Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 2.2 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 25.7% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2020.
be 58.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, that number is 16.9% as of 2015.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 33.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 72.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 60.5% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 43.1% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 73.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.7% more on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.8% less coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 20 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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