Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Belize instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

Health

be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

live 1.3 years less

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the average life expectancy is 77 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 57.5% less money

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $30,100 as of 2023, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2023.

be 83.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Belize, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.

Life

have 50.0% more children

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 33.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 8.3 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.

Basic Needs

be 21.5% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 3.5 times more on education

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 27.8% more on healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.9 times more coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 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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