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

Health

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

In Azerbaijan, 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 0.8 years less

In Azerbaijan, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 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 57.6% more likely to be obese

In Azerbaijan, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 43.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 42.3% less spent on your healthcare

Azerbaijan spends $993 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belize spends $573 as of 2023.

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be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide

Azerbaijan has a suicide rate of 1.6 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 62.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Azerbaijan, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.

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be 10.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Azerbaijan, 4.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Belize, however, that number is 52.0% as of 2018.

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Life

be 13.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Azerbaijan, approximately 12.5 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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have 80.5% more children

In Azerbaijan, there are approximately 10.0 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 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Azerbaijan, approximately 18.0 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 11.9% less likely to be literate

In Azerbaijan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2023. In Belize, it is 87.9% as of 2022.

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Basic Needs

be 11.9% less likely to have internet access

In Azerbaijan, approximately 90.8% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Belize, about 80.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 26.2% more on education

Azerbaijan spends 3.7% 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 13.0 times more likely to be murdered

Azerbaijan has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 28.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

live with 97.8% less strain on fresh water

Azerbaijan withdraws 58% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belize withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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find 55.2% less home broadband

Azerbaijan has 21.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 81.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Azerbaijan, air pollution causes 114.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.

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emit 75.6% less CO2

Azerbaijan emits 3.8 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), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019), The World Factbook (2015). 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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