Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 6.9 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Peru, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
be 22.3% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 46.0% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 36.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
be 59.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belize, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
have 23.6% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belize, there are 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.5% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belize, about 51.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 88.1% more on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.4% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.0% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belize: At a glance
How big is Belize compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.