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Central America · sovereign state

Belize

Capital
Belmopan
Languages
Belizean Creole, English, Spanish
Currency
Belize dollar
People
422,924 (2025)
Neighbours
2
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Belize

  • 10th highest adult obesity 43.2% · #10 of 195 · 2024
  • 11th highest homicide rate 28.1 per 100k · #11 of 160 · 2022
  • 25th lowest population density 19 per km² · #25 of 209 · 2025

Surprising facts about Belize

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Belize among 213 countries & territories

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World twins

The countries most like Belize across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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