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Belize vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Belize
blz
Leads on 42 of 113 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 62 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Belize and Thailand: Belize leads on Radios (133,000) against Thailand (13.96); Belize leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (190,000) against Thailand (40.62); Belize leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (198,000) against Thailand (44.89). Across 113 compared metrics, Belize wins on 42 and Thailand wins on 62.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)80.01 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)72.36 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 72% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score68.32 points★56.72 points
Radios133,000★13.96
Televisions41,000★15.19
Waterways8254,000★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country269.81M $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.89B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)19.79 %21.58 %★
Apple Import Volume149,331 tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9.58 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.46 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index55.584.6★
Electricity Consumption453★187.7
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5176★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants27★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables22★16
Electricity Imports243★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity198,000★44.89
Electricity Production280★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.75 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.9★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment26.428.8★
Gross National Saving11.334.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.8 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.3 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption7,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports7,326807,100★
Oil Production4,252406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves6.7435★
Population Below Poverty Line41 people9.9 people★
Public Debt9961.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)8.2 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports4,161134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production36★1.33
Remittances4.4★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.310.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.040.11★
Taxes and Other Revenues21.3★15.4
Top Exporting Countries1.77B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate7 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate59.1 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)29,576★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions662,000336.69★
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 easthighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation37.24 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.51 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources21.73438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.94 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)211★142.5
Agricultural land1,948 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)386 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita285.36 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land3564,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country31.66 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions676★
Independence21123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)69.9119.51★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14.1★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita643.41 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.1 %1 %★
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %34 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.1 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,800★500,000
Underweight Children Under 54.6★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,000455,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)58.54 %★50.17 %
Life expectancy at birth78.06 years80.78 years★
Median age of population27.28 years41.03 years★
Population Change6,095.3 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density18.88 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population428,776.5 persons71.57M persons★
Birth Rate (%)17.44 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate51.4 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)4.87 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age120,877.65 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate190,000★40.62
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population23,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)168.73169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization59.52 %62.64 %★
Physician Density1.09 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.47 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums15.72 %★2 %
Total deaths1,978.5 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.89 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate2.09 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration127.6 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate9.67 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.73★1.01
Airports27105★
Civil Air Travel241★
Heliports55

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