Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 4.2 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 32.9% less likely to be obese
In Belize, 43.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 29.1% of people as of 2024.
see 66.8% more spent on your healthcare
Belize spends $573 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.
be 63.2% less likely to die by suicide
Belize has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Peru, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 42.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 23.1% more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $7,865 as of 2025, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.
Life
be 23.9% 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 Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.
have 12.7% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.9% more on healthcare
Belize spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.3 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
Safety
be 69.4% less likely to be murdered
Belize has a homicide rate of 28.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 27.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Belize, road accidents kill 17.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 19.8% more home broadband
Belize has 9.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.
live with 3.8 times more strain on fresh water
Belize withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Peru withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
be 23.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Belize, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Peru, it causes 26.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.2 times more CO2
Belize emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Peru emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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