,004,594
2023	$3,066,850,000	$380,699,271,816
2024	$3,515,783,329	$400,260,724,226

Belize and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita

Belize

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Belize	South Africa
1960	$307	$532
1961	$320	$546
1962	$332	$563
1963	$342	$605
1964	$356	$646
1965	$383	$685
1966	$412	$722
1967	$426	$779
1968	$392	$817
1969	$402	$891
1970	$442	$952
1971	$481	$1,020
1972	$529	$1,038
1973	$619	$1,369
1974	$805	$1,656
1975	$906	$1,670
1976	$729	$1,559
1977	$866	$1,671
1978	$983	$1,852
1979	$1,071	$2,202
1980	$1,774	$3,029
1981	$1,753	$3,050
1982	$1,629	$2,717
1983	$1,677	$2,938
1984	$1,814	$2,504
1985	$1,754	$1,839
1986	$1,859	$2,027
1987	$2,166	$2,586
1988	$2,406	$2,702
1989	$2,742	$2,727
1990	$2,989	$3,093
1991	$3,192	$3,243
1992	$3,646	$3,462
1993	$3,863	$3,400
1994	$3,879	$3,489
1995	$4,012	$3,856
1996	$4,046	$3,618
1997	$4,017	$3,700
1998	$4,128	$3,310
1999	$4,292	$3,242
2000	$4,730	$3,218
2001	$4,722	$2,847
2002	$4,862	$2,688
2003	$4,962	$4,062
2004	$5,156	$5,221
2005	$5,273	$5,837
2006	$5,527	$6,077
2007	$5,765	$6,592
2008	$5,713	$6,185
2009	$5,401	$6,375
2010	$5,451	$7,973
2011	$5,582	$8,646
2012	$5,710	$8,077
2013	$5,950	$7,332
2014	$6,128	$6,857
2015	$6,154	$6,112
2016	$6,142	$5,651
2017	$6,073	$6,618
2018	$6,031	$6,914
2019	$6,190	$6,534
2020	$5,227	$5,581
2021	$6,123	$6,843
2022	$7,068	$6,523
2023	$7,460	$6,023
2024	$8,430	$6,253

Belize vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Belize

South Africa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Belize	South Africa
1950	49.2	43.1
1951	49.9	44.1
1952	50.7	45
1953	51.4	46.1
1954	52.2	47.1
1955	52.7	48.2
1956	53.9	49.2
1957	54.8	50.2
1958	55.7	51.1
1959	56.6	51.9
1960	57.4	52.6
1961	52.9	53.1
1962	58.7	53.6
1963	59.3	53.9
1964	59.8	54.2
1965	60.4	54.4
1966	60.9	54.7
1967	61.4	55
1968	62	55.2
1969	62.5	55.4
1970	63	55.7
1971	63.5	56
1972	64	56.4
1973	64.5	56.7
1974	64.9	57.1
1975	65.4	57.6
1976	65.8	58
1977	66.1	58.5
1978	66.3	59
1979	66.7	59.5
1980	66.9	60
1981	67.1	60.4
1982	67.3	60.9
1983	67.6	61.4
1984	68	61.8
1985	68.3	62.2
1986	68.7	62.4
1987	69.1	62.7
1988	69.4	62.9
1989	69.5	63
1990	69.6	62.9
1991	69.6	63
1992	69.6	62.8
1993	69.6	62.6
1994	69.6	62.1
1995	69.5	61.6
1996	69.4	61.1
1997	69.2	60.5
1998	68.9	59.9
1999	69	59.2
2000	68.9	58.4
2001	68.9	57.2
2002	69.5	55.6
2003	69.8	54.2
2004	70.2	54
2005	70.3	53.9
2006	70.5	54.2
2007	70.7	54.9
2008	70.7	56
2009	70.8	57.4
2010	70.9	58.9
2011	71	60.6
2012	71.1	61.7
2013	71.3	62.4
2014	71.4	63.2
2015	71.6	64.1
2016	71.8	64.7
2017	72.1	65.4
2018	72.3	65.7
2019	72.6	66.1
2020	71.6	65.2
2021	70.9	62
2022	72.2	65.5
2023	73.6	66.1
2024	73.7	66.3
2025	73.9	66.5

Belize and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population

Belize

South Africa

Table

Year	Population
	Belize	South Africa
1960	91,318	16,440,172
1961	93,632	16,908,035
1962	96,042	17,418,522
1963	98,704	17,954,564
1964	101,603	18,511,361
1965	104,675	19,089,380
1966	107,906	19,690,087
1967	111,272	20,314,066
1968	114,713	20,957,287
1969	118,040	21,614,676
1970	120,736	22,279,984
1971	122,805	22,942,143
1972	124,676	23,609,456
1973	126,445	24,294,263
1974	128,185	24,989,108
1975	130,387	25,690,940
1976	133,099	26,395,450
1977	135,887	27,118,952
1978	138,713	27,869,507
1979	141,678	28,634,162
1980	145,062	29,518,857
1981	148,786	30,541,044
1982	152,548	31,615,339
1983	156,297	32,739,304
1984	160,044	33,892,788
1985	163,796	35,042,093
1986	167,554	36,180,515
1987	171,338	37,326,190
1988	175,180	38,480,649
1989	179,107	39,628,575
1990	183,076	40,746,268
1991	187,040	41,687,898
1992	190,983	42,443,509
1993	194,902	43,297,156
1994	199,097	44,004,139
1995	204,146	44,541,554
1996	210,310	45,123,018
1997	217,446	45,666,838
1998	225,173	46,223,880
1999	233,059	46,730,335
2000	240,799	47,159,719
2001	248,379	47,566,800
2002	256,009	48,019,415
2003	263,780	48,500,348
2004	271,688	48,991,421
2005	279,731	49,490,033
2006	287,878	49,998,277
2007	296,100	50,528,584
2008	304,361	51,114,599
2009	312,614	51,728,516
2010	320,245	52,344,051
2011	327,298	52,995,205
2012	334,414	53,782,567
2013	341,627	54,678,791
2014	348,923	55,594,838
2015	356,333	56,723,537
2016	364,705	57,259,551
2017	373,202	57,635,162
2018	380,226	58,613,001
2019	385,829	59,587,885
2020	390,812	60,562,381
2021	395,346	61,502,603
2022	402,733	62,378,410
2023	411,106	63,212,384
2024	417,072	64,007,187

Fertility rates in Belize and South Africa

Fertility rate

Belize

South Africa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Belize	South Africa
1960	6.5	6.11
1961	6.48	6.08
1962	6.46	6.05
1963	6.44	6.01
1964	6.42	5.96
1965	6.4	5.89
1966	6.38	5.91
1967	6.36	5.85
1968	6.34	5.78
1969	6.32	5.72
1970	6.3	5.63
1971	6.29	5.57
1972	6.28	5.49
1973	6.29	5.41
1974	6.29	5.3
1975	6.28	5.19
1976	6.25	5.07
1977	6.2	4.94
1978	6.11	4.85
1979	5.99	4.82
1980	5.85	4.78
1981	5.68	4.71
1982	5.5	4.7
1983	5.31	4.63
1984	5.12	4.57
1985	5	4.5
1986	4.94	4.41
1987	4.88	4.35
1988	4.87	4.18
1989	4.86	3.98
1990	4.8	3.72
1991	4.6	3.62
1992	4.43	3.48
1993	4.21	3.37
1994	3.97	3.26
1995	3.88	3.17
1996	3.76	2.99
1997	3.74	2.73
1998	3.75	2.63
1999	3.73	2.56
2000	3.63	2.41
2001	3.53	2.37
2002	3.43	2.32
2003	3.34	2.36
2004	3.25	2.44
2005	3.17	2.51
2006	3.02	2.55
2007	2.89	2.55
2008	2.78	2.68
2009	2.66	2.5
2010	2.55	2.44
2011	2.53	2.44
2012	2.51	2.45
2013	2.5	2.43
2014	2.47	2.42
2015	2.43	2.36
2016	2.4	2.26
2017	2.37	2.28
2018	2.34	2.27
2019	2.14	2.26
2020	2.04	2.26
2021	1.84	2.25
2022	1.95	2.23
2023	2.01	2.22

Belize and South Africa demographics compared

Median age

Belize

South Africa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Belize	South Africa
1960	17.9	19
1961	17.6	19
1962	17.3	18.9
1963	17	18.9
1964	16.6	18.9
1965	16.2	18.8
1966	15.9	18.8
1967	15.6	18.8
1968	15.4	18.8
1969	15.3	18.8
1970	15.4	18.8
1971	15.6	18.8
1972	15.8	18.8
1973	16	18.8
1974	16.2	18.9
1975	16.4	18.9
1976	16.6	19
1977	16.8	19.1
1978	16.9	19.2
1979	17.1	19.3
1980	17.2	19.4
1981	17.3	19.6
1982	17.4	19.8
1983	17.4	20
1984	17.5	20.2
1985	17.5	20.4
1986	17.5	20.5
1987	17.5	20.7
1988	17.6	20.9
1989	17.6	21.1
1990	17.6	21.3
1991	17.7	21.5
1992	17.8	21.5
1993	17.9	21.9
1994	18	22
1995	18.2	21.5
1996	18.5	21.2
1997	18.8	21.2
1998	19.1	21.4
1999	19.4	21.6
2000	19.6	21.9
2001	19.8	22.2
2002	20	22.4
2003	20.2	22.8
2004	20.4	23.1
2005	20.7	23.3
2006	20.9	23.5
2007	21.1	23.8
2008	21.4	24
2009	21.6	24.3
2010	21.9	24.6
2011	22.3	25
2012	22.7	25.3
2013	23.1	25.7
2014	23.4	26
2015	23.8	26.4
2016	24.2	26.7
2017	24.5	27
2018	24.9	27.5
2019	25.3	27.9
2020	25.7	28.3
2021	26.1	28.6
2022	26.5	28.9
2023	27	29.2
2024	27.4	29.5

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