Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 71.8% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 72.1% less money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In North Korea, that number is 25.6% as of 2013.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In North Korea, 89.0 women do as of 2017.
be 99.2% 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
have 33.2% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In North Korea, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 73.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Belize, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018. In North Korea, that number is 26% of people on average (36% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.5 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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