Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 41.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
be 93.3% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 43.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.
live 6.1 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 85.0% less spent on your healthcare
Belize spends $573 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.
have 48.5% less access to essential health services
Belize scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ethiopia scores 35 as of 2021.
be 45.2% more likely to die by suicide
Belize has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 62.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 36.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 52.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2021.
make 88.1% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $7,865 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
have 74.3% more children
In Belize, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more 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 Ethiopia, 195.0 women do as of 2023.
be 31.2% less likely to be literate
In Belize, the literacy rate is 87.9% as of 2022. In Ethiopia, it is 60.5% as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ethiopia, on the other hand, 34.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 44.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 72.6% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 41.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Belize, approximately 95% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 56% of people on average (83% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.2% less on education
Belize spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ethiopia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 32.5% less on healthcare
Belize spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 93.9% less home broadband
Belize has 9.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
live with 25.6 times more strain on fresh water
Belize withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ethiopia withdraws 32% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 83.9% less CO2
Belize emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Belize, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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