Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua 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 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 1.0 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 28.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nicaragua, that number is 6.4% as of 2017.
be 39.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
make 13.1% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nicaragua, 198.0 women do as of 2017.
be 71.2% 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 Nicaragua, on the other hand, 19.1 children do as of 2022.
have 22.4% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nicaragua, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% less likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nicaragua, about 45.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 83% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.0% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nicaragua spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 40.0% more on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nicaragua: At a glance
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