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Belize vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

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

Belize
blz
Leads on 44 of 106 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 55 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Belize and Mexico: Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (844,600) against Belize (36); Belize leads on Radios (133,000) against Mexico (31); Belize leads on Oil Consumption (7,000) against Mexico (2.07). Across 106 compared metrics, Belize wins on 44 and Mexico wins on 55.

  • 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🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)72.36 %81.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 72% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score68.32 points★45.55 points
Radios133,000★31
Televisions41,000★25.6
Waterways8252,900★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country269.81M $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.89B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9.58 %★7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.46 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.7 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index55.586.1★
Electricity Consumption453★258.7
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5171★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants27★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables22★9
Electricity Imports243★3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity198,000★72.56
Electricity Production280302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.75 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.943.5★
Gross Fixed Investment26.4★21.5
Gross National Saving11.321.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.8 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.3 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption7,000★2.07
Oil Exports01.51★
Oil Imports7,326496,000★
Oil Production4,252★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves6.710.42★
Population Below Poverty Line41 people★41.9 people
Public Debt9945.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)8.2 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports4,161867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production36844,600★
Remittances4.4★3.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.31★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.04★3.89
Taxes and Other Revenues21.3★14.2
Unemployment Rate7 %2.8 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)29,576★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions662,000441.05★
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 eastmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.51 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources21.73461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.94 %1.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)211★52.44
Agricultural land1,948 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)386 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita285.36 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land3559,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country31.66 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions632★
Independence21★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)70.7★93.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14.116.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.1 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %42 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.1 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,800★340,000
Underweight Children Under 54.64.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,000341,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)58.54 %★51.87 %
Life expectancy at birth78.06 years80.06 years★
Median age of population27.28 years29.96 years★
Population Change6,095.3 persons1.20M persons★
Population density18.88 per sq. km★67.89 per sq. km
Total population428,776.5 persons133.03M persons★
Birth Rate (%)17.44 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate51.4 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)4.87 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age120,877.65 persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate190,000★60.96
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population23,000 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)168.73169.01★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization59.52 %77.59 %★
Physician Density1.09 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.47 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums15.72 %15.76 %★
Total deaths1,978.5 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.89 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate2.09 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration127.6 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate9.67 per live births★11.69 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.73★0.48
Airports271,580★
Civil Air Travel2186★
Heliports5488★

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