Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.7 years less

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 64.0% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2023.

be 52.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.

be 78.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Guam, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2001. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.

Basic Needs

be 23.0% less likely to have internet access

In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 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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