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Belize vs Germany: Compare Statistics

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

Belize
blz
Leads on 38 of 106 metrics
Germany
deu
Leads on 63 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Belize and Germany: Belize leads on Major Urban Areas Population (23,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Belize leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (190,000) against Germany (43.77); Belize leads on Oil Consumption (7,000) against Germany (2.50). Across 106 compared metrics, Belize wins on 38 and Germany wins on 63.

  • 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🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)72.36 %92.48 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 72% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score68.32 points83.85 points★
Radios133,000★77.8
Televisions41,000★51.4
Waterways8257,300★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country269.81M $42.94B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.89B $5.03T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9.58 %★0 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.46 %★1.67 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.7 % of GDP11.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index55.579.7★
Electricity Consumption453536.5★
Electricity Exports078.86★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels51★41
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants27★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05★
Electricity from Other Renewables2252★
Electricity Imports243★28.34
Electricity Installed Capacity198,000★208.5
Electricity Production280612.8★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.75 USD per capita120.46 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.9★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment26.4★17.8
Gross National Saving11.328★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.8 %★-3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.3 %2.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption093.36★
Natural Gas Exports034.61★
Natural Gas Imports0119.5★
Natural Gas Production07.9★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves039.5★
Oil Consumption7,000★2.5
Oil Exports0470,200★
Oil Imports7,326★2.67
Oil Production4,252147,200★
Oil Proved Reserves6.7276★
Population Below Poverty Line41 people14.8 people★
Public Debt9963.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)8.2 USD★-0.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4,000★2.46
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0494,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports4,161883,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production36★2.16
Remittances4.4★0.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.31★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.040★
Taxes and Other Revenues21.3★11
Unemployment Rate7 %3.5 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)29,576-21.45M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions662,000600.19★
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 eastsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.51 Cubic meters per year45.7 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources21.73154★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.94 %9.82 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)211★185.14
Agricultural land1,948 sq. km165,134 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)386 km2,389 km★
Dam capacity per capita285.36 cubic meters per inhabitant★47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land355,065★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Rule of Law Index by Country31.66 %92.99 %★
Administrative Divisions616★
Independence21★18
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)57.8115.15★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14.1★7.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5 % of GDP12.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km7.8 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %4 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.1 %22.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,800★93,000
Underweight Children Under 54.60.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,000183,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Currently married (Percent)58.54 %★54.08 %
Life expectancy at birth78.06 years84.11 years★
Median age of population27.28 years45.59 years★
Population Change6,095.3 persons★-741,055 persons
Population density18.88 per sq. km★242.59 per sq. km
Total population428,776.5 persons83.60M persons★
Birth Rate (%)17.44 %★8.87 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate51.4 %67 %★
Death Rate (%)4.87 %★11.96 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age120,877.65 persons16.48M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate190,000★43.77
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days60 days★
Major Urban Areas Population23,000 people★3.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)168.73179.88★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization59.52 %73.51 %★
Physician Density1.09 people/sq km4.53 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.47 %★-0.13 %
Population living in slums15.72 %★0 %
Total deaths1,978.5 persons★1.07M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.89 %61.31 %★
Total fertility rate2.09 per woman★1.4 per woman
Total net-migration127.6 persons★-349,130.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate9.67 per live births3.21 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.73★1.35
Airports27840★
Civil Air Travel2239★
Heliports5449★

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