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Belize: area, population and density
Belize has 22,810 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 422,924; calculated population density is 19 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Belize ranks 148th of 196 by land area, 171st by population and 174th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 22,810 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 422,924World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 19 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Belize in the country comparison set
Belize has 22,810 sq km of land area and a population value of 422,924 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 148th by land area, 171st by population, and 174th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
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