Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Africa instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 15.9 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In South Africa, that number is 19.1% of people as of 2020.
live 10.5 years less
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In South Africa, that number is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.4% more likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Africa, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 88.5% more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in South Africa, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2020.
be 59.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In South Africa, however, that number is 16.6% as of 2016.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In South Africa, that number is 28.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Africa, 119.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times 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 South Africa, on the other hand, 25.9 children do as of 2022.
have 12.8% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Africa, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 37.3% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Africa, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.9% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. South Africa spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 51.7% more on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Africa, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.2 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In South Africa, that number is 2,798 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Africa: At a glance
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