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Belize vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 148th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Vatican
Population
427523
949
Population rank 171/197 197/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 167/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 94/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 77/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
n/a
Median age
27.4 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Belize and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Belize vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Vatican
1950 49.2 65.9
1951 49.9 65.3
1952 50.7 65.7
1953 51.4 66.3
1954 52.2 67.5
1955 52.7 67.8
1956 53.9 67.3
1957 54.8 67.5
1958 55.7 68.7
1959 56.6 69.2
1960 57.4 69.2
1961 52.9 69.8
1962 58.7 69.2
1963 59.3 69.3
1964 59.8 70.3
1965 60.4 70.1
1966 60.9 70.9
1967 61.4 70.9
1968 62 70.7
1969 62.5 70.7
1970 63 71.5
1971 63.5 71.7
1972 64 72
1973 64.5 71.9
1974 64.9 72.7
1975 65.4 72.6
1976 65.8 72.9
1977 66.1 73.3
1978 66.3 73.7
1979 66.7 74
1980 66.9 74.1
1981 67.1 74.3
1982 67.3 74.8
1983 67.6 74.7
1984 68 75.1
1985 68.3 75.5
1986 68.7 75.7
1987 69.1 76.2
1988 69.4 76.4
1989 69.5 76.8
1990 69.6 76.9
1991 69.6 76.9
1992 69.6 77.3
1993 69.6 77
1994 69.6 77.7
1995 69.5 77.8
1996 69.4 78.5
1997 69.2 78.2
1998 68.9 78.3
1999 69 78.7
2000 68.9 79.3
2001 68.9 79.9
2002 69.5 80
2003 69.8 79.8
2004 70.2 80.2
2005 70.3 80.6
2006 70.5 81.2
2007 70.7 81.3
2008 70.7 81.4
2009 70.8 81.3
2010 70.9 81.5
2011 71 81.7
2012 71.1 82
2013 71.3 82.5
2014 71.4 82.6
2015 71.6 82.5
2016 71.8 82.9
2017 72.1 82.7
2018 72.3 83.3
2019 72.6 83.6
2020 71.6 83
2021 70.9 82.9
2022 72.2 83.3
2023 73.6 83
2024 73.7 83.1
2025 73.9 83.3

Belize and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Vatican
Year Population
Belize Vatican
1960 91,318 -
1961 93,632 -
1962 96,042 -
1963 98,704 -
1964 101,603 -
1965 104,675 -
1966 107,906 -
1967 111,272 -
1968 114,713 -
1969 118,040 -
1970 120,736 -
1971 122,805 -
1972 124,676 -
1973 126,445 -
1974 128,185 -
1975 130,387 -
1976 133,099 -
1977 135,887 -
1978 138,713 -
1979 141,678 -
1980 145,062 -
1981 148,786 -
1982 152,548 -
1983 156,297 -
1984 160,044 -
1985 163,796 -
1986 167,554 -
1987 171,338 -
1988 175,180 -
1989 179,107 -
1990 183,076 -
1991 187,040 -
1992 190,983 -
1993 194,902 -
1994 199,097 -
1995 204,146 -
1996 210,310 -
1997 217,446 -
1998 225,173 -
1999 233,059 -
2000 240,799 880
2001 248,379 890
2002 256,009 900
2003 263,780 911
2004 271,688 921
2005 279,731 921
2006 287,878 932
2007 296,100 821
2008 304,361 824
2009 312,614 826
2010 320,245 829
2011 327,298 832
2012 334,414 836
2013 341,627 839
2014 348,923 842
2015 356,333 1,000
2016 364,705 -
2017 373,202 1,000
2018 380,226 -
2019 385,829 1,000
2020 390,812 -
2021 395,346 -
2022 402,733 -
2023 411,106 -
2024 417,072 -

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Finance

Belize Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
n/a
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
n/a
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
n/a
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
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 Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
n/a
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 Vatican
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
n/a
Urban population
46.8%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
60
2025
Higher education index
17
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
102
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
81.7%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
n/a

Health

Belize Vatican
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
83.3 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
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
54
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Belize Vatican
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
5.59 mi
2003

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