Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In El Salvador, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 24.7% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 28.6% more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 79.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
be 21.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belize, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
have 19.1% more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belize, there are 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.3 times more on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 25.7% more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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 El Salvador? See an in-depth size comparison.