Belize vs Guatemala
Belize vs Guatemala: Depression
Depression in 2017: 2.84% in Belize and 3.22% in Guatemala, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.38 percentage points, or 1.13 times that in Belize.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Belize | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.84 | 3.22 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 2.84 | 3.23 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 2.84 | 3.25 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 2.84 | 3.27 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 2.84 | 3.29 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 2.84 | 3.31 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 2.84 | 3.33 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 2.84 | 3.35 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 2.84 | 3.37 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 2.85 | 3.41 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 2.85 | 3.44 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 2.86 | 3.47 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 2.86 | 3.48 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 2.85 | 3.49 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 2.85 | 3.49 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 2.84 | 3.49 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 2.83 | 3.49 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 2.82 | 3.48 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 2.82 | 3.47 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 2.8 | 3.43 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 2.79 | 3.39 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 2.78 | 3.35 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 2.77 | 3.32 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 2.76 | 3.3 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 2.75 | 3.28 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 2.74 | 3.26 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 2.73 | 3.23 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 2.72 | 3.21 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belize vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyBelize: 73.6 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelize: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelize: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateBelize: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelize: 411,100 people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelize: 1.46% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelize: 2.01 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelize: 41.6% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageBelize: 26 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelize: 4.8% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelize: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelize: 1% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelize: $32.9M in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personBelize: $79 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelize: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelize: 2,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelize: 0% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelize: 1.32% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelize: 1 million TIV in 2023Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023