Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Colombia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 14.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
make 54.5% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 14.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
be 56.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belize, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
have 39.9% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belize, there are 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.1% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belize, about 51.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.1% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 75.6% more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 88.0% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belize: At a glance
How big is Belize compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.