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Belize vs United States: Compare Statistics

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

Belize
blz
Leads on 41 of 106 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 58 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Belize and United States: Belize leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (198,000) against United States (1.09); United States leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (4.79) against Belize (662,000); United States leads on Total net-migration (1.49 million persons) against Belize (127.60 persons). Across 106 compared metrics, Belize wins on 41 and United States wins on 58.

  • 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🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)72.36 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 72% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score68.32 points★65.49 points
Radios133,000★575
Televisions41,000★219
Waterways82541,009★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country269.81M $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.89B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9.58 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.46 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.7 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index55.592★
Electricity Consumption453★3.9
Electricity Exports09.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5170★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants27★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables22★14
Electricity Imports243★72.72
Electricity Installed Capacity198,000★1.09
Electricity Production280★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)30.75 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.941.8★
Gross Fixed Investment26.4★12.9
Gross National Saving11.318.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.8 %★3.25 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.3 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption7,000★19.15
Oil Exports01.92★
Oil Imports7,326★10.27
Oil Production4,252★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves6.720.68★
Population Below Poverty Line41 people15.1 people★
Public Debt99★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)8.2 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports05.22★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports4,161★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production36★20.3
Remittances4.4★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.31★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.041★
Taxes and Other Revenues21.3★10.6
Unemployment Rate7 %4.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)29,576-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions662,0004.8★
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 eastlarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7.51 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources21.73★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.94 %2.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)211★94.67
Agricultural land1,948 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)386 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita285.36 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land35234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country31.66 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions650★
Independence21★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)70.726.21★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14.1★13.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %17 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.1 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,800NA
Underweight Children Under 54.60.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,0001.40M★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)58.54 %★51.38 %
Life expectancy at birth78.06 years83.22 years★
Median age of population27.28 years38.79 years★
Population Change6,095.3 persons2.26M persons★
Population density18.88 per sq. km★38.15 per sq. km
Total population428,776.5 persons349.13M persons★
Birth Rate (%)17.44 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate51.4 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)4.87 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.6 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age120,877.65 persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate190,000★174.17
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population23,000 people★18.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)168.73177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization59.52 %74.52 %★
Physician Density1.09 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.47 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums15.72 %★0.05 %
Total deaths1,978.5 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.89 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate2.09 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration127.6 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate9.67 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇿 Belize🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.73★2.06
Airports2716,116★
Civil Air Travel28,252★
Heliports58,130★

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