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Belize vs Switzerland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 148th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Switzerland
Population
427523
9112950
Population rank 171/197 100/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$937B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 20/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$103,670
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 5/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$93,819
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$352B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
36.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$38,957
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 14/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$88,321
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
15,255 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
592 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
43.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
84.2 years
2025

Belize and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Belize and Switzerland economies compared

GDP
Belize

Switzerland
Year GDP
Belize Switzerland
1960 $28,072,478 $10,412,232,621
1961 $29,965,000 $11,713,348,834
1962 $31,857,592 $12,989,649,694
1963 $33,750,114 $14,283,872,299
1964 $36,194,586 $15,833,133,858
1965 $40,110,040 $16,780,226,225
1966 $44,450,044 $18,019,402,374
1967 $47,431,256 $19,397,044,714
1968 $44,999,910 $20,712,102,794
1969 $47,399,905 $22,442,043,274
1970 $53,339,893 $24,998,066,773
1971 $59,074,687 $30,040,171,751
1972 $65,998,069 $36,844,318,854
1973 $78,214,768 $49,550,006,320
1974 $103,160,450 $57,103,011,446
1975 $118,194,026 $65,466,081,819
1976 $97,094,227 $68,476,524,644
1977 $117,650,000 $73,135,771,167
1978 $136,300,000 $102,280,472,036
1979 $151,800,000 $114,970,094,425
1980 $257,400,000 $122,557,843,886
1981 $260,750,000 $112,244,805,519
1982 $248,550,000 $115,043,365,512
1983 $262,150,000 $114,634,358,535
1984 $290,350,000 $109,455,312,168
1985 $287,300,000 $110,980,314,192
1986 $311,500,000 $159,089,921,063
1987 $371,100,000 $199,236,370,038
1988 $421,450,000 $215,540,625,299
1989 $491,100,000 $208,105,846,934
1990 $547,150,000 $265,763,573,999
1991 $597,100,000 $268,901,693,863
1992 $696,250,000 $279,921,425,828
1993 $752,850,000 $272,237,527,071
1994 $772,300,000 $301,375,055,202
1995 $819,050,000 $352,835,806,342
1996 $850,850,000 $340,103,959,547
1997 $873,400,000 $294,788,198,856
1998 $929,500,000 $303,459,014,347
1999 $1,000,250,000 $297,873,643,323
2000 $1,138,900,000 $279,216,033,870
2001 $1,172,800,000 $286,582,672,434
2002 $1,244,650,000 $309,301,422,430
2003 $1,308,900,000 $362,075,086,508
2004 $1,400,850,000 $403,912,891,033
2005 $1,474,950,000 $418,284,865,885
2006 $1,591,150,000 $441,634,672,197
2007 $1,707,100,000 $490,740,715,595
2008 $1,738,900,000 $567,267,767,519
2009 $1,688,500,000 $554,212,916,092
2010 $1,745,700,000 $598,851,027,948
2011 $1,827,050,000 $715,888,126,682
2012 $1,909,400,000 $686,420,221,558
2013 $2,032,750,000 $706,234,937,371
2014 $2,138,250,000 $726,537,809,430
2015 $2,193,050,000 $694,118,186,380
2016 $2,240,200,000 $687,895,460,903
2017 $2,266,300,000 $695,200,834,102
2018 $2,293,250,000 $725,568,717,468
2019 $2,388,300,000 $721,369,112,727
2020 $2,042,850,000 $741,999,406,006
2021 $2,420,550,000 $815,309,330,987
2022 $2,846,700,000 $828,508,926,958
2023 $3,066,850,000 $894,424,821,645
2024 $3,515,783,329 $936,564,198,049

Belize and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Switzerland
Year GDP per capita
Belize Switzerland
1960 $307 $1,954
1961 $320 $2,155
1962 $332 $2,330
1963 $342 $2,508
1964 $356 $2,735
1965 $383 $2,865
1966 $412 $3,045
1967 $426 $3,237
1968 $392 $3,413
1969 $402 $3,657
1970 $442 $4,044
1971 $481 $4,835
1972 $529 $5,885
1973 $619 $7,856
1974 $805 $9,005
1975 $906 $10,328
1976 $729 $10,865
1977 $866 $11,644
1978 $983 $16,282
1979 $1,071 $18,266
1980 $1,774 $19,394
1981 $1,753 $17,665
1982 $1,629 $18,000
1983 $1,677 $17,859
1984 $1,814 $16,991
1985 $1,754 $17,152
1986 $1,859 $24,460
1987 $2,166 $30,441
1988 $2,406 $32,690
1989 $2,742 $31,309
1990 $2,989 $39,575
1991 $3,192 $39,544
1992 $3,646 $40,714
1993 $3,863 $39,237
1994 $3,879 $43,092
1995 $4,012 $50,114
1996 $4,046 $48,093
1997 $4,017 $41,584
1998 $4,128 $42,681
1999 $4,292 $41,696
2000 $4,730 $38,865
2001 $4,722 $39,639
2002 $4,862 $42,459
2003 $4,962 $49,336
2004 $5,156 $54,659
2005 $5,273 $56,243
2006 $5,527 $59,011
2007 $5,765 $64,989
2008 $5,713 $74,175
2009 $5,401 $71,568
2010 $5,451 $76,531
2011 $5,582 $90,477
2012 $5,710 $85,836
2013 $5,950 $87,304
2014 $6,128 $88,725
2015 $6,154 $83,806
2016 $6,142 $82,153
2017 $6,073 $82,254
2018 $6,031 $85,217
2019 $6,190 $84,122
2020 $5,227 $85,898
2021 $6,123 $93,665
2022 $7,068 $94,395
2023 $7,460 $100,632
2024 $8,430 $103,670

Belize vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Switzerland
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Switzerland
1950 49.2 68.9
1951 49.9 68.7
1952 50.7 69.6
1953 51.4 69.5
1954 52.2 70
1955 52.7 70.1
1956 53.9 70.2
1957 54.8 70.5
1958 55.7 71.3
1959 56.6 71.5
1960 57.4 71.4
1961 52.9 71.7
1962 58.7 71.3
1963 59.3 71.3
1964 59.8 72.2
1965 60.4 72.3
1966 60.9 72.4
1967 61.4 72.7
1968 62 72.7
1969 62.5 72.7
1970 63 73.1
1971 63.5 73.2
1972 64 73.8
1973 64.5 74.1
1974 64.9 74.4
1975 65.4 74.8
1976 65.8 74.9
1977 66.1 75.4
1978 66.3 75.3
1979 66.7 75.6
1980 66.9 75.6
1981 67.1 75.8
1982 67.3 76.2
1983 67.6 76.2
1984 68 76.8
1985 68.3 76.9
1986 68.7 77
1987 69.1 77.3
1988 69.4 77.4
1989 69.5 77.6
1990 69.6 77.4
1991 69.6 77.6
1992 69.6 77.9
1993 69.6 78.2
1994 69.6 78.5
1995 69.5 78.6
1996 69.4 79
1997 69.2 79.2
1998 68.9 79.5
1999 69 79.7
2000 68.9 79.8
2001 68.9 80.3
2002 69.5 80.4
2003 69.8 80.5
2004 70.2 81.1
2005 70.3 81.2
2006 70.5 81.5
2007 70.7 81.7
2008 70.7 82
2009 70.8 82
2010 70.9 82.3
2011 71 82.6
2012 71.1 82.6
2013 71.3 82.7
2014 71.4 83.1
2015 71.6 82.8
2016 71.8 83.4
2017 72.1 83.4
2018 72.3 83.6
2019 72.6 83.8
2020 71.6 83.1
2021 70.9 83.6
2022 72.2 83.2
2023 73.6 84
2024 73.7 84.1
2025 73.9 84.2

Belize and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Switzerland
Year Population
Belize Switzerland
1960 91,318 5,327,827
1961 93,632 5,434,294
1962 96,042 5,573,815
1963 98,704 5,694,247
1964 101,603 5,789,228
1965 104,675 5,856,472
1966 107,906 5,918,002
1967 111,272 5,991,785
1968 114,713 6,067,714
1969 118,040 6,136,387
1970 120,736 6,180,877
1971 122,805 6,213,399
1972 124,676 6,260,956
1973 126,445 6,307,347
1974 128,185 6,341,405
1975 130,387 6,338,632
1976 133,099 6,302,504
1977 135,887 6,281,174
1978 138,713 6,281,738
1979 141,678 6,294,365
1980 145,062 6,319,408
1981 148,786 6,354,074
1982 152,548 6,391,309
1983 156,297 6,418,773
1984 160,044 6,441,865
1985 163,796 6,470,365
1986 167,554 6,504,124
1987 171,338 6,545,106
1988 175,180 6,593,386
1989 179,107 6,646,912
1990 183,076 6,715,519
1991 187,040 6,799,978
1992 190,983 6,875,364
1993 194,902 6,938,265
1994 199,097 6,993,795
1995 204,146 7,040,687
1996 210,310 7,071,850
1997 217,446 7,088,906
1998 225,173 7,110,001
1999 233,059 7,143,991
2000 240,799 7,184,250
2001 248,379 7,229,854
2002 256,009 7,284,753
2003 263,780 7,339,001
2004 271,688 7,389,625
2005 279,731 7,437,115
2006 287,878 7,483,934
2007 296,100 7,551,117
2008 304,361 7,647,675
2009 312,614 7,743,831
2010 320,245 7,824,909
2011 327,298 7,912,398
2012 334,414 7,996,861
2013 341,627 8,089,346
2014 348,923 8,188,649
2015 356,333 8,282,396
2016 364,705 8,373,338
2017 373,202 8,451,840
2018 380,226 8,514,329
2019 385,829 8,575,280
2020 390,812 8,638,167
2021 395,346 8,704,546
2022 402,733 8,777,088
2023 411,106 8,888,093
2024 417,072 9,034,102

Fertility rates in Belize and Switzerland

Fertility rate
Belize

Switzerland
Year Fertility rate
Belize Switzerland
1960 6.5 2.44
1961 6.48 2.52
1962 6.46 2.58
1963 6.44 2.65
1964 6.42 2.66
1965 6.4 2.59
1966 6.38 2.5
1967 6.36 2.39
1968 6.34 2.29
1969 6.32 2.19
1970 6.3 2.1
1971 6.29 2.04
1972 6.28 1.91
1973 6.29 1.81
1974 6.29 1.73
1975 6.28 1.61
1976 6.25 1.55
1977 6.2 1.53
1978 6.11 1.51
1979 5.99 1.52
1980 5.85 1.55
1981 5.68 1.55
1982 5.5 1.56
1983 5.31 1.52
1984 5.12 1.53
1985 5 1.52
1986 4.94 1.53
1987 4.88 1.52
1988 4.87 1.57
1989 4.86 1.56
1990 4.8 1.58
1991 4.6 1.58
1992 4.43 1.58
1993 4.21 1.51
1994 3.97 1.49
1995 3.88 1.48
1996 3.76 1.5
1997 3.74 1.48
1998 3.75 1.47
1999 3.73 1.48
2000 3.63 1.5
2001 3.53 1.38
2002 3.43 1.39
2003 3.34 1.39
2004 3.25 1.42
2005 3.17 1.42
2006 3.02 1.44
2007 2.89 1.46
2008 2.78 1.48
2009 2.66 1.5
2010 2.55 1.52
2011 2.53 1.52
2012 2.51 1.52
2013 2.5 1.52
2014 2.47 1.54
2015 2.43 1.54
2016 2.4 1.54
2017 2.37 1.52
2018 2.34 1.52
2019 2.14 1.48
2020 2.04 1.46
2021 1.84 1.52
2022 1.95 1.39
2023 2.01 1.33

Belize and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Switzerland
Year Median age, years
Belize Switzerland
1960 17.9 32.6
1961 17.6 32.4
1962 17.3 32
1963 17 31.7
1964 16.6 31.5
1965 16.2 31.6
1966 15.9 31.6
1967 15.6 31.6
1968 15.4 31.7
1969 15.3 31.7
1970 15.4 32
1971 15.6 32.2
1972 15.8 32.3
1973 16 32.5
1974 16.2 32.7
1975 16.4 33.1
1976 16.6 33.5
1977 16.8 33.8
1978 16.9 34.2
1979 17.1 34.5
1980 17.2 34.8
1981 17.3 35
1982 17.4 35.3
1983 17.4 35.6
1984 17.5 35.9
1985 17.5 36.1
1986 17.5 36.3
1987 17.5 36.5
1988 17.6 36.7
1989 17.6 36.8
1990 17.6 36.9
1991 17.7 36.9
1992 17.8 36.9
1993 17.9 37
1994 18 37.1
1995 18.2 37.3
1996 18.5 37.6
1997 18.8 37.9
1998 19.1 38.2
1999 19.4 38.4
2000 19.6 38.7
2001 19.8 39
2002 20 39.3
2003 20.2 39.6
2004 20.4 39.9
2005 20.7 40.3
2006 20.9 40.6
2007 21.1 40.9
2008 21.4 41.1
2009 21.6 41.3
2010 21.9 41.5
2011 22.3 41.6
2012 22.7 41.8
2013 23.1 42
2014 23.4 42.1
2015 23.8 42.2
2016 24.2 42.3
2017 24.5 42.4
2018 24.9 42.5
2019 25.3 42.6
2020 25.7 42.7
2021 26.1 42.8
2022 26.5 43
2023 27 43.4
2024 27.4 43.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Switzerland
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$866B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
4.92%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
0.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
+0.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
4.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
72%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
24.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
83.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
26.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
2.9%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
1,054,293
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
14.6%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
206
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.97T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$909B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$3.5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
11,818,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
2.11%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
98.4%
2024

Energy

Belize Switzerland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
2,512 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$36
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
34.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
3.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
44.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
27.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
45.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
51.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,097 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
68.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
55.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
33%
2023
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Switzerland
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+40,099
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
74.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
100
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
81
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
0.6
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
2.2
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
81.7%
2023
61.3%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Belize Switzerland
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$10,963
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$2,366
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
84.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
4.44
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
3.9
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
12.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
25.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
10.1 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Switzerland
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
1,689 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
5,765 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
4,940 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
52,266 mi
2021

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