Country
Belize
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Income group
- upper middle income
- Capital
- Belmopan
- ISO code
- BZ · BLZ
70 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 423K
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- 12,789 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices)
- Life expectancy
- 73.7 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 0.9 t CO₂
Population
- Population 423K 2025 174th of 214
- Population density 18 people/km² 2024 188th of 212
- Population growth 1.39 % per year 2025 74th of 214
- Natural increase 13.1 per 1,000 people 2023 81st of 228
- Net migration 0.9 per 1,000 people 2025 65th of 214
- Fertility rate 2.02 births per woman 2024 100th of 214
- Urban population 41.6 % 2025 167th of 214
- Median age 25.9 years 2023 152nd of 228
- Population aged 65+ 5.2 % 2025 142nd of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 7.6 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 145th of 214
- Children under 15 26.3 % 2025 87th of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 73.7 years 2024 118th of 214
- Life expectancy, women 76.7 years 2024 120th of 214
- Life expectancy, men 71.1 years 2024 109th of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 5.6 years 2024 77th of 214
- Infant mortality 10.8 per 1,000 births 2024 109th of 195
- Under-5 mortality 12.7 per 1,000 births 2024 108th of 195
- Maternal mortality 67 per 100,000 births 2023 79th of 193
- Health spending per person 309 USD 2023 109th of 190
- Health spending (PPP) 573 $ (PPP) 2023 124th of 191
- Physicians 1.09 per 1,000 people 2018 107th of 179
- Hospital beds 1.0 per 1,000 people 2023 121st of 150
- Measles immunization 84 % 2024 128th of 191
- Undernourishment 4.4 % 2024 87th of 165
- Tobacco use 8.5 % 2024 141st of 165
- Calorie supply 2,832 kcal per day 2023 109th of 175
- Meat supply 68.2 kg per person per year 2023 67th of 175
Economy
- GDP 3.3B USD 2025 160th of 185
- GDP per capita 7,866 USD 2025 94th of 185
- GDP per capita (PPP) 12,789 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices) 2025 112th of 184
- GDP growth 2.7 % 2025 113th of 185
- GDP per capita growth 1.3 % 2025 121st of 185
- Inflation 1.1 % 2025 133rd of 169
- Unemployment 8.9 % 2025 43rd of 181
- Youth unemployment 19.3 % 2025 51st of 181
- Youth not in education, employment or training 24.9 % 2019 not ranked – no value for 2025
- Trade 109 % of GDP 2024 48th of 172
- Income inequality (Gini) 39.9 2018 38th of 151
- Extreme poverty 1.0 % 2018 87th of 151
- Agriculture in the economy 7.9 % of GDP 2024 81st of 187
- Women in the labour force 46.5 % 2025 132nd of 181
Education and society
- Human Development Index (HDI) 0.721 2023 115th of 192
- Literacy rate 87.9 % 2022 72nd of 122
- Education spending 4.6 % of GDP 2022 63rd of 163
- Secondary school enrolment 84 % 2023 107th of 145
- Tertiary enrolment 22 % 2023 100th of 127
- Primary completion rate 97 % 2023 63rd of 135
- Women in parliament 12.5 % 2025 156th of 183
- Homicide rate 26.1 per 100,000 people 2020 10th of 129
Technology and infrastructure
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 0.4 Mt CO₂ 2024 175th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 0.9 t CO₂ 2024 141st of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 1.91 t CO₂ 2024 135th of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.0 Gt CO₂ 2024 176th of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 2.5 t CO₂e 2024 134th of 201
- Forest area 58.0 % of land 2024 36th of 208
- Water stress 1 % 2022 159th of 176
- Arable land 4.6 % of land 2024 138th of 205
- Renewable energy 26.6 % of final energy 2021 89th of 210
- Renewable electricity 87.2 % of electricity 2024 25th of 193
- Nuclear electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 32nd of 193
- Electricity from coal 0.0 % of electricity 2024 82nd of 193
- Electricity from wind 0.0 % of electricity 2024 108th of 193
- Electricity from solar 2.1 % of electricity 2024 115th of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 170 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 152nd of 193
- Electricity generation per person 1,127 kWh 2024 125th of 190
- PM2.5 air pollution 16.8 µg/m³ 2023 102nd of 199
Belize on other Ominuvo maps
- Languages of the worldEnglish · official languageSource: Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3)
- Prices around the worldBelize dollar (BZD)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC−6Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType A, B, G · 110/220 V · 60 Hz
- National dishes of the world2 national dishes
- Plants of the world5 characteristic plants
- VPN provider mapServers of 5 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)