Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway 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 Norway, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 6.7 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Norway, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 10.4 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2020.
be 58.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Norway, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 69.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 79.3% less 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 Norway, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 42.7% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Norway, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 90.2% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Norway, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.0% more on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.2 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Norway: At a glance
How big is Norway compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.