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Belize

Belize / BZ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Belize in numbers.

Area22,966 kmยฒWorld # 148 โ†’Population422.9KWorld # 173 โ†’Population density18.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 188 โ†’Life expectancy73.7 yearsWorld # 118 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 7,865World # 114 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Belize across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area22,966 kmยฒWorld # 148 / 2023 โ†’Population422.9KWorld # 173 / 2025 โ†’Population density18.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 188 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,981World # 28 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.4%World # 75 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2World # 101 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate18.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 84 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 192 / 2024 โ†’Median age25.9 yearsWorld # 157 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+5.2%World # 143 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1426.3%World # 88 / 2025 โ†’Urban population41.6%World # 168 / 2025 โ†’Net migration360World # 75 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 66 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share16.5%World # 53 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy73.7 yearsWorld # 118 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.8 yearsWorld # 75 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 116 / 2018 โ†’Smoking rate8.5%World # 142 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 7,865World # 114 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 3.3BWorld # 180 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 14,966World # 123 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.7%World # 123 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.1%World # 150 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment8.9%World # 47 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment19.3%World # 53 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)39.9World # 43 / 2018 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.6%World # 72 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,832 kcal/dayWorld # 114 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person68.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 71 / 2023 โ†’Rice production16.8K tWorld # 94 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production89.6 tWorld # 68 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area54.5%World # 40 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.9 tWorld # 135 / 2024 โ†’Internet use80%World # 109 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions67.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 184 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate28.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 13 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate22.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 56 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.9%World # 127 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament12.5%World # 162 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals487KWorld # 127 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2010 / 73.3%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryPrepared food and beverages2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal318 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyBelize DollarBZDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsBelize River