Belize vs Saint Lucia

Belize and Saint Lucia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Belize has about 2.3 times as many people as Saint Lucia: 422,924 against 180,149 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Saint Lucia ($14,746) is 87% higher than in Belize ($7,865) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Belize (2.7%) than in Saint Lucia (-0.6%), a difference of 3.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Saint Lucia (2%) than in Belize (1.1%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Saint Lucia (9.5%) than in Belize (8.9%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Belize can expect to live 0.9 years longer than one born in Saint Lucia: 73.7 years against 72.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Saint Lucia is older: half of its people are over 33.7 years, against 25.9 years in Belize in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Belize (80%) than in Saint Lucia (68.2%), a difference of 11.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Saint Lucia (1.7 tonnes) are 83% higher than in Belize (0.93 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Belize (58%) than in Saint Lucia (53.8%), a difference of 4.2 percentage points in 2024.