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Belize flag Belize North America
United States flag United States North America
Key Statistics
Population
people
417.1K
175th
340.1M
3rd
GDP
gross domestic product, US$
$3.2B
181st
$28.8T
1st
GDP per Capita
US$ per person
$7,681
115th
$84,534
12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
international $
$13,760
124th
$85,980
10th
GDP Growth
annual %
3.5% 97th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
km²
22,966 km²
149th
9,831,510 km²
3rd
Population Density
people per km²
18.2 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate
births per woman
2.0 102nd
1.6 135th
Urban Population
% of population
41.8% 169th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
% of population
5.0% 145th
17.9% 45th
Health
Life Expectancy
years at birth
73.6 yrs
119th
78.4 yrs
63rd
Infant Mortality
per 1,000 live births
10.8 86th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality
per 100,000 live births
67.0 112th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
US$
$309
113th
$13,473
1st
Health Spending
% of GDP
4.1% 153rd
16.7% 3rd
Physicians
per 1,000 people
1.09
124th
3.68
39th
Hospital Beds
per 1,000 people
1.00
156th
2.68
82nd
Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024
Population pyramid of Belize
Belize
Population pyramid of United States
United States
Economy & Environment
Unemployment Rate
% of labour force
8.7% 140th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions
tons per capita
17.81 176th
17.74 175th
Agriculture
% of GDP
7.9%
1.0%
Industry
% of GDP
14.6%
17.9%
Services
% of GDP
62.4%
77.6%
Exports
% of GDP
55.2%
11.1%
Imports
% of GDP
53.7%
14.3%
Education & Society
Literacy Rate
% of adults
87.9% 101st
N/A
Education Spending
% of GDP
4.6% 77th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality
39.9 122nd
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate
at $2.15/day
1.0% 62nd
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate
per 100,000 people
28.1 183rd
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
% of seats
15.6% 149th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
% of female population
43.8% 140th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending
% of GDP
0.9% 132nd
3.4% 24th
Technology & Infrastructure
Internet Users
% of population
72.4%
129th
93.1%
42nd
Mobile Subscriptions
per 100 people
67.2 184th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
% of population
99.6%
135th
100.0%
124th
Access to Water
% of population
94.8%
134th
100.0%
44th
Access to Sanitation
% of population
84.3%
143rd
99.6%
34th
Renewable Energy
% of consumption
30.8% 78th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area
% of land area
54.5% 40th
33.9% 96th
Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.
GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services
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Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP
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Population Over Time1960 – 2024
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GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$
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Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024
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