Daten & Fakten
Belize
Honduras
Simbabwe
Capital
Belize
name: Belmopan
geographic coordinates: 17 15 N, 88 46 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the decision to move the capital of the country inland to higher and more stable land was made in the 1960s; the name chosen for the new city was formed from the union of two words: "Belize," the name of the longest river in the country, and "Mopan," one of the rivers in the area of the new capital that empties into the Belize River
geographic coordinates: 17 15 N, 88 46 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the decision to move the capital of the country inland to higher and more stable land was made in the 1960s; the name chosen for the new city was formed from the union of two words: "Belize," the name of the longest river in the country, and "Mopan," one of the rivers in the area of the new capital that empties into the Belize River
Honduras
name: Tegucigalpa; note - article eight of the Honduran constitution states that the twin cities of Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela, jointly, constitute the capital of the Republic of Honduras; however, virtually all governmental institutions are on the Tegucigalpa side, which in practical terms makes Tegucigalpa the capital
geographic coordinates: 14 06 N, 87 13 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
etymology: while most sources agree that Tegucigalpa is of Nahuatl derivation, there is no consensus on its original meaning
geographic coordinates: 14 06 N, 87 13 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
etymology: while most sources agree that Tegucigalpa is of Nahuatl derivation, there is no consensus on its original meaning
Simbabwe
name: Harare
geographic coordinates: 17 49 S, 31 02 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after a village of Harare at the site of the present capital; the village name derived from a Shona chieftain, NE-HARAWA, whose name meant "he who does not sleep"
geographic coordinates: 17 49 S, 31 02 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after a village of Harare at the site of the present capital; the village name derived from a Shona chieftain, NE-HARAWA, whose name meant "he who does not sleep"
Citizenship
Belize
citizenship by birth: yes
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Honduras
citizenship by birth: yes
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 1 to 3 years
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 1 to 3 years
Simbabwe
citizenship by birth: no
citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Zimbabwe; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen
dual citizenship recognized: no
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Zimbabwe; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen
dual citizenship recognized: no
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system
Belize
English common law
Honduras
civil law system
Simbabwe
mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law
Suffrage
Belize
18 years of age; universal
Honduras
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Simbabwe
18 years of age; universal
Area
Belize
total: 22,966 sq km
land: 22,806 sq km
water: 160 sq km
land: 22,806 sq km
water: 160 sq km
Honduras
total: 112,090 sq km
land: 111,890 sq km
water: 200 sq km
land: 111,890 sq km
water: 200 sq km
Simbabwe
total: 390,757 sq km
land: 386,847 sq km
water: 3,910 sq km
land: 386,847 sq km
water: 3,910 sq km
Land use
Belize
agricultural land: 6.9% (2018 est.)
arable land: 3.3% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 2.2% (2018 est.)
forest: 60.6% (2018 est.)
other: 32.5% (2018 est.)
arable land: 3.3% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 2.2% (2018 est.)
forest: 60.6% (2018 est.)
other: 32.5% (2018 est.)
Honduras
agricultural land: 28.8% (2018 est.)
arable land: 9.1% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 4% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 15.7% (2018 est.)
forest: 45.3% (2018 est.)
other: 25.9% (2018 est.)
arable land: 9.1% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 4% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 15.7% (2018 est.)
forest: 45.3% (2018 est.)
other: 25.9% (2018 est.)
Simbabwe
agricultural land: 42.5% (2018 est.)
arable land: 10.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 31.3% (2018 est.)
forest: 39.5% (2018 est.)
other: 18% (2018 est.)
arable land: 10.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 31.3% (2018 est.)
forest: 39.5% (2018 est.)
other: 18% (2018 est.)
Location
Belize
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
Honduras
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Simbabwe
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Age structure
Belize
0-14 years: 30.93% (male 66,160/female 63,478)
15-64 years: 64.15% (male 134,019/female 134,867)
65 years and over: 4.92% (2023 est.) (male 9,741/female 10,872)
15-64 years: 64.15% (male 134,019/female 134,867)
65 years and over: 4.92% (2023 est.) (male 9,741/female 10,872)
Honduras
0-14 years: 27.92% (male 1,352,581/female 1,319,338)
15-64 years: 66.18% (male 3,050,008/female 3,283,949)
65 years and over: 5.91% (2023 est.) (male 249,241/female 316,235)
15-64 years: 66.18% (male 3,050,008/female 3,283,949)
65 years and over: 5.91% (2023 est.) (male 249,241/female 316,235)
Simbabwe
0-14 years: 38.16% (male 2,920,951/female 2,962,652)
15-64 years: 57.32% (male 4,417,612/female 4,419,769)
65 years and over: 4.52% (2023 est.) (male 269,329/female 428,361)
15-64 years: 57.32% (male 4,417,612/female 4,419,769)
65 years and over: 4.52% (2023 est.) (male 269,329/female 428,361)
Birth rate
Belize
20.93 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Honduras
20.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Simbabwe
29.4 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
Belize
3.89 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Honduras
5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Simbabwe
6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Belize
English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.5%; note - shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2010 est.)
major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
Honduras
Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects
major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Simbabwe
Shona (official; most widely spoken), Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken), English (official; traditionally used for official business), 13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa)
Life expectancy at birth
Belize
total population: 76.08 years (2023 est.)
male: 74.49 years
female: 77.75 years
male: 74.49 years
female: 77.75 years
Honduras
total population: 71.9 years (2023 est.)
male: 68.4 years
female: 75.5 years
male: 68.4 years
female: 75.5 years
Simbabwe
total population: 66.8 years (2023 est.)
male: 65.2 years
female: 68.5 years
male: 65.2 years
female: 68.5 years
Major urban areas - population
Belize
23,000 BELMOPAN (capital) (2018)
Honduras
1.568 million TEGUCIGALPA (capital), 982,000 San Pedro Sula (2023)
Simbabwe
1.578 million HARARE (capital) (2023)
Median age
Belize
total: 23.9 years (2020)
male: 23 years
female: 24.8 years
male: 23 years
female: 24.8 years
Honduras
total: 25.3 years (2023 est.)
male: 24.4 years
female: 26.2 years
male: 24.4 years
female: 26.2 years
Simbabwe
total: 21 years (2023 est.)
male: 20.2 years
female: 21.8 years
male: 20.2 years
female: 21.8 years
Honduras
20.3 years (2011/12 est.)
note: data represents median age a first birth among women 25-49
note: data represents median age a first birth among women 25-49
Simbabwe
20.3 years (2015 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Net migration rate
Belize
-0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Honduras
-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Simbabwe
-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
Belize
approximately 25% to 30% of the population lives in the former capital, Belize City; over half of the overall population is rural; population density is slightly higher in the north and east
Honduras
most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; unlike other Central American nations, Honduras is the only one with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers - the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area
Simbabwe
Aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half as shown in this population distribution map
Population growth rate
Belize
1.61% (2023 est.)
Honduras
1.28% (2023 est.)
Simbabwe
1.99% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
Belize
2.59 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Honduras
2.37 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Simbabwe
3.51 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
Belize
urban population: 46.6% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Honduras
urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Simbabwe
urban population: 32.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 2.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
rate of urbanization: 2.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
Belize
8.7% of GDP (2021 est.)
Honduras
6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)
Simbabwe
3.9% of GDP (2018 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Belize
total: 13 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2021)
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2021)
Honduras
total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 11 years (2019)
male: 10 years
female: 11 years (2019)
Simbabwe
total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2013)
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2013)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
Belize
-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Honduras
-2.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Simbabwe
-9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
Belize
15.08% (2021 est.)
Honduras
20.05% (2021 est.)
Simbabwe
6.37% (2021 est.)
Labor force
Belize
176,900 (2021 est.)
note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel
note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel
Honduras
4.314 million (2021 est.)
Simbabwe
7.916 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
Belize
41% (2013 est.)
Honduras
48.3% (2018 est.)
Simbabwe
38.3% (2019 est.)
Unemployment rate
Belize
8.22% (2021 est.)
8.46% (2020 est.)
6.71% (2019 est.)
8.46% (2020 est.)
6.71% (2019 est.)
Honduras
8.51% (2021 est.)
8.37% (2020 est.)
5.7% (2019 est.)
note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
8.37% (2020 est.)
5.7% (2019 est.)
note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
Simbabwe
5.17% (2021 est.)
5.35% (2020 est.)
4.83% (2019 est.)
note: data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable
5.35% (2020 est.)
4.83% (2019 est.)
note: data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable
Public debt
Belize
99% of GDP (2017 est.)
95.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
95.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Honduras
39.5% of GDP (2017 est.)
38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
Simbabwe
82.3% of GDP (2017 est.)
69.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
69.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
Belize
3.24% (2021 est.)
0.12% (2020 est.)
0.19% (2019 est.)
0.12% (2020 est.)
0.19% (2019 est.)
Honduras
4.48% (2021 est.)
3.47% (2020 est.)
4.37% (2019 est.)
3.47% (2020 est.)
4.37% (2019 est.)
Simbabwe
98.55% (2021 est.)
557.2% (2020 est.)
255.3% (2019 est.)
557.2% (2020 est.)
255.3% (2019 est.)
Exports
Belize
$1.044 billion (2021 est.)
$714.624 million (2020 est.)
$1.102 billion (2019 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
$714.624 million (2020 est.)
$1.102 billion (2019 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
Honduras
$7.941 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$6.269 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$7.243 billion (2019 est.)
$6.269 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$7.243 billion (2019 est.)
Simbabwe
$5.263 billion (2020 est.)
$5.267 billion (2019 est.)
$5.178 billion (2018 est.)
$5.267 billion (2019 est.)
$5.178 billion (2018 est.)
Exports - partners
Belize
United States 16%, United Kingdom 16%, Guatemala 7%, Italy 6%, Spain 6% (2021)
Honduras
United States 53%, El Salvador 8%, Guatemala 5%, Nicaragua 5% (2019)
Simbabwe
United Arab Emirates 40%, South Africa 23%, Mozambique 9% (2019)
Imports
Belize
$1.252 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$901.819 million (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$1.203 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$901.819 million (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$1.203 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Honduras
$14.495 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$9.928 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$11.825 billion (2019 est.)
$9.928 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$11.825 billion (2019 est.)
Simbabwe
$5.489 billion (2020 est.)
$5.398 billion (2019 est.)
$7.642 billion (2018 est.)
$5.398 billion (2019 est.)
$7.642 billion (2018 est.)
Imports - partners
Belize
United States 29%, China 14%, Seychelles 13%, Guatemala 10%, Mexico 9% (2021)
Honduras
United States 42%, China 10%, Guatemala 8%, El Salvador 8%, Mexico 6% (2019)
Simbabwe
South Africa 41%, Singapore 23%, China 8% (2019)
Airports
Belize
47 (2021)
Honduras
103 (2021)
Simbabwe
196 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Belize
total: 36,000 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2020 est.)
Honduras
total: 396,916 (2020)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2020 est.)
Simbabwe
total: 203,461 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Belize
total: 248,000 (2021 est.)
percent of population: 62% (2021 est.)
percent of population: 62% (2021 est.)
Honduras
total: 4.8 million (2021 est.)
percent of population: 48% (2021 est.)
percent of population: 48% (2021 est.)
Simbabwe
total: 5.6 million (2021 est.)
percent of population: 35% (2021 est.)
percent of population: 35% (2021 est.)
Honduras
total: 699 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 164 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
115 km 1.057-mm gauge
420 km 0.914-mm gauge
narrow gauge: 164 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
115 km 1.057-mm gauge
420 km 0.914-mm gauge
Simbabwe
total: 3,427 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 3,427 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 3,427 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified)
Roadways
Belize
total: 3,281 km (2017)
paved: 601 km (2017)
unpaved: 2,680 km (2017)
paved: 601 km (2017)
unpaved: 2,680 km (2017)
Honduras
total: 14,742 km (2012)
paved: 3,367 km (2012)
unpaved: 11,375 km (2012) (1,543 km summer only)
note: an additional 8,951 km of non-official roads used by the coffee industry
paved: 3,367 km (2012)
unpaved: 11,375 km (2012) (1,543 km summer only)
note: an additional 8,951 km of non-official roads used by the coffee industry
Simbabwe
total: 97,267 km (2019)
paved: 18,481 km (2019)
unpaved: 78,786 km (2019)
paved: 18,481 km (2019)
unpaved: 78,786 km (2019)
Telephones - fixed lines
Belize
total subscriptions: 19,000 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2021 est.)
Honduras
total subscriptions: 465,521 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2021 est.)
Simbabwe
total subscriptions: 243,421 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
Belize
total subscriptions: 260,000 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 66 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 66 (2021 est.)
Honduras
total subscriptions: 7,560,710 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 74 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 74 (2021 est.)
Simbabwe
total subscriptions: 14,257,590 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 89 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 89 (2021 est.)
Waterways
Belize
825 km (2011) (navigable only by small craft)
Honduras
465 km (2012) (most navigable only by small craft)
Simbabwe
223 km (2022) some navigation possible on Lake Kariba (223 km)
Disputes - international
Belize
Belize-Guatemala: demarcated but insecure boundary due to Guatemala’s claims to more than half of Belizean territory; a Line of Adjacency operates in lieu of an international boundary to control influx of Guatemalan squatters onto Belizean territory, as well as smuggling, narcotics trafficking, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation and debt bondage; Belize and Honduras 12-nm territorial sea claims close off Guatemalan access to Caribbean in the Bahia de Amatique; maritime boundary remains unresolved pending further negotiation
Belize-Honduras: Honduras claims the Belizean-administered Sapodilla Cays off the coast of Belize in its constitution, but agreed to a joint ecological park around the cays should Guatemala consent to a maritime corridor in the Caribbean under the OAS-sponsored 2002 Belize-Guatemala Differendum
Belize-Mexico: Belize and Mexico are working to solve minor border demarcation discrepancies arising from inaccuracies in the 1898 border treaty; transshipment of illegal narcotics, smuggling, human trafficking, illegal immigration, and the growing of marijuana in very low population areas are issues in the region
Honduras
Honduras-El Salvador: International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of "bolsones" (disputed areas) along the El Salvador-Honduras border in 1992 with final settlement by the parties in 2006 after an Organization of American States survey and a further ICJ ruling in 2003; the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca with consideration of Honduran access to the Pacific; El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not mentioned in the ICJ ruling, off Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca.
Honduras-Belize: Honduras claims the Belizean-administered Sapodilla Cays off the coast of Belize in its constitution; in 2022, Belize instituted proceedings against Honduras concerning sovereignty over the Sapodilla Cayes
Honduras-Belize: Honduras claims the Belizean-administered Sapodilla Cays off the coast of Belize in its constitution; in 2022, Belize instituted proceedings against Honduras concerning sovereignty over the Sapodilla Cayes
Simbabwe
Zimbabwe-Mozambique: none identified
Zimbabwe-South Africa: South Africa has placed military units to assist police operations along the border of Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to control smuggling, poaching, and illegal migration
Zimbabwe-Zambia: in 2004, Zimbabwe dropped objections to plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river; in May 2021, Botswana and Zambia agreed in principle to let Zimbabwe be a partner in the bridge project as it enters its lasts phase
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