Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Belize instead of American Samoa, you would:

Economy

make 14.3% more money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2016, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2023.

be 72.3% less likely to be unemployed

In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Belize, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.

Life

have 12.7% more children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 10.8% more likely to die during infancy

In American Samoa, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belize, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 67.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In American Samoa, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 53.8% more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 3.3 times more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Belize: At a glance

Belize is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 22,806 sq km. Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992 and the two countries are involved in an ongoing border dispute. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Current concerns include the country's heavy foreign debt burden, high unemployment, growing involvement in the Mexican and South American drug trade, high crime rates, and one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Central America.
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