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Belize vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 148th vs. 36th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Turkey
Population
427523
85914550
Population rank 171/197 18/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 167/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Belize and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Belize and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Belize

Turkey
Year GDP
Belize Turkey
1960 $28,072,478 $7,566,666,667
1961 $29,965,000 $7,988,888,889
1962 $31,857,592 $8,922,222,222
1963 $33,750,114 $10,355,555,556
1964 $36,194,586 $11,177,777,778
1965 $40,110,040 $11,966,666,667
1966 $44,450,044 $14,100,000,000
1967 $47,431,256 $15,644,444,444
1968 $44,999,910 $17,500,000,000
1969 $47,399,905 $19,466,666,667
1970 $53,339,893 $17,863,636,364
1971 $59,074,687 $16,166,666,667
1972 $65,998,069 $20,650,000,000
1973 $78,214,768 $26,000,000,000
1974 $103,160,450 $35,414,285,714
1975 $118,194,026 $46,042,857,143
1976 $97,094,227 $51,450,000,000
1977 $117,650,000 $58,683,333,333
1978 $136,300,000 $65,912,500,000
1979 $151,800,000 $89,616,129,032
1980 $257,400,000 $68,823,684,211
1981 $260,750,000 $71,180,180,180
1982 $248,550,000 $64,369,325,153
1983 $262,150,000 $61,803,555,556
1984 $290,350,000 $59,937,602,180
1985 $287,300,000 $67,232,758,621
1986 $311,500,000 $75,673,037,037
1987 $371,100,000 $87,190,081,680
1988 $421,450,000 $90,875,175,809
1989 $491,100,000 $107,127,191,329
1990 $547,150,000 $150,655,500,192
1991 $597,100,000 $151,034,731,544
1992 $696,250,000 $159,104,772,992
1993 $752,850,000 $180,415,757,852
1994 $772,300,000 $130,650,447,499
1995 $819,050,000 $169,319,579,016
1996 $850,850,000 $181,464,408,820
1997 $873,400,000 $189,878,399,895
1998 $929,500,000 $275,941,990,764
1999 $1,000,250,000 $256,395,932,738
2000 $1,138,900,000 $274,294,623,164
2001 $1,172,800,000 $201,753,123,807
2002 $1,244,650,000 $240,249,071,871
2003 $1,308,900,000 $314,595,572,146
2004 $1,400,850,000 $408,865,430,220
2005 $1,474,950,000 $506,314,717,662
2006 $1,591,150,000 $557,076,157,773
2007 $1,707,100,000 $681,321,124,296
2008 $1,738,900,000 $770,449,132,861
2009 $1,688,500,000 $649,289,324,628
2010 $1,745,700,000 $776,967,266,306
2011 $1,827,050,000 $838,785,289,694
2012 $1,909,400,000 $880,555,885,492
2013 $2,032,750,000 $957,799,120,008
2014 $2,138,250,000 $938,934,609,297
2015 $2,193,050,000 $864,313,810,469
2016 $2,240,200,000 $869,682,881,593
2017 $2,266,300,000 $858,988,492,854
2018 $2,293,250,000 $778,972,108,041
2019 $2,388,300,000 $761,005,915,751
2020 $2,042,850,000 $720,338,490,327
2021 $2,420,550,000 $819,865,223,976
2022 $2,846,700,000 $907,118,434,654
2023 $3,066,850,000 $1,118,252,958,514
2024 $3,515,783,329 $1,323,254,808,059

Belize and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Belize Turkey
1960 $307 $267.1
1961 $320 $274.4
1962 $332 $298.2
1963 $342 $337
1964 $356 $354
1965 $383 $370
1966 $412 $425
1967 $426 $459
1968 $392 $501
1969 $402 $544
1970 $442 $488
1971 $481 $431
1972 $529 $537
1973 $619 $661
1974 $805 $881
1975 $906 $1,122
1976 $729 $1,228
1977 $866 $1,372
1978 $983 $1,510
1979 $1,071 $2,013
1980 $1,774 $1,516
1981 $1,753 $1,537
1982 $1,629 $1,360
1983 $1,677 $1,276
1984 $1,814 $1,209
1985 $1,754 $1,326
1986 $1,859 $1,461
1987 $2,166 $1,650
1988 $2,406 $1,686
1989 $2,742 $1,949
1990 $2,989 $2,690
1991 $3,192 $2,649
1992 $3,646 $2,744
1993 $3,863 $3,058
1994 $3,879 $2,176
1995 $4,012 $2,775
1996 $4,046 $2,929
1997 $4,017 $3,021
1998 $4,128 $4,330
1999 $4,292 $3,969
2000 $4,730 $4,192
2001 $4,722 $3,046
2002 $4,862 $3,583
2003 $4,962 $4,638
2004 $5,156 $5,961
2005 $5,273 $7,303
2006 $5,527 $7,953
2007 $5,765 $9,711
2008 $5,713 $10,844
2009 $5,401 $9,013
2010 $5,451 $10,623
2011 $5,582 $11,301
2012 $5,710 $11,713
2013 $5,950 $12,578
2014 $6,128 $12,165
2015 $6,154 $11,050
2016 $6,142 $10,970
2017 $6,073 $10,696
2018 $6,031 $9,569
2019 $6,190 $9,215
2020 $5,227 $8,639
2021 $6,123 $9,743
2022 $7,068 $10,675
2023 $7,460 $13,106
2024 $8,430 $15,473

Belize vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Turkey
1950 49.2 47.3
1951 49.9 47.6
1952 50.7 48.1
1953 51.4 48.2
1954 52.2 48.8
1955 52.7 49.1
1956 53.9 49.5
1957 54.8 49.2
1958 55.7 49.2
1959 56.6 50.1
1960 57.4 50.8
1961 52.9 51.6
1962 58.7 52.3
1963 59.3 53.1
1964 59.8 53.6
1965 60.4 54.1
1966 60.9 54.6
1967 61.4 55.2
1968 62 55.6
1969 62.5 56.2
1970 63 56.7
1971 63.5 57.2
1972 64 58
1973 64.5 58.5
1974 64.9 59
1975 65.4 59.5
1976 65.8 60
1977 66.1 60.8
1978 66.3 61.6
1979 66.7 62.2
1980 66.9 62.7
1981 67.1 63.2
1982 67.3 63.7
1983 67.6 64.3
1984 68 64.8
1985 68.3 65.3
1986 68.7 65.9
1987 69.1 66.4
1988 69.4 66.9
1989 69.5 67.4
1990 69.6 67.8
1991 69.6 68.3
1992 69.6 68.6
1993 69.6 69
1994 69.6 69.4
1995 69.5 69.7
1996 69.4 70.2
1997 69.2 70.7
1998 68.9 71.1
1999 69 70.8
2000 68.9 71.9
2001 68.9 72.3
2002 69.5 72.6
2003 69.8 72.9
2004 70.2 73.2
2005 70.3 73.5
2006 70.5 73.8
2007 70.7 74.1
2008 70.7 74.4
2009 70.8 74.7
2010 70.9 75
2011 71 74.8
2012 71.1 75.6
2013 71.3 76.2
2014 71.4 76.5
2015 71.6 76.5
2016 71.8 76.6
2017 72.1 77
2018 72.3 77.5
2019 72.6 77.7
2020 71.6 76.5
2021 70.9 75.7
2022 72.2 77.6
2023 73.6 77.2
2024 73.7 77.4
2025 73.9 77.8

Belize and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Turkey
Year Population
Belize Turkey
1960 91,318 28,329,898
1961 93,632 29,119,238
1962 96,042 29,916,147
1963 98,704 30,726,841
1964 101,603 31,543,072
1965 104,675 32,345,220
1966 107,906 33,177,672
1967 111,272 34,050,421
1968 114,713 34,921,684
1969 118,040 35,787,774
1970 120,736 36,638,465
1971 122,805 37,518,611
1972 124,676 38,430,221
1973 126,445 39,329,533
1974 128,185 40,210,234
1975 130,387 41,053,126
1976 133,099 41,899,984
1977 135,887 42,773,298
1978 138,713 43,645,306
1979 141,678 44,510,429
1980 145,062 45,408,815
1981 148,786 46,321,190
1982 152,548 47,322,096
1983 156,297 48,447,410
1984 160,044 49,574,069
1985 163,796 50,687,115
1986 167,554 51,777,772
1987 171,338 52,843,670
1988 175,180 53,909,626
1989 179,107 54,976,723
1990 183,076 56,015,628
1991 187,040 57,009,887
1992 190,983 57,990,118
1993 194,902 58,999,167
1994 199,097 60,033,836
1995 204,146 61,024,503
1996 210,310 61,951,134
1997 217,446 62,852,966
1998 225,173 63,734,383
1999 233,059 64,591,923
2000 240,799 65,425,961
2001 248,379 66,245,128
2002 256,009 67,048,795
2003 263,780 67,831,730
2004 271,688 68,592,617
2005 279,731 69,329,557
2006 287,878 70,045,349
2007 296,100 70,158,112
2008 304,361 71,051,678
2009 312,614 72,039,206
2010 320,245 73,142,150
2011 327,298 74,223,629
2012 334,414 75,175,827
2013 341,627 76,147,624
2014 348,923 77,181,884
2015 356,333 78,218,479
2016 364,705 79,277,962
2017 373,202 80,312,698
2018 380,226 81,407,204
2019 385,829 82,579,440
2020 390,812 83,384,680
2021 395,346 84,147,318
2022 402,733 84,979,913
2023 411,106 85,325,965
2024 417,072 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Belize and Turkey

Fertility rate
Belize

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Belize Turkey
1960 6.5 6.38
1961 6.48 6.42
1962 6.46 6.38
1963 6.44 6.34
1964 6.42 6.29
1965 6.4 6.22
1966 6.38 6.15
1967 6.36 6.06
1968 6.34 5.96
1969 6.32 5.87
1970 6.3 5.78
1971 6.29 5.67
1972 6.28 5.55
1973 6.29 5.41
1974 6.29 5.24
1975 6.28 5.09
1976 6.25 4.93
1977 6.2 4.78
1978 6.11 4.69
1979 5.99 4.58
1980 5.85 4.45
1981 5.68 4.35
1982 5.5 4.21
1983 5.31 4.06
1984 5.12 3.91
1985 5 3.78
1986 4.94 3.66
1987 4.88 3.54
1988 4.87 3.45
1989 4.86 3.34
1990 4.8 3.11
1991 4.6 3
1992 4.43 2.94
1993 4.21 2.92
1994 3.97 2.87
1995 3.88 2.84
1996 3.76 2.78
1997 3.74 2.74
1998 3.75 2.71
1999 3.73 2.63
2000 3.63 2.49
2001 3.53 2.39
2002 3.43 2.27
2003 3.34 2.2
2004 3.25 2.2
2005 3.17 2.2
2006 3.02 2.19
2007 2.89 2.16
2008 2.78 2.15
2009 2.66 2.1
2010 2.55 2.08
2011 2.53 2.05
2012 2.51 2.11
2013 2.5 2.11
2014 2.47 2.19
2015 2.43 2.16
2016 2.4 2.11
2017 2.37 2.08
2018 2.34 2
2019 2.14 1.89
2020 2.04 1.77
2021 1.84 1.71
2022 1.95 1.63
2023 2.01 1.51

Belize and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Belize Turkey
1960 17.9 19.4
1961 17.6 19.3
1962 17.3 19.1
1963 17 19
1964 16.6 18.9
1965 16.2 18.9
1966 15.9 18.8
1967 15.6 18.7
1968 15.4 18.6
1969 15.3 18.6
1970 15.4 18.6
1971 15.6 18.7
1972 15.8 18.8
1973 16 18.9
1974 16.2 19
1975 16.4 19.1
1976 16.6 19.3
1977 16.8 19.4
1978 16.9 19.5
1979 17.1 19.7
1980 17.2 19.8
1981 17.3 19.9
1982 17.4 20
1983 17.4 20.2
1984 17.5 20.4
1985 17.5 20.6
1986 17.5 20.9
1987 17.5 21.1
1988 17.6 21.3
1989 17.6 21.6
1990 17.6 21.8
1991 17.7 22.1
1992 17.8 22.4
1993 17.9 22.7
1994 18 23
1995 18.2 23.3
1996 18.5 23.6
1997 18.8 24
1998 19.1 24.3
1999 19.4 24.7
2000 19.6 25
2001 19.8 25.4
2002 20 25.8
2003 20.2 26.2
2004 20.4 26.6
2005 20.7 27
2006 20.9 27.5
2007 21.1 27.9
2008 21.4 28.3
2009 21.6 28.6
2010 21.9 29.1
2011 22.3 29.5
2012 22.7 29.8
2013 23.1 30.1
2014 23.4 30.4
2015 23.8 30.6
2016 24.2 30.9
2017 24.5 31.2
2018 24.9 31.5
2019 25.3 31.8
2020 25.7 32.3
2021 26.1 32.7
2022 26.5 33.1
2023 27 33.5
2024 27.4 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
6.63%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
81.6%
2024

Energy

Belize Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Turkey
% of world population
0.005%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
34
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
97.3%
2021
English speaking
81.7%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
87.3%
2024

Health

Belize Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Turkey
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
272,554 mi
2024

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