Quality of life comparison

be 57.3% less likely to be obese

In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 50.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 8.2 years less

In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 21.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

make 77.3% less money

Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 30.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 54.2% more children

In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.3 times 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 33.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Belize, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 65% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 46.8% less likely to have internet access

In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Belize, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 67.8% less on education

Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 62.3% less on healthcare

Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 79.3% less coastline

Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.