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Belize vs Canada: 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
Canada
can
Leads on 60 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Belize and Canada: Belize leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (190,000) against Canada (22.87); Belize leads on Oil Imports (7,326) against Canada (1.09); Belize leads on Radios (133,000) against Canada (32.30). Across 106 compared metrics, Belize wins on 39 and Canada 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🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)72.36 %93.96 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 72% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score68.32 points78.75 points★
Radios133,000★32.3
Televisions41,000★21.5
Waterways825★636

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country269.81M $47.01B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.89B $2.59T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9.58 %★1 %
Coal Revenue00.08★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.46 %★3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.7 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index55.579.6★
Electricity Consumption453522.2★
Electricity Exports073.35★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels51★23
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants2756★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables22★12
Electricity Imports243★2.68
Electricity Installed Capacity198,000★143.5
Electricity Production280649.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.75 USD per capita311.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.9★29.9
Gross Fixed Investment26.4★23.7
Gross National Saving11.320.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.8 %★0 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.3 %2.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0124.4★
Natural Gas Exports083.96★
Natural Gas Imports026.36★
Natural Gas Production0159.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves02.06★
Oil Consumption7,000★2.21
Oil Exports01.93★
Oil Imports7,326★1.09
Oil Production4,252★3.48
Oil Proved Reserves6.7175.2★
Population Below Poverty Line41 people9.4 people★
Public Debt9961.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)8.2 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4,000★2.45
Refined Petroleum Products Exports01.12★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports4,161405,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Production36★2.01
Remittances4.4★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.31★0.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.040.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues21.3★13.8
Unemployment Rate7 %6.5 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)29,576-12.14M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions662,000585.85★
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 eastvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.51 Cubic meters per year370 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources21.73★2.9

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.94 %★0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)211★90.43
Agricultural land1,948 sq. km559,597.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)386 km202,080 km★
Dam capacity per capita285.36 cubic meters per inhabitant20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land359,045★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country31.66 %87.73 %★
Administrative Divisions610★
Independence21★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)70.713.47★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14.1★7.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5 % of GDP11.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %12 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.1 %★29.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,800NA
Underweight Children Under 54.6NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,00072,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.54 %★50.95 %
Life expectancy at birth78.06 years85.29 years★
Median age of population27.28 years40.75 years★
Population Change6,095.3 persons437,571 persons★
Population density18.88 per sq. km4.46 per sq. km★
Total population428,776.5 persons40.51M persons★
Birth Rate (%)17.44 %★9.12 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate51.4 %NA
Death Rate (%)4.87 %★7.75 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age120,877.65 persons9.19M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate190,000★22.87
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days94.5 days★
Major Urban Areas Population23,000 people★6.37 people
Mean Male Height (cm)168.73178.09★
Military Manpower at Military Age18★16
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization59.52 %76.27 %★
Physician Density1.09 people/sq km2.82 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.47 %★0.73 %
Population living in slums15.72 %★1.2 %
Total deaths1,978.5 persons★326,297.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.89 %75.87 %★
Total fertility rate2.09 per woman★1.3 per woman
Total net-migration127.6 persons406,485.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate9.67 per live births4.43 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.73★1.96
Airports271,459★
Civil Air Travel2636★
Heliports5506★

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