Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 3.9 times more likely to be obese

In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 47.8% less money

China has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2022, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.

be 74.1% more likely to be unemployed

In China, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 8.7% as of 2022.

Life

have 73.5% more children

In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belize, 130.0 women do as of 2020.

be 64.9% more likely to die during infancy

In China, approximately 6.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belize, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 15.1% less likely to have internet access

In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on education

China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 23.2% more on healthcare

China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 97.3% less coastline

China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.

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

Belize: At a glance

Belize is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 22,806 sq km. Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992 and the two countries are involved in an ongoing border dispute. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Current concerns include the country's heavy foreign debt burden, high unemployment, growing involvement in the Mexican and South American drug trade, high crime rates, and one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Central America.
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