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Belize vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 148th vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Sri Lanka
Population
427523
22125995
Population rank 171/197 63/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Belize and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Belize and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Belize

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Belize Sri Lanka
1960 $28,072,478 $1,409,873,950
1961 $29,965,000 $1,444,327,731
1962 $31,857,592 $1,434,156,379
1963 $33,750,114 $1,240,672,269
1964 $36,194,586 $1,309,747,899
1965 $40,110,040 $1,698,319,328
1966 $44,450,044 $1,751,470,588
1967 $47,431,256 $1,859,465,021
1968 $44,999,910 $1,801,344,538
1969 $47,399,905 $1,965,546,218
1970 $53,339,893 $2,296,470,588
1971 $59,074,687 $2,369,308,600
1972 $65,998,069 $2,553,936,348
1973 $78,214,768 $2,875,625,000
1974 $103,160,450 $3,574,586,466
1975 $118,194,026 $3,791,298,146
1976 $97,094,227 $3,591,319,857
1977 $117,650,000 $4,104,509,583
1978 $136,300,000 $2,733,183,857
1979 $151,800,000 $3,364,611,432
1980 $257,400,000 $4,024,621,900
1981 $260,750,000 $4,415,844,156
1982 $248,550,000 $4,768,765,017
1983 $262,150,000 $5,167,913,302
1984 $290,350,000 $6,043,474,843
1985 $287,300,000 $5,978,460,972
1986 $311,500,000 $6,405,210,564
1987 $371,100,000 $6,682,167,120
1988 $421,450,000 $6,978,371,581
1989 $491,100,000 $6,987,267,684
1990 $547,150,000 $8,032,551,173
1991 $597,100,000 $9,000,362,582
1992 $696,250,000 $9,703,011,636
1993 $752,850,000 $10,338,679,636
1994 $772,300,000 $11,717,604,209
1995 $819,050,000 $13,029,697,561
1996 $850,850,000 $13,897,738,375
1997 $873,400,000 $15,091,913,884
1998 $929,500,000 $15,794,972,847
1999 $1,000,250,000 $15,656,327,860
2000 $1,138,900,000 $16,330,814,180
2001 $1,172,800,000 $15,749,753,805
2002 $1,244,650,000 $16,536,535,647
2003 $1,308,900,000 $18,881,765,437
2004 $1,400,850,000 $20,662,525,941
2005 $1,474,950,000 $24,405,791,045
2006 $1,591,150,000 $28,279,802,406
2007 $1,707,100,000 $32,350,238,760
2008 $1,738,900,000 $40,713,826,215
2009 $1,688,500,000 $42,066,224,093
2010 $1,745,700,000 $58,636,161,082
2011 $1,827,050,000 $67,753,284,044
2012 $1,909,400,000 $70,447,216,891
2013 $2,032,750,000 $77,000,578,167
2014 $2,138,250,000 $82,528,535,714
2015 $2,193,050,000 $85,090,301,052
2016 $2,240,200,000 $88,000,211,172
2017 $2,266,300,000 $94,369,350,286
2018 $2,293,250,000 $94,450,015,983
2019 $2,388,300,000 $88,998,706,297
2020 $2,042,850,000 $84,335,574,582
2021 $2,420,550,000 $88,556,698,938
2022 $2,846,700,000 $74,143,020,263
2023 $3,066,850,000 $83,716,142,582
2024 $3,515,783,329 $98,963,185,510

Belize and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Belize Sri Lanka
1960 $307 $145.9
1961 $320 $145.9
1962 $332 $141.4
1963 $342 $119.4
1964 $356 $122.9
1965 $383 $155.6
1966 $412 $156.6
1967 $426 $162.3
1968 $392 $153.5
1969 $402 $163.6
1970 $442 $186.9
1971 $481 $188.8
1972 $529 $199.4
1973 $619 $220.2
1974 $805 $268.7
1975 $906 $279.8
1976 $729 $260.3
1977 $866 $292.1
1978 $983 $191
1979 $1,071 $230.8
1980 $1,774 $271.1
1981 $1,753 $292.5
1982 $1,629 $312
1983 $1,677 $336
1984 $1,814 $391
1985 $1,754 $385
1986 $1,859 $407
1987 $2,166 $420
1988 $2,406 $434
1989 $2,742 $430
1990 $2,989 $491
1991 $3,192 $546
1992 $3,646 $580
1993 $3,863 $607
1994 $3,879 $678
1995 $4,012 $742
1996 $4,046 $776
1997 $4,017 $827
1998 $4,128 $849
1999 $4,292 $826
2000 $4,730 $846
2001 $4,722 $804
2002 $4,862 $835
2003 $4,962 $946
2004 $5,156 $1,029
2005 $5,273 $1,207
2006 $5,527 $1,390
2007 $5,765 $1,579
2008 $5,713 $1,974
2009 $5,401 $2,027
2010 $5,451 $2,808
2011 $5,582 $3,225
2012 $5,710 $3,328
2013 $5,950 $3,741
2014 $6,128 $3,972
2015 $6,154 $4,058
2016 $6,142 $4,149
2017 $6,073 $4,399
2018 $6,031 $4,359
2019 $6,190 $4,082
2020 $5,227 $3,848
2021 $6,123 $3,997
2022 $7,068 $3,343
2023 $7,460 $3,799
2024 $8,430 $4,516

Belize vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Sri Lanka
1950 49.2 53.2
1951 49.9 54
1952 50.7 54.9
1953 51.4 55.6
1954 52.2 56.4
1955 52.7 57.2
1956 53.9 57.9
1957 54.8 58.5
1958 55.7 59.3
1959 56.6 60
1960 57.4 60.6
1961 52.9 61.2
1962 58.7 61.6
1963 59.3 62
1964 59.8 62.4
1965 60.4 62.8
1966 60.9 63.2
1967 61.4 63.6
1968 62 63.9
1969 62.5 64.1
1970 63 64.4
1971 63.5 64.2
1972 64 64.6
1973 64.5 64.8
1974 64.9 65
1975 65.4 65.4
1976 65.8 65.8
1977 66.1 66.4
1978 66.3 66.8
1979 66.7 67.5
1980 66.9 68
1981 67.1 68.4
1982 67.3 68.7
1983 67.6 68.7
1984 68 68.8
1985 68.3 68.9
1986 68.7 69
1987 69.1 69
1988 69.4 69
1989 69.5 67.3
1990 69.6 69.2
1991 69.6 69.1
1992 69.6 69.6
1993 69.6 70
1994 69.6 70.2
1995 69.5 69.7
1996 69.4 69.8
1997 69.2 69.9
1998 68.9 70.1
1999 69 70.4
2000 68.9 71.2
2001 68.9 71.8
2002 69.5 72.3
2003 69.8 72.4
2004 70.2 68
2005 70.3 73.1
2006 70.5 72.8
2007 70.7 73
2008 70.7 72.6
2009 70.8 70.3
2010 70.9 74.5
2011 71 74.7
2012 71.1 75.2
2013 71.3 75.5
2014 71.4 75.8
2015 71.6 76
2016 71.8 76.1
2017 72.1 76.2
2018 72.3 76.5
2019 72.6 76.7
2020 71.6 76.9
2021 70.9 76.3
2022 72.2 77.3
2023 73.6 77.5
2024 73.7 77.7
2025 73.9 77.9

Belize and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Belize Sri Lanka
1960 91,318 9,661,389
1961 93,632 9,899,372
1962 96,042 10,143,754
1963 98,704 10,395,040
1964 101,603 10,653,397
1965 104,675 10,916,965
1966 107,906 11,183,928
1967 111,272 11,457,328
1968 114,713 11,736,088
1969 118,040 12,013,858
1970 120,736 12,287,110
1971 122,805 12,551,910
1972 124,676 12,809,205
1973 126,445 13,060,916
1974 128,185 13,305,693
1975 130,387 13,548,984
1976 133,099 13,796,770
1977 135,887 14,049,371
1978 138,713 14,310,128
1979 141,678 14,579,614
1980 145,062 14,847,974
1981 148,786 15,099,414
1982 152,548 15,286,567
1983 156,297 15,388,794
1984 160,044 15,441,860
1985 163,796 15,544,154
1986 167,554 15,731,256
1987 171,338 15,916,576
1988 175,180 16,078,621
1989 179,107 16,248,557
1990 183,076 16,352,458
1991 187,040 16,475,354
1992 190,983 16,739,284
1993 194,902 17,025,918
1994 199,097 17,275,773
1995 204,146 17,564,068
1996 210,310 17,905,018
1997 217,446 18,248,200
1998 225,173 18,596,003
1999 233,059 18,944,731
2000 240,799 19,293,054
2001 248,379 19,600,362
2002 256,009 19,805,752
2003 263,780 19,951,521
2004 271,688 20,087,605
2005 279,731 20,216,524
2006 287,878 20,352,411
2007 296,100 20,492,545
2008 304,361 20,629,378
2009 312,614 20,756,435
2010 320,245 20,879,089
2011 327,298 21,009,048
2012 334,414 21,169,458
2013 341,627 20,585,000
2014 348,923 20,778,000
2015 356,333 20,970,000
2016 364,705 21,209,000
2017 373,202 21,453,000
2018 380,226 21,670,000
2019 385,829 21,803,000
2020 390,812 21,919,000
2021 395,346 22,156,000
2022 402,733 22,181,000
2023 411,106 22,037,000
2024 417,072 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Belize and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Belize

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Belize Sri Lanka
1960 6.5 5.35
1961 6.48 5.24
1962 6.46 5.18
1963 6.44 5.12
1964 6.42 5.06
1965 6.4 4.93
1966 6.38 4.83
1967 6.36 4.79
1968 6.34 4.66
1969 6.32 4.5
1970 6.3 4.39
1971 6.29 4.27
1972 6.28 4.16
1973 6.29 4
1974 6.29 3.86
1975 6.28 3.82
1976 6.25 3.78
1977 6.2 3.74
1978 6.11 3.81
1979 5.99 3.82
1980 5.85 3.73
1981 5.68 3.65
1982 5.5 3.32
1983 5.31 3.11
1984 5.12 3.01
1985 5 2.9
1986 4.94 2.74
1987 4.88 2.64
1988 4.87 2.57
1989 4.86 2.58
1990 4.8 2.54
1991 4.6 2.51
1992 4.43 2.49
1993 4.21 2.44
1994 3.97 2.4
1995 3.88 2.35
1996 3.76 2.29
1997 3.74 2.22
1998 3.75 2.14
1999 3.73 2.14
2000 3.63 2.21
2001 3.53 2.28
2002 3.43 2.31
2003 3.34 2.3
2004 3.25 2.27
2005 3.17 2.26
2006 3.02 2.29
2007 2.89 2.3
2008 2.78 2.23
2009 2.66 2.18
2010 2.55 2.13
2011 2.53 2.14
2012 2.51 2.17
2013 2.5 2.18
2014 2.47 2.13
2015 2.43 2.09
2016 2.4 2.06
2017 2.37 2.04
2018 2.34 2.03
2019 2.14 2.02
2020 2.04 2.01
2021 1.84 2
2022 1.95 1.98
2023 2.01 1.97

Belize and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Belize Sri Lanka
1960 17.9 19.5
1961 17.6 19.5
1962 17.3 19.5
1963 17 19.5
1964 16.6 19.5
1965 16.2 19.5
1966 15.9 19.6
1967 15.6 19.7
1968 15.4 19.8
1969 15.3 19.9
1970 15.4 20
1971 15.6 20.1
1972 15.8 20.2
1973 16 20.4
1974 16.2 20.6
1975 16.4 20.7
1976 16.6 20.9
1977 16.8 21
1978 16.9 21.2
1979 17.1 21.3
1980 17.2 21.5
1981 17.3 21.6
1982 17.4 21.7
1983 17.4 21.9
1984 17.5 22
1985 17.5 22.2
1986 17.5 22.5
1987 17.5 22.8
1988 17.6 23.1
1989 17.6 23.4
1990 17.6 23.6
1991 17.7 23.9
1992 17.8 24.3
1993 17.9 24.6
1994 18 24.9
1995 18.2 25.3
1996 18.5 25.8
1997 18.8 26.2
1998 19.1 26.5
1999 19.4 26.9
2000 19.6 27.2
2001 19.8 27.6
2002 20 27.9
2003 20.2 28.2
2004 20.4 28.5
2005 20.7 28.8
2006 20.9 29
2007 21.1 29.3
2008 21.4 29.6
2009 21.6 29.9
2010 21.9 30.2
2011 22.3 30.5
2012 22.7 30.8
2013 23.1 31.1
2014 23.4 31.4
2015 23.8 31.7
2016 24.2 32
2017 24.5 32.3
2018 24.9 32.5
2019 25.3 32.8
2020 25.7 33.1
2021 26.1 33.3
2022 26.5 33.6
2023 27 33.8
2024 27.4 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
3.1%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
8.22%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
81.7%
2024

Energy

Belize Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
32
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
92.7%
2023
English speaking
81.7%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Belize Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
70,894 mi
2010

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