Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 14.8% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Argentina, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.5 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 51.7% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2023, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2023.
be 33.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.
Life
have 16.4% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belize, 130.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 28.7% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 74.0% more on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 92.3% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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
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