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Belize vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 148th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Belize South Korea
Population
427523
51700480
Population rank 171/197 31/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 167/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 94/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$52,204
2023
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank 77/185 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Belize and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Belize and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Belize

South Korea
Year GDP
Belize South Korea
1960 $28,072,478 $3,958,811,881
1961 $29,965,000 $2,417,628,737
1962 $31,857,592 $2,814,615,385
1963 $33,750,114 $3,988,461,538
1964 $36,194,586 $3,459,019,943
1965 $40,110,040 $3,120,861,499
1966 $44,450,044 $3,929,055,144
1967 $47,431,256 $4,855,892,446
1968 $44,999,910 $6,119,394,892
1969 $47,399,905 $7,678,698,838
1970 $53,339,893 $9,005,144,969
1971 $59,074,687 $9,903,571,249
1972 $65,998,069 $10,862,211,761
1973 $78,214,768 $13,876,472,208
1974 $103,160,450 $19,543,973,941
1975 $118,194,026 $21,784,297,521
1976 $97,094,227 $29,902,479,339
1977 $117,650,000 $38,446,487,603
1978 $136,300,000 $51,972,107,438
1979 $151,800,000 $66,946,900,826
1980 $257,400,000 $65,398,377,598
1981 $260,750,000 $72,933,533,012
1982 $248,550,000 $78,358,416,171
1983 $262,150,000 $87,760,553,262
1984 $290,350,000 $97,510,744,119
1985 $287,300,000 $101,296,177,099
1986 $311,500,000 $116,836,246,285
1987 $371,100,000 $147,948,709,376
1988 $421,450,000 $199,591,287,825
1989 $491,100,000 $246,928,837,311
1990 $547,150,000 $283,365,844,161
1991 $597,100,000 $330,647,042,837
1992 $696,250,000 $355,524,903,068
1993 $752,850,000 $392,665,710,525
1994 $772,300,000 $463,619,823,515
1995 $819,050,000 $566,581,003,128
1996 $850,850,000 $610,167,053,824
1997 $873,400,000 $569,755,022,973
1998 $929,500,000 $383,331,833,682
1999 $1,000,250,000 $497,514,040,642
2000 $1,138,900,000 $576,179,387,820
2001 $1,172,800,000 $547,656,279,895
2002 $1,244,650,000 $627,246,933,730
2003 $1,308,900,000 $702,714,855,194
2004 $1,400,850,000 $793,175,561,887
2005 $1,474,950,000 $934,901,071,333
2006 $1,591,150,000 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $1,707,100,000 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $1,738,900,000 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $1,688,500,000 $943,941,876,219
2010 $1,745,700,000 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $1,827,050,000 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $1,909,400,000 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $2,032,750,000 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $2,138,250,000 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $2,193,050,000 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $2,240,200,000 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $2,266,300,000 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $2,293,250,000 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $2,388,300,000 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $2,042,850,000 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $2,420,550,000 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $2,846,700,000 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $3,066,850,000 $1,712,792,854,202
2024 $3,515,783,329 -

Belize and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Belize South Korea
1960 $307 $158.3
1961 $320 $93.8
1962 $332 $106.2
1963 $342 $146.3
1964 $356 $123.6
1965 $383 $108.7
1966 $412 $133.5
1967 $426 $161.2
1968 $392 $198.4
1969 $402 $243.4
1970 $442 $279.3
1971 $481 $301
1972 $529 $324
1973 $619 $407
1974 $805 $563
1975 $906 $617
1976 $729 $834
1977 $866 $1,056
1978 $983 $1,406
1979 $1,071 $1,784
1980 $1,774 $1,715
1981 $1,753 $1,883
1982 $1,629 $1,993
1983 $1,677 $2,199
1984 $1,814 $2,413
1985 $1,754 $2,482
1986 $1,859 $2,835
1987 $2,166 $3,555
1988 $2,406 $4,749
1989 $2,742 $5,817
1990 $2,989 $6,610
1991 $3,192 $7,637
1992 $3,646 $8,127
1993 $3,863 $8,885
1994 $3,879 $10,385
1995 $4,012 $12,565
1996 $4,046 $13,403
1997 $4,017 $12,398
1998 $4,128 $8,282
1999 $4,292 $10,672
2000 $4,730 $12,257
2001 $4,722 $11,561
2002 $4,862 $13,165
2003 $4,962 $14,673
2004 $5,156 $16,496
2005 $5,273 $19,403
2006 $5,527 $21,743
2007 $5,765 $24,086
2008 $5,713 $21,350
2009 $5,401 $19,144
2010 $5,451 $23,079
2011 $5,582 $25,098
2012 $5,710 $25,459
2013 $5,950 $27,180
2014 $6,128 $29,253
2015 $6,154 $28,737
2016 $6,142 $29,280
2017 $6,073 $31,601
2018 $6,031 $33,447
2019 $6,190 $31,902
2020 $5,227 $31,721
2021 $6,123 $35,126
2022 $7,068 $32,395
2023 $7,460 $33,121
2024 $8,430 -

Belize vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize South Korea
1950 49.2 22.2
1951 49.9 26.6
1952 50.7 36.6
1953 51.4 40.5
1954 52.2 46.1
1955 52.7 48.4
1956 53.9 50.2
1957 54.8 51.6
1958 55.7 51.8
1959 56.6 52.9
1960 57.4 53.8
1961 52.9 54.4
1962 58.7 55
1963 59.3 55
1964 59.8 55.3
1965 60.4 55.8
1966 60.9 55.4
1967 61.4 60.9
1968 62 60.9
1969 62.5 61.4
1970 63 62.2
1971 63.5 62.7
1972 64 63.2
1973 64.5 63.8
1974 64.9 64.2
1975 65.4 64.7
1976 65.8 65
1977 66.1 64.6
1978 66.3 65
1979 66.7 66.1
1980 66.9 64.8
1981 67.1 67.1
1982 67.3 67.1
1983 67.6 66.7
1984 68 68.1
1985 68.3 68.4
1986 68.7 69
1987 69.1 69.3
1988 69.4 70.2
1989 69.5 70.7
1990 69.6 71
1991 69.6 71.4
1992 69.6 72.2
1993 69.6 72.7
1994 69.6 72.9
1995 69.5 73.4
1996 69.4 74
1997 69.2 74.5
1998 68.9 75
1999 69 75.6
2000 68.9 76.2
2001 68.9 76.9
2002 69.5 77.2
2003 69.8 77.5
2004 70.2 78
2005 70.3 78.4
2006 70.5 79
2007 70.7 79.4
2008 70.7 80
2009 70.8 80.6
2010 70.9 80.7
2011 71 81.2
2012 71.1 81.3
2013 71.3 81.8
2014 71.4 82.4
2015 71.6 82.5
2016 71.8 82.9
2017 72.1 83.3
2018 72.3 83.3
2019 72.6 83.7
2020 71.6 83.7
2021 70.9 83.9
2022 72.2 82.7
2023 73.6 84.3
2024 73.7 84.4
2025 73.9 84.5

Belize and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

South Korea
Year Population
Belize South Korea
1960 91,318 25,012,374
1961 93,632 25,765,673
1962 96,042 26,513,030
1963 98,704 27,261,747
1964 101,603 27,984,155
1965 104,675 28,704,674
1966 107,906 29,435,571
1967 111,272 30,130,983
1968 114,713 30,838,302
1969 118,040 31,544,266
1970 120,736 32,240,827
1971 122,805 32,882,704
1972 124,676 33,505,406
1973 126,445 34,103,149
1974 128,185 34,692,266
1975 130,387 35,280,725
1976 133,099 35,848,523
1977 135,887 36,411,795
1978 138,713 36,969,185
1979 141,678 37,534,236
1980 145,062 38,123,775
1981 148,786 38,723,248
1982 152,548 39,326,352
1983 156,297 39,910,403
1984 160,044 40,405,956
1985 163,796 40,805,744
1986 167,554 41,213,674
1987 171,338 41,621,690
1988 175,180 42,031,247
1989 179,107 42,449,038
1990 183,076 42,869,283
1991 187,040 43,295,704
1992 190,983 43,747,962
1993 194,902 44,194,628
1994 199,097 44,641,540
1995 204,146 45,092,991
1996 210,310 45,524,681
1997 217,446 45,953,580
1998 225,173 46,286,503
1999 233,059 46,616,677
2000 240,799 47,008,111
2001 248,379 47,370,164
2002 256,009 47,644,736
2003 263,780 47,892,330
2004 271,688 48,082,519
2005 279,731 48,184,561
2006 287,878 48,438,292
2007 296,100 48,683,638
2008 304,361 49,054,708
2009 312,614 49,307,835
2010 320,245 49,554,112
2011 327,298 49,936,638
2012 334,414 50,199,853
2013 341,627 50,428,893
2014 348,923 50,746,659
2015 356,333 51,014,947
2016 364,705 51,217,803
2017 373,202 51,361,911
2018 380,226 51,585,058
2019 385,829 51,764,822
2020 390,812 51,836,239
2021 395,346 51,769,539
2022 402,733 51,672,569
2023 411,106 51,712,619
2024 417,072 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Belize and South Korea

Fertility rate
Belize

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Belize South Korea
1960 6.5 5.99
1961 6.48 5.8
1962 6.46 5.56
1963 6.44 5.33
1964 6.42 5.07
1965 6.4 4.89
1966 6.38 4.78
1967 6.36 4.62
1968 6.34 4.51
1969 6.32 4.45
1970 6.3 4.53
1971 6.29 4.54
1972 6.28 4.12
1973 6.29 4.07
1974 6.29 3.77
1975 6.28 3.43
1976 6.25 3
1977 6.2 2.99
1978 6.11 2.64
1979 5.99 2.9
1980 5.85 2.82
1981 5.68 2.57
1982 5.5 2.39
1983 5.31 2.06
1984 5.12 1.74
1985 5 1.66
1986 4.94 1.58
1987 4.88 1.53
1988 4.87 1.55
1989 4.86 1.56
1990 4.8 1.57
1991 4.6 1.71
1992 4.43 1.76
1993 4.21 1.65
1994 3.97 1.66
1995 3.88 1.63
1996 3.76 1.57
1997 3.74 1.54
1998 3.75 1.46
1999 3.73 1.43
2000 3.63 1.48
2001 3.53 1.31
2002 3.43 1.18
2003 3.34 1.19
2004 3.25 1.16
2005 3.17 1.09
2006 3.02 1.13
2007 2.89 1.26
2008 2.78 1.19
2009 2.66 1.15
2010 2.55 1.23
2011 2.53 1.24
2012 2.51 1.3
2013 2.5 1.19
2014 2.47 1.21
2015 2.43 1.24
2016 2.4 1.17
2017 2.37 1.05
2018 2.34 0.98
2019 2.14 0.92
2020 2.04 0.84
2021 1.84 0.81
2022 1.95 0.78
2023 2.01 0.72

Belize and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Belize

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Belize South Korea
1960 17.9 19.3
1961 17.6 19.2
1962 17.3 19.1
1963 17 19
1964 16.6 18.8
1965 16.2 18.6
1966 15.9 18.5
1967 15.6 18.6
1968 15.4 18.7
1969 15.3 18.8
1970 15.4 18.9
1971 15.6 19
1972 15.8 19.1
1973 16 19.3
1974 16.2 19.6
1975 16.4 19.9
1976 16.6 20.2
1977 16.8 20.7
1978 16.9 21.1
1979 17.1 21.6
1980 17.2 22.1
1981 17.3 22.5
1982 17.4 22.8
1983 17.4 23.3
1984 17.5 23.7
1985 17.5 24.2
1986 17.5 24.8
1987 17.5 25.3
1988 17.6 25.8
1989 17.6 26.3
1990 17.6 26.7
1991 17.7 27.2
1992 17.8 27.8
1993 17.9 28.3
1994 18 28.9
1995 18.2 29.4
1996 18.5 29.8
1997 18.8 30.2
1998 19.1 30.7
1999 19.4 31.2
2000 19.6 31.7
2001 19.8 32.3
2002 20 32.8
2003 20.2 33.4
2004 20.4 33.9
2005 20.7 34.5
2006 20.9 35.2
2007 21.1 35.8
2008 21.4 36.4
2009 21.6 37
2010 21.9 37.6
2011 22.3 38.2
2012 22.7 38.8
2013 23.1 39.5
2014 23.4 40.2
2015 23.8 40.8
2016 24.2 41.4
2017 24.5 41.9
2018 24.9 42.5
2019 25.3 43.1
2020 25.7 43.8
2021 26.1 44.4
2022 26.5 44.9
2023 27 45.5
2024 27.4 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
31.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
96.9%
2024

Energy

Belize South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize South Korea
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
81.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
64
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
98.8%
2018
English speaking
81.7%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
97.9%
2024

Health

Belize South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
32.2 years
2025
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
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Belize South Korea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
68,794 mi
2018

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