Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Finland, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 5.9 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 77.7% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $57,500 as of 2023, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2023.
be 15.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
have 73.5% more children
In Finland, 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 16.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belize, 130.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 33.3% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.1% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 47.5% more on education
Finland spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 69.1% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 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
How big is Belize compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.