How much coast is there?

Guatemala’s coastline is 4% longer than Belize’s.

Belize: 386 km (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Guatemala’s highest peak towers 3,096 m above Belize’s.

Belize: 1,124 m (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Guatemala has 44 times as many people as Belize.

Belize: 422,924 (2025) · Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Guatemala is 9.4 times as densely populated as Belize.

Belize: 19 per km² (2025) · Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belize is 3.3 years older than in Guatemala.

Belize: 25.9 years (2023) · Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Guatemala have 0.3 more children on average than in Belize.

Belize: 2.02 children per woman (2024) · Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Belize and Guatemala are practically level.

Belize: 5.2% (2025) · Guatemala: 5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belize: no data · Guatemala: 1.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belize has 3 official languages, Guatemala 1.

Belize: 3 (2026) · Guatemala: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Guatemala’s economy is 37 times the size of Belize’s.

Belize: $3.33 billion (2025) · Guatemala: $123 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Guatemala produces 2% more per person than Belize.

Belize: Int$14,966 (2025) · Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Belize (Gini 5.3 points higher).

Belize: 39.9 (2018) · Guatemala: 45.2 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.9% in Belize, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.

Belize: 8.9% (2025) · Guatemala: 2.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Belize spends 0.9% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.

Belize: 0.9% (2024) · Guatemala: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belize’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Guatemala’s.

Belize: 53% (2025) · Guatemala: 43% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Guatemala spends 27% more on health per person than Belize.

Belize: $309 (2023) · Guatemala: $392 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Guatemala is 59% more likely to die before turning one than in Belize.

Belize: 10.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Guatemala has 18% more doctors per person than Belize.

Belize: 1.1 per 1,000 (2018) · Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

43% of adults in Belize are obese, versus 27% in Guatemala.

Belize: 43.2% (2024) · Guatemala: 26.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

11% of adults in Guatemala smoke, versus 8.5% in Belize.

Belize: 8.5% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belize rate their lives 0.18 points higher than in Guatemala.

Belize: 6.71 (2025) · Guatemala: 6.53 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belize drink 63% more alcohol than in Guatemala.

Belize: 5 litres (2023) · Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belize has 26% more meat per person than Guatemala.

Belize: 68.2 kg (2023) · Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belize and Guatemala are practically level.

Belize: 2,832 kcal (2023) · Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Belize: no data · Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belize went to school 2.9 years longer than in Guatemala.

Belize: 8.8 years (2023) · Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belize welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Guatemala (2019).

Belize: 0.93 (2022) · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)

How many people are online?

80% of people in Belize are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.

Belize: 80% (2024) · Guatemala: 60% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Belize have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.

Belize: 99.6% (2024) · Guatemala: 90.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

56% of people in Guatemala live in cities, versus 42% in Belize.

Belize: 42% (2025) · Guatemala: 56% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Guatemala has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belize 67.

Belize: 67 (2022) · Guatemala: 113 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Belize: no data · Guatemala: 800 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belize fly 155 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.

Belize: 1.84 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.01 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 55% of Belize, but only 33% of Guatemala.

Belize: 54.5% (2023) · Guatemala: 32.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belize emits 77% more CO₂ than someone in Guatemala.

Belize: 1.9 t (2024) · Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Belize’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Guatemala.

Belize: 87.2% (2024) · Guatemala: 68.3% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Guatemala carries 92% more fine dust than in Belize.

Belize: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 20% more likely to be murdered in Belize than in Guatemala.

Belize: 28.1 per 100k (2022) · Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Belize are 39% deadlier than in Guatemala.

Belize: 17.5 per 100k (2021) · Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Belize is on average 2.5 °C warmer than Guatemala.

Belize: 26.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Guatemala gets 17% more rain than Belize.

Belize: 1,553 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg)