Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Belize instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

be 83.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

live 12.1 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 24.3% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2023.

Life

be 38.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 212.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belize, 130.0 women do as of 2020.

be 85.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.

have 40.9% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 47.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 14.8% more likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.

be 47.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Belize, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 81.6% more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 30.4% more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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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