Country Profile
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Belize

America · Central America · Low econ · Medium mil
✓ No tracked active conflict
410k
👥 Population
$3B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
1,500
🪖 Active Personnel
$0.04B
💰 Defense Budget
Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview

Belize is located in America (Central America). It has an estimated population of 410,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $3 billion (about $7,317 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 1,500 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 500 reservists, ranking #162 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $0.04B, roughly 1.3% of GDP.

Auto-generated from the figures on this page — not independently researched prose.
Global Standing percentile per metric
👥Population
#171/196
📈GDP (Nominal)
#165/194
💵GDP Per Capita
#95/194
🪖Active Personnel
#162/174
💰Defense Budget
#156/178
Active Conflicts
No tracked active conflicts involving Belize. See the Conflict Watch map for all 19 tracked conflicts.
Share of World
0.0%
of world population
410,000 people
0.0%
of world GDP
$3B nominal
0.0%
of world defense spending
$0.04B / year
0.0%
of world active personnel
1,500 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
👥Population
📈GDP (Nominal)
💵GDP Per Capita
Manpower
Force Composition2,000 total personnel
Active 75%Reserve 25%
🪖Active Personnel
🎖️Reserve Personnel
👮Paramilitary Forces
n/a
Financials & Strategic
Defense burden: 1.3% of GDP
Spend per active soldier: $27k / yr
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 3.7
💰Defense Budget
🛢️Proven Oil Reserves
None reported
☢️Nuclear Warheads
0
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
UndocumentedNo documented program in this dataset
Airpower
✈️Total Aircraft
n/a
🛩️Fighter Aircraft
0
🛫Bombers & Other Aircraft
n/a
🚁Helicopters (Total)
n/a
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
UNKNOWNInsufficient data
Land Power
🛡️Tank Strength
0
🚚Armored Vehicles
n/a
💥Towed Artillery
n/a
🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity
UNKNOWNInsufficient data
Naval Power
Fleet Strength
n/a
🌊Submarines
0
🛳️Aircraft Carriers
0
Naval Fleet Modernity
UNKNOWNInsufficient data
Regional Context — Central America
Belize ranks #0 of 6 in Central America on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
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Economic confidence: Low. Military confidence: Medium. Ranks shown as "#x of y" count only countries with a reported value for that metric. The composite power index averages the six category scores (log-scaled against the world leader per metric) and is this site's own model — not an official rating.