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Belize vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 148th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Taiwan
Population
427523
23308308
Population rank 171/197 60/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
27.4 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Belize and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Belize and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Belize

Taiwan
Year GDP
Belize Taiwan
1960 $28,072,478 -
1961 $29,965,000 $1,778,000,000
1962 $31,857,592 $1,960,000,000
1963 $33,750,114 $2,218,000,000
1964 $36,194,586 $2,592,000,000
1965 $40,110,040 $2,869,000,000
1966 $44,450,044 $3,207,000,000
1967 $47,431,256 $3,709,000,000
1968 $44,999,910 $4,325,000,000
1969 $47,399,905 $5,017,000,000
1970 $53,339,893 $5,785,000,000
1971 $59,074,687 $6,727,000,000
1972 $65,998,069 $8,063,000,000
1973 $78,214,768 $10,940,000,000
1974 $103,160,450 $14,739,000,000
1975 $118,194,026 $15,836,000,000
1976 $97,094,227 $18,988,000,000
1977 $117,650,000 $22,252,000,000
1978 $136,300,000 $27,373,000,000
1979 $151,800,000 $33,875,000,000
1980 $257,400,000 $42,292,000,000
1981 $260,750,000 $49,047,000,000
1982 $248,550,000 $49,540,000,000
1983 $262,150,000 $54,155,000,000
1984 $290,350,000 $61,036,000,000
1985 $287,300,000 $63,599,000,000
1986 $311,500,000 $78,347,000,000
1987 $371,100,000 $104,956,000,000
1988 $421,450,000 $126,378,000,000
1989 $491,100,000 $152,687,000,000
1990 $547,150,000 $166,392,000,000
1991 $597,100,000 $187,100,000,000
1992 $696,250,000 $222,947,000,000
1993 $752,850,000 $234,943,000,000
1994 $772,300,000 $256,213,000,000
1995 $819,050,000 $279,013,000,000
1996 $850,850,000 $292,473,000,000
1997 $873,400,000 $303,315,000,000
1998 $929,500,000 $279,926,000,000
1999 $1,000,250,000 $303,827,000,000
2000 $1,138,900,000 $330,725,000,000
2001 $1,172,800,000 $299,303,000,000
2002 $1,244,650,000 $307,429,000,000
2003 $1,308,900,000 $317,374,000,000
2004 $1,400,850,000 $346,881,000,000
2005 $1,474,950,000 $374,042,000,000
2006 $1,591,150,000 $386,492,000,000
2007 $1,707,100,000 $406,940,000,000
2008 $1,738,900,000 $415,824,000,000
2009 $1,688,500,000 $390,788,000,000
2010 $1,745,700,000 $444,245,000,000
2011 $1,827,050,000 $483,957,000,000
2012 $1,909,400,000 $495,536,000,000
2013 $2,032,750,000 $512,957,000,000
2014 $2,138,250,000 $535,332,000,000
2015 $2,193,050,000 $534,474,000,000
2016 $2,240,200,000 $543,002,000,000
2017 $2,266,300,000 $591,734,000,000
2018 $2,293,250,000 $610,744,000,000
2019 $2,388,300,000 $613,453,000,000
2020 $2,042,850,000 $676,935,000,000
2021 $2,420,550,000 $777,062,000,000
2022 $2,846,700,000 $765,529,000,000
2023 $3,066,850,000 $757,276,000,000
2024 $3,515,783,329 $796,904,000,000

Belize and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Belize Taiwan
1960 $307 -
1961 $320 $161.2
1962 $332 $172
1963 $342 $188.6
1964 $356 $213.6
1965 $383 $229.3
1966 $412 $249.1
1967 $426 $280.8
1968 $392 $319
1969 $402 $357
1970 $442 $397
1971 $481 $451
1972 $529 $530
1973 $619 $706
1974 $805 $934
1975 $906 $985
1976 $729 $1,158
1977 $866 $1,330
1978 $983 $1,606
1979 $1,071 $1,950
1980 $1,774 $2,389
1981 $1,753 $2,720
1982 $1,629 $2,699
1983 $1,677 $2,903
1984 $1,814 $3,224
1985 $1,754 $3,314
1986 $1,859 $4,036
1987 $2,166 $5,350
1988 $2,406 $6,370
1989 $2,742 $7,613
1990 $2,989 $8,205
1991 $3,192 $9,125
1992 $3,646 $10,768
1993 $3,863 $11,242
1994 $3,879 $12,150
1995 $4,012 $13,119
1996 $4,046 $13,641
1997 $4,017 $14,020
1998 $4,128 $12,820
1999 $4,292 $13,804
2000 $4,730 $14,908
2001 $4,722 $13,397
2002 $4,862 $13,686
2003 $4,962 $14,066
2004 $5,156 $15,317
2005 $5,273 $16,456
2006 $5,527 $16,934
2007 $5,765 $17,757
2008 $5,713 $18,081
2009 $5,401 $16,933
2010 $5,451 $19,197
2011 $5,582 $20,866
2012 $5,710 $21,295
2013 $5,950 $21,973
2014 $6,128 $22,874
2015 $6,154 $22,780
2016 $6,142 $23,091
2017 $6,073 $25,121
2018 $6,031 $25,901
2019 $6,190 $25,998
2020 $5,227 $28,705
2021 $6,123 $33,111
2022 $7,068 $32,827
2023 $7,460 $32,442
2024 $8,430 $34,041

Belize vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Taiwan
1950 49.2 56.6
1951 49.9 57.2
1952 50.7 57.9
1953 51.4 58.6
1954 52.2 58.9
1955 52.7 59.8
1956 53.9 60.3
1957 54.8 61
1958 55.7 61
1959 56.6 61.6
1960 57.4 62.5
1961 52.9 63
1962 58.7 63.8
1963 59.3 64.5
1964 59.8 64.9
1965 60.4 65.7
1966 60.9 66.1
1967 61.4 66.7
1968 62 66.8
1969 62.5 67.7
1970 63 69
1971 63.5 69.4
1972 64 69.6
1973 64.5 69.8
1974 64.9 70.3
1975 65.4 70.9
1976 65.8 71.2
1977 66.1 71.3
1978 66.3 71.7
1979 66.7 71.7
1980 66.9 72
1981 67.1 72
1982 67.3 72.4
1983 67.6 72.4
1984 68 73
1985 68.3 73.3
1986 68.7 73.3
1987 69.1 73.6
1988 69.4 73.4
1989 69.5 73.7
1990 69.6 73.9
1991 69.6 74.3
1992 69.6 74.3
1993 69.6 74.6
1994 69.6 74.7
1995 69.5 74.6
1996 69.4 74.9
1997 69.2 75.3
1998 68.9 75.5
1999 69 75.6
2000 68.9 76.1
2001 68.9 76.5
2002 69.5 76.9
2003 69.8 77
2004 70.2 77.2
2005 70.3 77.1
2006 70.5 77.8
2007 70.7 78
2008 70.7 78.3
2009 70.8 78.7
2010 70.9 79
2011 71 78.9
2012 71.1 79.2
2013 71.3 79.6
2014 71.4 79.5
2015 71.6 79.9
2016 71.8 79.7
2017 72.1 80.1
2018 72.3 80.4
2019 72.6 80.6
2020 71.6 81.1
2021 70.9 80.8
2022 72.2 80.2
2023 73.6 80.6
2024 73.7 80.7
2025 73.9 80.9

Belize and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Taiwan
Year Population
Belize Taiwan
1960 91,318 -
1961 93,632 11,030,385
1962 96,042 11,392,513
1963 98,704 11,762,101
1964 101,603 12,137,143
1965 104,675 12,511,863
1966 107,906 12,874,153
1967 111,272 13,210,344
1968 114,713 13,548,537
1969 118,040 14,068,984
1970 120,736 14,582,944
1971 122,805 14,913,564
1972 124,676 15,220,495
1973 126,445 15,505,121
1974 128,185 15,784,817
1975 130,387 16,075,128
1976 133,099 16,401,413
1977 135,887 16,730,895
1978 138,713 17,042,272
1979 141,678 17,372,779
1980 145,062 17,704,538
1981 148,786 18,029,982
1982 152,548 18,354,855
1983 156,297 18,653,146
1984 160,044 18,929,866
1985 163,796 19,191,510
1986 167,554 19,411,454
1987 171,338 19,617,046
1988 175,180 19,839,704
1989 179,107 20,055,492
1990 183,076 20,278,946
1991 187,040 20,503,568
1992 190,983 20,704,227
1993 194,902 20,899,019
1994 199,097 21,086,645
1995 204,146 21,267,653
1996 210,310 21,441,432
1997 217,446 21,634,124
1998 225,173 21,835,703
1999 233,059 22,010,489
2000 240,799 22,184,530
2001 248,379 22,341,120
2002 256,009 22,463,172
2003 263,780 22,562,663
2004 271,688 22,646,836
2005 279,731 22,729,753
2006 287,878 22,823,455
2007 296,100 22,917,444
2008 304,361 22,997,696
2009 312,614 23,078,402
2010 320,245 23,140,948
2011 327,298 23,193,518
2012 334,414 23,270,367
2013 341,627 23,344,670
2014 348,923 23,403,635
2015 356,333 23,462,914
2016 364,705 23,515,945
2017 373,202 23,555,522
2018 380,226 23,580,080
2019 385,829 23,596,027
2020 390,812 23,582,179
2021 395,346 23,468,275
2022 402,733 23,319,977
2023 411,106 23,342,541
2024 417,072 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Belize and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Belize

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Belize Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 6.5 -
1961 6.48 -
1962 6.46 -
1963 6.44 -
1964 6.42 -
1965 6.4 -
1966 6.38 -
1967 6.36 -
1968 6.34 -
1969 6.32 -
1970 6.3 -
1971 6.29 -
1972 6.28 -
1973 6.29 -
1974 6.29 -
1975 6.28 -
1976 6.25 -
1977 6.2 -
1978 6.11 -
1979 5.99 -
1980 5.85 -
1981 5.68 2.46
1982 5.5 -
1983 5.31 -
1984 5.12 -
1985 5 -
1986 4.94 -
1987 4.88 -
1988 4.87 -
1989 4.86 -
1990 4.8 -
1991 4.6 1.72
1992 4.43 -
1993 4.21 -
1994 3.97 -
1995 3.88 -
1996 3.76 -
1997 3.74 -
1998 3.75 -
1999 3.73 -
2000 3.63 -
2001 3.53 1.4
2002 3.43 -
2003 3.34 -
2004 3.25 -
2005 3.17 -
2006 3.02 -
2007 2.89 -
2008 2.78 -
2009 2.66 -
2010 2.55 -
2011 2.53 1.07
2012 2.51 -
2013 2.5 -
2014 2.47 -
2015 2.43 1.18
2016 2.4 1.17
2017 2.37 1.13
2018 2.34 1.06
2019 2.14 1.05
2020 2.04 0.99
2021 1.84 0.98
2022 1.95 0.87
2023 2.01 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Belize and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Belize Taiwan
1960 17.9 -
1961 17.6 -
1962 17.3 -
1963 17 -
1964 16.6 -
1965 16.2 -
1966 15.9 -
1967 15.6 -
1968 15.4 -
1969 15.3 -
1970 15.4 -
1971 15.6 -
1972 15.8 -
1973 16 -
1974 16.2 20.8
1975 16.4 21.2
1976 16.6 21.5
1977 16.8 21.9
1978 16.9 22.3
1979 17.1 22.6
1980 17.2 23
1981 17.3 23.4
1982 17.4 23.8
1983 17.4 24.1
1984 17.5 24.6
1985 17.5 25.1
1986 17.5 25.6
1987 17.5 26.1
1988 17.6 26.5
1989 17.6 27
1990 17.6 27.5
1991 17.7 28
1992 17.8 28.4
1993 17.9 28.9
1994 18 29.4
1995 18.2 29.8
1996 18.5 30.3
1997 18.8 30.7
1998 19.1 31.2
1999 19.4 31.6
2000 19.6 32.1
2001 19.8 32.6
2002 20 33.1
2003 20.2 33.6
2004 20.4 34.1
2005 20.7 34.7
2006 20.9 35.2
2007 21.1 35.8
2008 21.4 36.3
2009 21.6 36.8
2010 21.9 37.4
2011 22.3 37.9
2012 22.7 38.3
2013 23.1 38.9
2014 23.4 39.3
2015 23.8 39.9
2016 24.2 40.4
2017 24.5 41
2018 24.9 41.5
2019 25.3 42.1
2020 25.7 42.7
2021 26.1 43.3
2022 26.5 43.9
2023 27 44.5
2024 27.4 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
n/a
Banked people share
68%
2024
n/a

Energy

Belize Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
n/a

Society

Belize Taiwan
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
67
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
102
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
98.5%
2014
English speaking
81.7%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
n/a

Health

Belize Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
54
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Belize Taiwan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
25,771 mi
2019

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