Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 32.1% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jordan, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 54.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 8.7% as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
be 19.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belize, 130.0 women do as of 2020.
have 20.3% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.3% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 14.8 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 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
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