If you lived in Belize instead of Albania, you would:

Health

be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Albania, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 6.0 years less

In Albania, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 79.9% more likely to be obese

In Albania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 43.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 60.9% less spent on your healthcare

Albania spends $1,465 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belize spends $573 as of 2023.

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have 42.2% fewer doctors per person

Albania has 18.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Belize has 10.9 as of 2018.

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be 52.0% more likely to die by suicide

Albania has a suicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belize, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 18.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Albania, 10.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.

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make 39.5% less money

Albania has a GDP per capita of $12,998 as of 2025, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.

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Life

have 78.2% more children

In Albania, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 9.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Albania, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belize, 67.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 10.0% less likely to be literate

In Albania, the literacy rate is 97.7% as of 2023. In Belize, it is 87.9% as of 2022.

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be 30.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Albania, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Belize, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 41.1% less on healthcare

Albania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 49.5% more on education

Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Belize spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 20.2 times more likely to be murdered

Albania has a homicide rate of 1.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 28.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 62.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Albania, road accidents kill 10.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belize, they kill 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 73.7% less strain on fresh water

Albania withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belize withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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find 60.8% less home broadband

Albania has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 64.4% less likely to die from air pollution

In Albania, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.

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emit 48.0% less CO2

Albania emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belize emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Belize: At a glance

Belize is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 22,806 sq km. Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992 and the two countries are involved in an ongoing border dispute. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Current concerns include the country's heavy foreign debt burden, high unemployment, growing involvement in the Mexican and South American drug trade, high crime rates, and one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Central America.
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