Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 31.5% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.
be 22.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.
live 16.1 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 37.7% more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Swaziland, that number is 28.0% as of 2014.
be 43.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 12.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.6 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 Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.5% 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 Swaziland, that number is 80% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.9% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Swaziland spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 13.3% more on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Swaziland, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Swaziland: At a glance
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