Quality of life comparison

be 31.1% more likely to be obese

In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

make 2.5 times more money

Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.

be 77.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

be 11.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.

be 40.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.

be 14.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Belize, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2022.

have 26.0% fewer children

In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 51.6% more likely to have internet access

In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahamas, about 94.0% do as of 2021.

spend 67.8% less on education

Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 10.1% more on healthcare

Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 9.2 times more coastline

Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.