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Belize vs Brazil: Compare Statistics

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

Belize
blz
Leads on 39 of 106 metrics
Brazil
bra
Leads on 60 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Belize and Brazil: Belize leads on Oil Consumption (7,000) against Brazil (2.65); Brazil leads on Irrigated Land (91,833) against Belize (35); Belize leads on Radios (133,000) against Brazil (71). Across 106 compared metrics, Belize wins on 39 and Brazil wins on 60.

  • 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🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)72.36 %84.15 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 72% (2023 est.)percent of population: 84% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score68.32 points★63.8 points
Radios133,000★71
Televisions41,000★36.5
Waterways82550,000★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country269.81M $183.08B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.89B $2.67T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9.58 %★7 %
Coal Revenue00.01★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.46 %46.92 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.7 % of GDP9.5 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index55.559.1★
Electricity Consumption453509.1★
Electricity Exports0219★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels51★17
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants2764★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels01★
Electricity from Other Renewables22★18
Electricity Imports243★41.31
Electricity Installed Capacity198,000★150.8
Electricity Production280567.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.75 USD per capita48.89 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.951.6★
Gross Fixed Investment26.4★18.9
Gross National Saving11.315★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.8 %★3.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.3 %★4.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption034.35★
Natural Gas Exports0134.5★
Natural Gas Imports010.51★
Natural Gas Production023.96★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0377.4★
Oil Consumption7,000★2.65
Oil Exports0699,000★
Oil Imports7,326720,000★
Oil Production4,252★2.75
Oil Proved Reserves6.712.86★
Population Below Poverty Line41 people4.2 people★
Public Debt9983★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)8.2 USD★3.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4,000★2.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0279,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports4,161490,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Production36★2.81
Remittances4.4★0.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.310.62★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.04★6.88
Taxes and Other Revenues21.3★14
Unemployment Rate7 %★7.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)29,576-980,384★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions662,000437.77★
Population Distributionapproximately 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 eastthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeiro
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.51 Cubic meters per year645.6 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources21.73★8.65

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.94 %★0.64 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)211★171.92
Agricultural land1,948 sq. km2.37M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)386 km7,491 km★
Dam capacity per capita285.36 cubic meters per inhabitant3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land3591,833★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Rule of Law Index by Country31.66 %37.95 %★
Administrative Divisions626★
Independence21★7
Suffrage Participation Rate18voluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)69.9139.13★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14.1★10.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5 % of GDP9.9 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.1 %0.6 %★
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2.5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %67 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.1 %22.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,800★930,000
Underweight Children Under 54.63.5★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,000762,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Currently married (Percent)58.54 %★55.24 %
Life expectancy at birth78.06 years80.44 years★
Median age of population27.28 years35.25 years★
Population Change6,095.3 persons856,607.6 persons★
Population density18.88 per sq. km★25.56 per sq. km
Total population428,776.5 persons213.63M persons★
Birth Rate (%)17.44 %★13.04 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate51.4 %80.5 %★
Death Rate (%)4.87 %★7.07 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age120,877.65 persons55.29M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate190,000★106.79
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population23,000 people★22.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)168.73173.55★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization59.52 %79.8 %★
Physician Density1.09 people/sq km2.36 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.47 %★0.58 %
Population living in slums15.72 %★13.19 %
Total deaths1,978.5 persons★1.41M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.89 %72.6 %★
Total fertility rate2.09 per woman★1.59 per woman
Total net-migration127.6 persons★-225,796.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate9.67 per live births★13.14 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.73★0.46
Airports275,297★
Civil Air Travel2198★
Heliports51,871★

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