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

Health

be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 8.1 years longer

In Belize, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 36.8% less likely to be obese

In Belize, 43.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 6.0 times more spent on your healthcare

Belize spends $573 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Greece spends $3,454 as of 2023.

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have 13.2% more access to essential health services

Belize scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Greece scores 77 as of 2021.

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be 12.0% more likely to die by suicide

Belize has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Greece, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 63.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Belize, 52.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.

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make 3.4 times more money

Belize has a GDP per capita of $7,865 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 as of 2025.

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Life

be 92.5% 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 Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 70.4% less 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 63.4% fewer children

In Belize, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 26.8% less on education

Belize spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Greece spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Belize spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 35.4 times more coastline

Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

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Safety

be 97.0% less likely to be murdered

Belize has a homicide rate of 28.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 58.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Belize, road accidents kill 17.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 4.6 times more home broadband

Belize has 9.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.

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live with 16.1 times more strain on fresh water

Belize withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Greece withdraws 20% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 5.4 times more CO2

Belize emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greece emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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