Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Lucia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 3.1 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 22.3% more likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 25.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 8.3% as of 2023.
make 43.6% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2023.
be 64.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
have 55.3% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 78.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belize, 130.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 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
How big is Belize compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.