Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Belize or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 73.72 years against 73.57 years in Belize as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Belize and Dominican Republic?

0.15 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Dominican Republic?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Dominican Republic: Life expectancy at birth

Belize

73.57 years

in 2023

Dominican Republic

73.72 years

in 2023

Belize rank

135th

Dominican Republic rank

132nd

Life expectancy at birth over time

Belize
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 73.72 years against 73.57 years in Belize, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 135th and Dominican Republic ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Dominican Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1950s	52.7 years	47.52 years	5.18 years	Belize
1960s	59.53 years	54.64 years	4.9 years	Belize
1970s	65.03 years	60.85 years	4.19 years	Belize
1980s	68.2 years	65.35 years	2.85 years	Belize
1990s	69.39 years	69.13 years	0.2611 years	Belize
2000s	70.03 years	70.93 years	0.8988 years	Dominican Republic
2010s	71.61 years	72.94 years	1.33 years	Dominican Republic
2020s	72.06 years	73.08 years	1.02 years	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Belize or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 73.72 years against 73.57 years in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Belize and Dominican Republic?: 0.15 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Dominican Republic?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belize and Dominican Republic rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Belize ranks 135th and Dominican Republic ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.