Quality of life comparison

be 25.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

be 11.6% less likely to be obese

In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 6.4 years less

In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 67.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 67.2% less money

Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

have 58.8% more children

In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 47.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.0 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 Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

be 80.7% 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 Papua New Guinea, that number is 19% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 48.4% less likely to have internet access

In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.4% 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 Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 83.9% less on education

Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 63.8% less on healthcare

Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 13.3 times more coastline

Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.