Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 3.8 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 33.4% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 43.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2024.
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Belize spends $573 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
have 2.1 times more doctors per person
Belize has 10.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2018. Ecuador has 23.1 as of 2020.
have 13.2% more access to essential health services
Belize scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ecuador scores 77 as of 2021.
be 80.9% more likely to die by suicide
Belize has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 62.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ecuador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 17.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ecuador, 55.0 women do as of 2023.
have 17.9% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.1% less on education
Belize spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 82.2% more on healthcare
Belize spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
Safety
be 62.9% more likely to be murdered
Belize has a homicide rate of 28.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 45.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 33.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Belize, road accidents kill 17.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 76.9% more home broadband
Belize has 9.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ecuador has 17.2 as of 2024.
live with 5.4 times more strain on fresh water
Belize withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ecuador withdraws 7% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.8 times more CO2
Belize emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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