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Australia vs Belize: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 61 of 106 metrics
Belize
blz
Leads on 35 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Belize: Australia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (462,500) against Belize (36); Belize leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (190,000) against Australia (14.91); Belize leads on Radios (133,000) against Australia (25.50). Across 106 compared metrics, Australia wins on 61 and Belize wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇿 BelizeShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★72.36 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 72% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★68.32 points
Radios25.5133,000★
Televisions10.1541,000★
Waterways2,000★825

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇿 BelizeShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★269.81M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★3.89B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %9.58 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %9.46 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★5.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★55.5
Electricity Consumption229.4453★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★51
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1127★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1722★
Electricity Imports0243★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56198,000★
Electricity Production243280★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★30.75 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.339.9★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★26.4
Gross National Saving21★11.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %4.8 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★7,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★7,326
Oil Production549,200★4,252
Oil Proved Reserves3.326.7★
Population Below Poverty LineNA41 people
Public Debt58★99
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD8.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.184,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★4,161
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★36
Remittances0.14.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.31★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★1.04
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★21.3
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇿 BelizeShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M29,576★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65★662,000
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, byapproximately 25% to 30% of the population lives in the former capital, Belize City; over half of the overall population is rural; population density is slightly higher in the north and east
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★7.51 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★21.73

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇿 BelizeShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.94 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98211★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★1,948 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★386 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★285.36 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★35

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇿 BelizeShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★31.66 %
Administrative Divisions66
Independence121★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇿 BelizeShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.74★70.7
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.414.1★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★1.1 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★67 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %24.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0003,800★
Underweight Children Under 5NA4.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇿 BelizeShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★2,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇿 BelizeShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %58.54 %★
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★78.06 years
Median age of population38.51 years★27.28 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★6,095.3 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★18.88 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★428,776.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %17.44 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★51.4 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %4.87 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★4.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★120,877.65 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91190,000★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people23,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★168.73
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★59.52 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★1.09 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★1.47 %
Population living in slums0.03 %15.72 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons1,978.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★56.89 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.09 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★127.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★9.67 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇿 BelizeShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.093.73★
Airports2,257★27
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft2
Heliports392★5

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