Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Belize, you would:

Health

be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

be 12.0% less likely to be obese

In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 2.9 years less

In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 67.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

be 44.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 26.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

have 20.9% more children

In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.3 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 17.7% less likely to have internet access

In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 64.4% less on education

Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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