Belize
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and North America.
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Continent
- North America
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- Central America
- Land neighbours
- Guatemala, Mexico
- Population
- 422,924 (2025)
- Total area
- 22,966 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 17.2° N, 88.7° W
Belize at a glance
Belize is a country in North America, in Central America. Its capital is Belmopan, not Belize City. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Guatemala and Mexico.
Flag of Belize
Belize’s flag is drawn in the proportions 3:5 (height to width), like 18 other flags in our quizzes.
Belize in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in North America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 422,924 | 171stof 195 | 15thof 23 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 22,966 km² | 147thof 194 | 12thof 23 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $3.327B | 157thof 182 | 15thof 21 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $7,865 | 90thof 182 | 16thof 21 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 73.7 years | 99thof 195 | 13thof 23 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.02 | 97thof 195 | 7thof 23 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $309 | 110thof 191 | 19thof 22 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 41.6% | 149thof 195 | 19thof 23 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 80.0% | 97thof 180 | 10thof 23 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 54.5% | 37thof 191 | 7thof 23 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.93 t | 129thof 181 | 21stof 23 |
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Belize compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Belize · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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