Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Belize instead of New Caledonia, you would:

Health

live 3.0 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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

be 26.4% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.

make 64.1% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $35,700 as of 2021, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In New Caledonia, 17.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.

Life

have 28.3% more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In New Caledonia, approximately 5.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Belize, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 24.4% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 82.9% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 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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