Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.4 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 32.8% more likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 96.7% more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
be 12.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
be 20.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Egypt, however, that number is 32.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 58.7% 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 Egypt, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.2% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.6% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 21.7% less on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.3 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.