Belize vs Thailand

Belize
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Capital: Belmopan
Population
417.1K
GDP
$3.2B
Thailand
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Bangkok
Population
71.7M
GDP
$529.4B

POP 171.8x GDP 165.2x LE 2.8 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Belize vs Thailand

Poverty (< $2.15/day)100%Population99.4%GDP (Current USD)99.4%Foreign Direct Investment99.1%Net Migration97.9%Freshwater Withdrawal97.4%Unemployment Rate91%Inflation (Consumer Pric…87.9%
WIDE pair: the board is the Poverty (< $2.15/day) gap first (Belize UMC vs Thailand UMC).

Demographics: Population (Thailand, 99% spread)

Indicator Belize Thailand Year
Population 417.1K 71.7M 2024
Population Density 18.0 140.3 2023
Population Ages 65+ 5.0% 15.4% 2024
Population Ages 0-14 26.6% 14.7% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Belize and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Thailand, 99% spread)

Indicator Belize Thailand Year
GDP (Current USD) $3.2B $529.4B 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $128.5M $14.3B 2024
Unemployment Rate 8.7% 0.8% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 3.3% 0.4% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Belize and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Belize, 50% spread)

Indicator Belize Thailand Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 1.1 0.5 2018
Maternal Mortality Ratio 67 34 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 12.7 9.0 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 10.8 7.7 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Belize and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Belize, 45% spread)

Indicator Belize Thailand Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.6% 2.5% 2024
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 24.8% 45.0% 2024

4 closer education rows sit on the Belize and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Thailand, 97% spread)

Indicator Belize Thailand Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 0.7% 25.5% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.9 4.0 2024
Renewable Energy Consumption 30.8% 19.0% 2022
Forest Area 54.5% 38.7% 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Belize and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Thailand, 58% spread)

Indicator Belize Thailand Year
Mobile Subscriptions 67.2 160.6 2022

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Belize and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Thailand, 100% spread)

Indicator Belize Thailand Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 1.0% 0.0% 2018
Net Migration 490 23.3K 2024
Intentional Homicides 28.1 4.8 2022
Female Labor Participation 43.8% 59.5% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Belize and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Belize vs Thailand comparison

Belize (UMC, Latin America & Caribbean) vs Thailand (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 171.8x smaller (417.1K vs 71.7M) and total GDP is 165.2x smaller ($3.2B vs $529.4B). The gap board leads on Poverty (< $2.15/day) (~100% relative spread) across 41 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Belize vs Thailand figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · WIDE scale band.