Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Comoros 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 Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 67.6% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Comoros, that number is 7.8% of people as of 2016.
live 8.6 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% as of 2014.
make 49.2% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $3,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 7.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Comoros, 273.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.1 times more 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 Comoros, on the other hand, 57.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 29.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Comoros, that number is 70% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 84.3% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Comoros, about 8.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 68.4% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Comoros spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 13.3% less on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Comoros, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.9% less coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Comoros, that number is 340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Comoros: At a glance
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