Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sweden, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 6.9 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 17.0% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 80.1% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $64,200 as of 2023, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
have 65.4% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belize, 130.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 29.5% less likely to have internet access
In Sweden, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.5% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 20.8% more on education
Sweden spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 88.0% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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
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