Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore 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 Singapore, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 10.5 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.
be 74.7% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.0 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.
be 58.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.
Life
be 94.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 86.1% less 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 50.3% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 46.8% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 67.8% less on education
Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 11.6% less on healthcare
Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 50.0% less coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Singapore: At a glance
How big is Singapore compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.