Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 85.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

live 3.4 years longer

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 4.2 times more likely to be obese

In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 7.5 times more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2023.

be 19.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Malawi, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.

be 63.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 65.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Malawi, approximately 381.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belize, 130.0 women do as of 2020.

be 66.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 33.5% fewer children

In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 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 7.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 14% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 6% 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 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 3.0 times more on education

Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 27.8% more on healthcare

Malawi spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2020.

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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