Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 33.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

live 13.7 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 36.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.

be 26.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.

Life

be 85.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belize, 36.0 women do as of 2017.

be 81.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 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.

have 49.1% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 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 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018.

be 41.7% more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belize, about 51.0% do as of 2020.

be 49.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 4.4 times more on education

Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 75.9% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 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

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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