Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Comoros, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years longer
In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Comoros, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Comoros, 7.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 96.8% more money
Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,100 as of 2020, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 38.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Comoros, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 86.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Comoros, approximately 273.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belize, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 80.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Comoros, approximately 57.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belize, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Comoros, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 6.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Comoros, approximately 8.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belize, about 51.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Comoros spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.4% more on healthcare
Comoros spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.5% more coastline
Comoros has a total of 340 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
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