Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belize is 65% bigger than the Bahamas
Bahamas: 13,878 km² (2024) · Belize: 22,966 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Bahamas’ coastline is 9.2 times as long as Belize’s
Bahamas: 3,542 km (2026 edition) · Belize: 386 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Belize’s highest peak towers 1,060 m above the Bahamas’
Bahamas: 64 m (2026 edition) · Belize: 1,124 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 8.2% of Belize, versus 1.3% of the Bahamas
Bahamas: 1.3% (2024) · Belize: 8.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Belize has 5% more people than the Bahamas
Bahamas: 403,033 (2025) · Belize: 422,924 (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Bahamas is 2.2 times as densely populated as Belize
Bahamas: 40 per km² (2025) · Belize: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Bahamas are 3.9 cm taller than in Belize
Bahamas: 174.4 cm (2019) · Belize: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Bahamas are 5.3 cm taller than in Belize
Bahamas: 163.5 cm (2019) · Belize: 158.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Bahamas is 8.7 years older than in Belize
Bahamas: 34.6 years (2023) · Belize: 25.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Belize have 0.6 more children on average than in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 1.37 children per woman (2024) · Belize: 2.02 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in the Bahamas are 65 or older, versus 5.2% in Belize
Bahamas: 12.1% (2025) · Belize: 5.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Belize hosts 33 times as many refugees per resident as the Bahamas
Bahamas: 0.025 per 1,000 (2025) · Belize: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many official languages?
Belize has 3 official languages, the Bahamas 1
Bahamas: 1 (2026) · Belize: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Bahamas’ economy is 4.8 times the size of Belize’s
Bahamas: $15.8 billion (2024) · Belize: $3.33 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Bahamas produces 2.8 times as much per person as Belize
Bahamas: Int$41,258 (2024) · Belize: Int$14,966 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Bahamas: no data · Belize: 39.9 (2018)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Bahamas: no data · Belize: 1% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
The Bahamas and Belize are practically level
Bahamas: 9.2% (2025) · Belize: 8.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bahamas: no data · Belize: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Belize’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, the Bahamas’ 17%
Bahamas: 17.3% (2024) · Belize: 21.3% (2017)
How expensive is it?
The Bahamas’ price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Belize’s
Bahamas: 96% (2024) · Belize: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Bahamas spends 7.3 times as much on health per person as Belize
Bahamas: $2,262 (2023) · Belize: $309 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Bahamas live 0.97 year longer than in Belize
Bahamas: 74.7 years (2024) · Belize: 73.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Bahamas is 3% more likely to die before turning one than in Belize
Bahamas: 11.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Belize: 10.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Bahamas has 74% more doctors per person than Belize
Bahamas: 1.9 per 1,000 (2017) · Belize: 1.1 per 1,000 (2018)
How many hospital beds are there?
The Bahamas has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Belize
Bahamas: 2.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Belize: 1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Belize is 4 times that in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 2.4 per 100k (2023) · Belize: 9.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
48% of adults in the Bahamas are obese, versus 43% in Belize
Bahamas: 48.4% (2024) · Belize: 43.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
17% of adults in the Bahamas smoke, versus 8.5% in Belize
Bahamas: 17.3% (2024) · Belize: 8.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Bahamas: no data · Belize: 6.71 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Bahamas drink 62% more alcohol than in Belize
Bahamas: 8.1 litres (2023) · Belize: 5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Bahamas has 69% more meat per person than Belize
Bahamas: 114.9 kg (2023) · Belize: 68.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Belize has 159 kcal more food per person per day than the Bahamas
Bahamas: 2,672 kcal (2023) · Belize: 2,832 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Bahamas went to school 4.1 years longer than in Belize
Bahamas: 12.8 years (2023) · Belize: 8.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Bahamas welcomed 5 times as many tourists per resident as Belize (2019)
Bahamas: 4.66 (2024) · Belize: 0.93 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Belize has 1 more World Heritage site than the Bahamas (1 against 0)
Bahamas: 0 (2026) · Belize: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Bahamas has won 16 Olympic medals, Belize none
Bahamas: 16 (2026 edition) · Belize: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in the Bahamas are online, versus 80% in Belize
Bahamas: 92% (2024) · Belize: 80% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Bahamas is 2.3 times as fast as in Belize
Bahamas: 167 Mbps (2026) · Belize: 72 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
The Bahamas and Belize are practically level
Bahamas: 100% (2024) · Belize: 99.6% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in the Bahamas live in cities, versus 42% in Belize
Bahamas: 81% (2025) · Belize: 42% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Bahamas has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belize 67
Bahamas: 97 (2024) · Belize: 67 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Bahamas fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Belize
Bahamas: 3.64 (2023) · Belize: 1.84 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 58% of Belize, but only 51% of the Bahamas
Bahamas: 50.9% (2024) · Belize: 58% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Bahamas emits 4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Belize
Bahamas: 7.6 t (2024) · Belize: 1.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Belize’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.9% in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 0.9% (2024) · Belize: 87.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Belize carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Belize: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15% more likely to be murdered in the Bahamas than in Belize
Bahamas: 32.2 per 100k (2022) · Belize: 28.1 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Bahamas are 28% deadlier than in Belize
Bahamas: 30.5 per 100k (2023) · Belize: 23.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Belize is on average 0.2 °C warmer than the Bahamas
Bahamas: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Belize: 26.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Belize gets 66% more rain than the Bahamas
Bahamas: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Belize: 1,553 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is the Bahamas bigger than Belize?
Belize is larger. Belize is 65% bigger than the Bahamas.
Which has more people, the Bahamas or Belize?
Belize has 5% more people than the Bahamas (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Bahamas or Belize?
People in the Bahamas live 0.97 year longer than in Belize. Life expectancy at birth is 74.7 years in the Bahamas and 73.7 in Belize.
Are people taller in the Bahamas or Belize?
Men in the Bahamas are 3.9 cm taller than in Belize (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
