Total & land area: Belize vs Vanuatu size comparison [2026]

Belize is 1.88 times bigger by total area compared to Vanuatu: 8,867 sq mi vs 4,707 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Belize is 8,807 sq mi vs 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu — a 1.87 times difference in territory size.

Belize ranks 148/197 by total surface area vs 158/197 for Vanuatu.
Belize occupies 0.02% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.008% for Vanuatu.
7.98% of Belize's area is agricultural land vs 15.3% in Vanuatu.
Belize has 0.004% of the world's agricultural land area — Vanuatu has 0.004%.
54.5% of Belize is covered by forests, compared to 36.3% in Vanuatu.
0.03% of the world's forests are in Belize, and 0.01% are in Vanuatu.

True size map comparison: Belize vs Vanuatu

See how Belize and Vanuatu compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Belize	Vanuatu
Total area	8,867 sq mi	4,707 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1.88	1
Total area rank	148/197	158/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.005%	0.002%
Land area	8,807 sq mi	4,707 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1.87	1
Land area rank	148/197	157/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.02%	0.008%
Population	417,072	327,777
Population density	48.7 ppl/mi²	72.8 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Belize	Vanuatu
Forest area	4,801 sq mi	1,708 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	54.5%	36.3%
Forest area rank	117/196	141/196
World's forests share	0.03%	0.01%
Agricultural land area	703 sq mi	722 sq mi
Agricultural land share	7.98%	15.3%
Agricultural land area rank	157/194	156/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.004%	0.004%
Arable land	386 sq mi	77.2 sq mi
Arable land share	4.38%	1.64%
Arable land area rank	147/191	165/191
Permanent cropland	123.6 sq mi	483 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	1.4%	10.3%
Permanent cropland area rank	138/192	99/192
Water area	60.2 sq mi	0 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.68%	0%
Water area rank	134/197	196/197
Roads length	2,039 mi	665 mi
Land borders length	337 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	239.8 mi	1,571 mi
Share of marine protected waters	20.4%	0%

Belize vs Vanuatu size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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