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 Honduras
104 shared metrics.
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Honduras
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Honduras.
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Identity
Name origin: the name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo.
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Analysis
Honduras leads in 59 of 104 shared metrics, while Belize leads in 45.
Belize's Seafood Consumption per Person is 4.3x that of Honduras (13.35 kg/person/yr vs 2.5 kg/person/yr).
Belize's Credit Card Ownership is 2.7x that of Honduras (14.91% of adults vs 4.1% of adults).
Belize's Government Debt (% GDP) is 1.6x that of Honduras (99% of GDP vs 38.5% of GDP).
Belize's Broadband Access (%) is 1.5x that of Honduras (10 per 100 people vs 4.0 per 100 people).
Belize's GNI Per Capita is 1.4x that of Honduras ($7,150 vs $3,020).
Key Comparisons
Seafood Consumption per PersonBelize leads
Belize
13.35 kg/person/yr
Honduras
2.5 kg/person/yr
Credit Card OwnershipBelize leads
Belize
14.91% of adults
Honduras
4.1% of adults
Government Debt (% GDP)Belize leads
Belize
99% of GDP
Honduras
38.5% of GDP
Broadband Access (%)Belize leads
Belize
10 per 100 people
Honduras
4.0 per 100 people
GNI Per CapitaBelize leads
Belize
$7,150
Honduras
$3,020
Youth Unemployment RateBelize leads
Belize
19.32% of youth labor force
Honduras
8.5% of youth labor force
All Metrics
Seafood Consumption per Person
BelizeBelize
13.35 kg/person/yr
Honduras
2.5 kg/person/yr
428% higher
Credit Card Ownership
BelizeBelize
14.91% of adults
Honduras
4.1% of adults
268% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
BelizeBelize
99% of GDP
Honduras
38.5% of GDP
157% higher
Broadband Access (%)
BelizeBelize
10 per 100 people
Honduras
4.0 per 100 people
150% higher
GNI Per Capita
BelizeBelize
$7,150
Honduras
$3,020
137% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
BelizeBelize
19.32% of youth labor force
Honduras
8.5% of youth labor force
127% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
BelizeBelize
1.1 per 1k
Honduras
0.49 per 1k
122% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
HondurasBelize
0.00%
Honduras
3.9%
100% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
HondurasBelize
0.39 Mt CO2e
Honduras
12.29 Mt CO2e
97% lower
Population
HondurasBelize
422.0K
Honduras
9.53M
96% lower
Irrigated Land
HondurasBelize
35 km²
Honduras
900 km²
96% lower
Electricity Generation
HondurasBelize
0.45 TWh
Honduras
11.71 TWh
96% lower
Water Withdrawal
HondurasBelize
0.10 B m³
Honduras
1.6 B m³
94% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
HondurasBelize
220.0K kW
Honduras
3.33M kW
93% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
BelizeBelize
$14,346.52
Honduras
$7,486.02
92% higher
Capital Elevation
HondurasBelize
76 m
Honduras
990 m
92% lower
Beer Consumption
BelizeBelize
3.1 L/person/yr
Honduras
1.6 L/person/yr
91% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
HondurasBelize
2.0K
Honduras
23.0K
91% lower
GDP (Nominal)
HondurasBelize
$3,203,631,800
Honduras
$37,093,565,854.04
91% lower
Scientific Publications
HondurasBelize
17.74
Honduras
159.18
89% lower
Foreign Patents
HondurasBelize
27
Honduras
188
86% lower
Population Density
HondurasBelize
18.02 /km²
Honduras
95.14 /km²
81% lower
Air Passengers
BelizeBelize
776.2K
Honduras
428.4K
81% higher
Forest Area
HondurasBelize
12.4K km²
Honduras
63.0K km²
80% lower
Land Area
HondurasBelize
22.8K km²
Honduras
111.9K km²
80% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
BelizeBelize
45.51 per 100k
Honduras
25.37 per 100k
79% higher
Airports
HondurasBelize
28
Honduras
130
78% lower
Solar Electricity Share
HondurasBelize
2.1%
Honduras
9.5%
77% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
BelizeBelize
14 days/yr
Honduras
8.0 days/yr
75% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
HondurasBelize
8.0%
Honduras
31.96%
75% lower
Digital Payments Used
BelizeBelize
51.16% of adults
Honduras
30.05% of adults
70% higher
Land Border Length
HondurasBelize
542 km
Honduras
1.6K km
66% lower
Exports (% GDP)
BelizeBelize
55.22% of GDP
Honduras
33.55% of GDP
65% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
BelizeBelize
36 pts
Honduras
22 pts
64% higher
Water Stress (%)
HondurasBelize
0.66%
Honduras
1.8%
63% lower
CO2 Per Capita
BelizeBelize
1.9 t/person/yr
Honduras
1.2 t/person/yr
61% higher
Highest Elevation
HondurasBelize
1.1K m
Honduras
2.9K m
61% lower
Protected Land (%)
BelizeBelize
37.3%
Honduras
23.4%
59% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
BelizeBelize
774
Honduras
489
58% higher
Coastline Length
HondurasBelize
386 km
Honduras
823 km
53% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
HondurasBelize
1.0 sites
Honduras
2.0 sites
50% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
HondurasBelize
4.2% of GDP
Honduras
8.3% of GDP
49% lower
Obesity Rate
BelizeBelize
41.91%
Honduras
28.54%
47% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
HondurasBelize
170.21 gCO2/kWh
Honduras
322.12 gCO2/kWh
47% lower
Spirits Consumption
HondurasBelize
0.58 L/person/yr
Honduras
1.1 L/person/yr
45% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
HondurasBelize
15.63%
Honduras
27.34%
43% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BelizeBelize
1.0 per 1k
Honduras
0.70 per 1k
43% higher
Military Spending
HondurasBelize
0.90% of GDP
Honduras
1.6% of GDP
43% lower
Suicide Rate
BelizeBelize
4.2 per 100k
Honduras
3.0 per 100k
41% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
BelizeBelize
28.65 µg/m³
Honduras
20.31 µg/m³
41% higher
Teen Birth Rate
HondurasBelize
55.23 per 1k
Honduras
82.08 per 1k
33% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
HondurasBelize
30.8%
Honduras
45.9%
33% lower
Border Neighbors
HondurasBelize
2.0
Honduras
3.0
33% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
HondurasBelize
8.4% of adults
Honduras
12.1% of adults
31% lower
Urban Population (%)
HondurasBelize
41.75%
Honduras
58.79%
29% lower
Smoking Rate
HondurasBelize
8.8%
Honduras
12.3%
28% lower
Inflation Rate
HondurasBelize
3.3%
Honduras
4.6%
28% lower
Tourist Arrivals
HondurasBelize
487.0K
Honduras
669.0K
27% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
BelizeBelize
13.67% of adults
Honduras
10.89% of adults
26% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
BelizeBelize
41.09 kg/person/yr
Honduras
33.09 kg/person/yr
24% higher
Internet Users (%)
BelizeBelize
72%
Honduras
58%
24% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
BelizeBelize
40.68% of adults
Honduras
33.3% of adults
22% higher
Food Waste per Person
HondurasBelize
120.62 kg/person/yr
Honduras
151.2 kg/person/yr
20% lower
Infant Mortality
HondurasBelize
10.8 per 1k births
Honduras
13.3 per 1k births
19% lower
Alcohol Consumption
BelizeBelize
3.7 L/adult/yr
Honduras
3.1 L/adult/yr
19% higher
Child Mortality
HondurasBelize
12.7 per 1k births
Honduras
15.5 per 1k births
18% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
BelizeBelize
$297.42
Honduras
$251.04
18% higher
Unemployment Rate
BelizeBelize
7.0%
Honduras
6.1%
15% higher
Dependency Ratio
HondurasBelize
46.2% of working-age pop.
Honduras
53.94% of working-age pop.
14% lower
Elderly Population (%)
BelizeBelize
5.0%
Honduras
4.4%
14% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
BelizeBelize
4.0% of GDP
Honduras
3.5% of GDP
14% higher
Youth Population (%)
HondurasBelize
26.58%
Honduras
30.62%
13% lower
Human Development Index
BelizeBelize
0.72
Honduras
0.65
12% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
HondurasBelize
80.3 kg/person/yr
Honduras
91.33 kg/person/yr
12% lower
Fertility Rate
HondurasBelize
2.0 children/woman
Honduras
2.3 children/woman
12% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
HondurasBelize
39 hrs/week
Honduras
43.71 hrs/week
11% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
BelizeBelize
37.7% of adults
Honduras
33.9% of adults
11% higher
Birth Rate
HondurasBelize
17.44 per 1k
Honduras
19.7 per 1k
11% lower
Homicide Rate
HondurasBelize
28.06 per 100k
Honduras
31.44 per 100k
11% lower
Median Age
BelizeBelize
25.9 years
Honduras
23.5 years
10% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
HondurasBelize
67 per 100 people
Honduras
74.41 per 100 people
10% lower
Life Evaluation Score
BelizeBelize
6.7 pts
Honduras
6.1 pts
10% higher
Women in Senior Management
HondurasBelize
41.71% of managers
Honduras
45.96% of managers
9% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
BelizeBelize
96.72% of adults
Honduras
89.64% of adults
8% higher
Imports (% GDP)
HondurasBelize
53.75% of GDP
Honduras
57.56% of GDP
7% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
BelizeBelize
189.44 per 1k people
Honduras
180.03 per 1k people
5% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
HondurasBelize
17.5 per 100k
Honduras
18.5 per 100k
5% lower
Electricity Access (%)
BelizeBelize
99.6%
Honduras
95.6%
4% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
HondurasBelize
84.3%
Honduras
87.67%
4% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
HondurasBelize
54.52%
Honduras
56.27%
3% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
BelizeBelize
4.6% of GDP
Honduras
4.5% of GDP
2% higher
Death Rate
HondurasBelize
4.9 per 1k
Honduras
4.9 per 1k
1% lower
Life Expectancy
BelizeBelize
73.6 years
Honduras
72.9 years
1% higher
GDP Growth Rate
HondurasBelize
3.5%
Honduras
3.6%
1% lower
Time Zones Count
BelizeBelize
2.0 time zones
Honduras
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
HondurasBelize
0%
Honduras
0.48%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
HondurasBelize
0%
Honduras
6.0%
ranked lower
Adult Literacy Rate
HondurasBelize
87.88%
Honduras
88.25%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
BelizeBelize
0 per 1M people
Honduras
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
BelizeBelize
0 m
Honduras
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
BelizeBelize
1.0
Honduras
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
HondurasBelize
-3.5% of GDP
Honduras
2.4% of GDP
ranked lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
BelizeBelize
0.71 per 100k people
Honduras
0 per 100k people
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
HondurasBelize
0 per 1M people
Honduras
1.5 per 1M people
ranked lower
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