Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.8 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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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Economy

make 79.6% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.

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Life

be 10.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belize, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 2.4 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 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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Basic Needs

be 17.5% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 80.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 27.6% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Belize spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 5.6 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.

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Infrastructure

find 44.3% less home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 81.9% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 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 (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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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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