Quality of life comparison

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 Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.

live 6.9 years longer

In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 14.5% less likely to be obese

In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

make 5.0 times more money

Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 60.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.

be 96.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 79.4% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 39.5% fewer children

In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 41.9% more likely to have internet access

In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

spend 17.2% less on education

Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 65.2% more on healthcare

Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 8.3 times more coastline

Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.