Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
be 13.7% more likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 30.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
make 27.4% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 62.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belize, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Guatemala spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belize: At a glance
How big is Belize compared to Guatemala? See an in-depth size comparison.