Belize vs Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia scores 49.4 in the NationsTree Index (91st in the world) and Belize scores 40.2 (128th), a gap of 9.2 points. Their trees are 1.4 m and 1.3 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Belize has 2.3 times the population of Saint Lucia. Belize is 37 times larger than Saint Lucia by land area. The economy of Belize is 23% larger than that of Saint Lucia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Belize 422,924 and Saint Lucia 180,149 (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $28,674 in Saint Lucia and $14,966 in Belize (2025, international dollars). People in Belize live on average 0.9 years longer (73.7 vs 72.8 years).

Of 30 indicators reported by both countries, Belize ranks higher in the world on 13 and Saint Lucia on 17. Belize is clearly stronger in natural resources, main industries and science & innovation. Saint Lucia is clearly stronger in tourism, trade and infrastructure & digital.

As a nation, Saint Lucia is the older of the two (statehood since 1967, 59 years), compared with Belize (since 1981). Over the last five years Saint Lucia improved faster (direction score 89 vs 69 out of 100).