Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In India, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
be 81.6% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 43.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In India, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2024.
live 1.5 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In India, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 39.6% less spent on your healthcare
Belize spends $573 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). India spends $346 as of 2023.
have 33.4% fewer doctors per person
Belize has 10.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2018. India has 7.2 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Belize has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In India, it is 12.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 52.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In India, that number is 4.2% as of 2025.
make 65.6% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $7,865 as of 2025, while in India, the GDP per capita is $2,702 as of 2025.
Life
be 19.4% 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 India, 80.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.1% less likely to be literate
In Belize, the literacy rate is 87.9% as of 2022. In India, it is 78.2% as of 2024.
be 2.2 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 India, on the other hand, 23.3 children do as of 2024.
have 11.5% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In India, there are 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.5% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In India, about 70.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 11.3% less on education
Belize spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. India spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 19.5% less on healthcare
Belize spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In India, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 18.1 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
Safety
be 90.0% less likely to be murdered
Belize has a homicide rate of 28.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In India, that number is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 12.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Belize, road accidents kill 17.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In India, they kill 15.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 67.7% less home broadband
Belize has 9.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. India has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 52.8 times more strain on fresh water
Belize withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. India withdraws 66% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Belize, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In India, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Belize emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. India emits 2.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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