Quality of life comparison

be 71.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

live 6.1 years longer

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.

make 93.9% more money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2022, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.

be 53.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 8.7% as of 2022.

be 13.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.

be 75.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belize, 130.0 women do as of 2020.

be 60.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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.

have 30.9% fewer children

In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 27.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Belize, that number is 98% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.

be 40.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 81.2% more on education

Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 60.5% more on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 28.0% less coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.