Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 57.3% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
be 75.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2020.
live 13.6 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 14.8% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 33.0% more children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cote d'Ivoire, 617.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 55.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 76% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 29.4% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 20.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 80% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.2% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 45.0% less on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 33.4% more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cote d'Ivoire: At a glance
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