Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Belize instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.7 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 45.7% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Belize spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.

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Infrastructure

find 60.9% less home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 60.1% less CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belize emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Belize: At a glance

Belize is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 22,806 sq km. Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992 and the two countries are involved in an ongoing border dispute. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Current concerns include the country's heavy foreign debt burden, high unemployment, growing involvement in the Mexican and South American drug trade, high crime rates, and one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Central America.
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