Belize
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Identity
Name origin: traditionally believed to be derived from the Spanish pronunciation of the last name of Scottish explorer Peter Wallace, who settled in the area in 1638.
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Belize vs Guatemala
105 shared metrics.
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Guatemala
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Guatemala.
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Identity
Name origin: the Spanish conquistadors' first capital (established in 1524) was a former Mayan settlement called "Quauhtemallan" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies…
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Analysis
Guatemala leads in 55 of 105 shared metrics, while Belize leads in 50.
Belize's Merchant Fleet Size is 85.0x that of Guatemala (774 vs 9.0).
Belize's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 25.3x that of Guatemala (0.71 per 100k people vs 0.03 per 100k people).
Belize's Seafood Consumption per Person is 3.4x that of Guatemala (13.35 kg/person/yr vs 3.1 kg/person/yr).
Belize's Mobile Money Accounts is 3.1x that of Guatemala (13.67% of adults vs 3.3% of adults).
Belize's Youth Unemployment Rate is 3.1x that of Guatemala (19.32% of youth labor force vs 4.8% of youth labor force).
Key Comparisons
Merchant Fleet SizeBelize leads
Belize
774
Guatemala
9.0
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleBelize leads
Belize
0.71 per 100k people
Guatemala
0.03 per 100k people
Seafood Consumption per PersonBelize leads
Belize
13.35 kg/person/yr
Guatemala
3.1 kg/person/yr
Mobile Money AccountsBelize leads
Belize
13.67% of adults
Guatemala
3.3% of adults
Youth Unemployment RateBelize leads
Belize
19.32% of youth labor force
Guatemala
4.8% of youth labor force
Beer ConsumptionBelize leads
Belize
3.1 L/person/yr
Guatemala
0.81 L/person/yr
All Metrics
Merchant Fleet Size
BelizeBelize
774
Guatemala
9.0
8500% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
BelizeBelize
0.71 per 100k people
Guatemala
0.03 per 100k people
2533% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
BelizeBelize
13.35 kg/person/yr
Guatemala
3.1 kg/person/yr
335% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
BelizeBelize
13.67% of adults
Guatemala
3.3% of adults
314% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
BelizeBelize
19.32% of youth labor force
Guatemala
4.8% of youth labor force
306% higher
Beer Consumption
BelizeBelize
3.1 L/person/yr
Guatemala
0.81 L/person/yr
280% higher
Credit Card Ownership
BelizeBelize
14.91% of adults
Guatemala
4.2% of adults
256% higher
Air Passengers
BelizeBelize
776.2K
Guatemala
221.5K
250% higher
Exports (% GDP)
BelizeBelize
55.22% of GDP
Guatemala
15.89% of GDP
247% higher
Unemployment Rate
BelizeBelize
7.0%
Guatemala
2.2%
215% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
BelizeBelize
99% of GDP
Guatemala
31.56% of GDP
214% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BelizeBelize
1.0 per 1k
Guatemala
0.40 per 1k
150% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
BelizeBelize
4.0% of GDP
Guatemala
1.6% of GDP
146% higher
Military Spending
BelizeBelize
0.90% of GDP
Guatemala
0.37% of GDP
145% higher
Alcohol Consumption
BelizeBelize
3.7 L/adult/yr
Guatemala
1.5 L/adult/yr
138% higher
Digital Payments Used
BelizeBelize
51.16% of adults
Guatemala
22.58% of adults
127% higher
Broadband Access (%)
BelizeBelize
10 per 100 people
Guatemala
5.0 per 100 people
100% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
GuatemalaBelize
0.00%
Guatemala
5.4%
100% lower
Irrigated Land
GuatemalaBelize
35 km²
Guatemala
3.4K km²
99% lower
Population
GuatemalaBelize
422.0K
Guatemala
18.26M
98% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
GuatemalaBelize
0.39 Mt CO2e
Guatemala
20.37 Mt CO2e
98% lower
Water Withdrawal
GuatemalaBelize
0.10 B m³
Guatemala
3.3 B m³
97% lower
GDP (Nominal)
GuatemalaBelize
$3,203,631,800
Guatemala
$113,199,581,158.2
97% lower
Electricity Generation
GuatemalaBelize
0.45 TWh
Guatemala
13.46 TWh
97% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
GuatemalaBelize
220.0K kW
Guatemala
5.00M kW
96% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
GuatemalaBelize
2.0K
Guatemala
43.0K
95% lower
Capital Elevation
GuatemalaBelize
76 m
Guatemala
1.5K m
95% lower
Population Density
GuatemalaBelize
18.02 /km²
Guatemala
169.14 /km²
89% lower
Foreign Patents
GuatemalaBelize
27
Guatemala
249
89% lower
Protected Land (%)
BelizeBelize
37.3%
Guatemala
20.1%
86% higher
Scientific Publications
GuatemalaBelize
17.74
Guatemala
121.38
85% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
GuatemalaBelize
8.0%
Guatemala
43.04%
81% lower
Land Area
GuatemalaBelize
22.8K km²
Guatemala
107.2K km²
79% lower
Water Stress (%)
GuatemalaBelize
0.66%
Guatemala
3.0%
78% lower
CO2 Per Capita
BelizeBelize
1.9 t/person/yr
Guatemala
1.1 t/person/yr
77% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
GuatemalaBelize
1.0 sites
Guatemala
4.0 sites
75% lower
Highest Elevation
GuatemalaBelize
1.1K m
Guatemala
4.2K m
73% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
BelizeBelize
80.3 kg/person/yr
Guatemala
46.6 kg/person/yr
72% higher
Imports (% GDP)
BelizeBelize
53.75% of GDP
Guatemala
31.45% of GDP
71% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
BelizeBelize
54.52%
Guatemala
32.6%
67% higher
Land Border Length
GuatemalaBelize
542 km
Guatemala
1.7K km
67% lower
Obesity Rate
BelizeBelize
41.91%
Guatemala
25.2%
66% higher
Forest Area
GuatemalaBelize
12.4K km²
Guatemala
34.9K km²
64% lower
Airports
GuatemalaBelize
28
Guatemala
58
52% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
GuatemalaBelize
30.8%
Guatemala
62.1%
50% lower
Border Neighbors
GuatemalaBelize
2.0
Guatemala
4.0
50% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
BelizeBelize
4.6% of GDP
Guatemala
3.1% of GDP
49% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
GuatemalaBelize
170.21 gCO2/kWh
Guatemala
301.46 gCO2/kWh
44% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
GuatemalaBelize
4.2% of GDP
Guatemala
7.4% of GDP
43% lower
Child Mortality
GuatemalaBelize
12.7 per 1k births
Guatemala
21.4 per 1k births
41% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
GuatemalaBelize
67 per 100 people
Guatemala
113.71 per 100 people
41% lower
Infant Mortality
GuatemalaBelize
10.8 per 1k births
Guatemala
17.9 per 1k births
40% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
BelizeBelize
40.68% of adults
Guatemala
29.3% of adults
39% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
BelizeBelize
17.5 per 100k
Guatemala
12.6 per 100k
39% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
BelizeBelize
36 pts
Guatemala
26 pts
38% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
BelizeBelize
28.65 µg/m³
Guatemala
21.64 µg/m³
32% higher
Internet Users (%)
BelizeBelize
72%
Guatemala
56%
29% higher
Smoking Rate
GuatemalaBelize
8.8%
Guatemala
11.9%
26% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
GuatemalaBelize
8.4% of adults
Guatemala
11.2% of adults
25% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
BelizeBelize
45.51 per 100k
Guatemala
36.3 per 100k
25% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
GuatemalaBelize
$297.42
Guatemala
$396.08
25% lower
Urban Population (%)
GuatemalaBelize
41.75%
Guatemala
55.95%
25% lower
GNI Per Capita
BelizeBelize
$7,150
Guatemala
$5,780
24% higher
Food Waste per Person
GuatemalaBelize
120.62 kg/person/yr
Guatemala
157.86 kg/person/yr
24% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
GuatemalaBelize
15.63%
Guatemala
20%
22% lower
Solar Electricity Share
BelizeBelize
2.1%
Guatemala
1.8%
20% higher
Homicide Rate
BelizeBelize
28.06 per 100k
Guatemala
23.37 per 100k
20% higher
Teen Birth Rate
GuatemalaBelize
55.23 per 1k
Guatemala
68.27 per 1k
19% lower
Dependency Ratio
GuatemalaBelize
46.2% of working-age pop.
Guatemala
57.3% of working-age pop.
19% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
BelizeBelize
37.7% of adults
Guatemala
31.7% of adults
19% higher
Tourist Arrivals
GuatemalaBelize
487.0K
Guatemala
594.0K
18% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
BelizeBelize
84.3%
Guatemala
71.17%
18% higher
Youth Population (%)
GuatemalaBelize
26.58%
Guatemala
31.58%
16% lower
Median Age
BelizeBelize
25.9 years
Guatemala
22.6 years
15% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
GuatemalaBelize
1.1 per 1k
Guatemala
1.3 per 1k
15% lower
Suicide Rate
GuatemalaBelize
4.2 per 100k
Guatemala
4.9 per 100k
15% lower
Inflation Rate
BelizeBelize
3.3%
Guatemala
2.9%
14% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
BelizeBelize
96.72% of adults
Guatemala
84.65% of adults
14% higher
Spirits Consumption
GuatemalaBelize
0.58 L/person/yr
Guatemala
0.67 L/person/yr
13% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
BelizeBelize
41.09 kg/person/yr
Guatemala
36.39 kg/person/yr
13% higher
Human Development Index
BelizeBelize
0.72
Guatemala
0.66
9% higher
University Enrollment Rate
GuatemalaBelize
24.81%
Guatemala
27.29%
9% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
GuatemalaBelize
14 days/yr
Guatemala
15 days/yr
7% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
GuatemalaBelize
39 hrs/week
Guatemala
42 hrs/week
7% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
BelizeBelize
87.88%
Guatemala
82.11%
7% higher
Women in Senior Management
BelizeBelize
41.71% of managers
Guatemala
39.81% of managers
5% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
GuatemalaBelize
189.44 per 1k people
Guatemala
199.78 per 1k people
5% lower
Coastline Length
GuatemalaBelize
386 km
Guatemala
400 km
4% lower
GDP Growth Rate
GuatemalaBelize
3.5%
Guatemala
3.7%
4% lower
Elderly Population (%)
BelizeBelize
5.0%
Guatemala
4.8%
4% higher
Fertility Rate
BelizeBelize
2.0 children/woman
Guatemala
2.0 children/woman
3% higher
Life Evaluation Score
BelizeBelize
6.7 pts
Guatemala
6.5 pts
3% higher
Birth Rate
BelizeBelize
17.44 per 1k
Guatemala
17.12 per 1k
2% higher
Death Rate
GuatemalaBelize
4.9 per 1k
Guatemala
5.0 per 1k
2% lower
Life Expectancy
BelizeBelize
73.6 years
Guatemala
72.6 years
1% higher
Time Zones Count
BelizeBelize
2.0 time zones
Guatemala
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
GuatemalaBelize
0%
Guatemala
15.83%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
GuatemalaBelize
0%
Guatemala
2.3%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
GuatemalaBelize
99.6%
Guatemala
100%
equal
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GuatemalaBelize
$14,346.52
Guatemala
$14,368.66
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GuatemalaBelize
0 per 1M people
Guatemala
0.11 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
BelizeBelize
0 m
Guatemala
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
BelizeBelize
1.0
Guatemala
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
GuatemalaBelize
-3.5% of GDP
Guatemala
4.8% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
GuatemalaBelize
0 per 1M people
Guatemala
7.5 per 1M people
ranked lower
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