If you lived in Belize instead of Hungary, you would:

Health

be 74.6% less likely to die by suicide

Hungary has a suicide rate of 16.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belize, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 3.0 years less

In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 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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be 38.5% more likely to be obese

In Hungary, 31.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 43.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 80.1% less spent on your healthcare

Hungary spends $2,875 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belize spends $573 as of 2023.

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have 13.9% less access to essential health services

Hungary scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belize scores 68 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 96.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Hungary, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.

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be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belize, however, that number is 52.0% as of 2018.

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make 69.6% less money

Hungary has a GDP per capita of $25,907 as of 2025, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Hungary, 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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be 5.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Hungary, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belize, 67.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 11.3% less likely to be literate

In Hungary, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2021. In Belize, it is 87.9% as of 2022.

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be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hungary, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Belize, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 14.7% less likely to have internet access

In Hungary, approximately 93.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belize, about 80.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 34.9% less on healthcare

Hungary spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 21.6% more on education

Hungary spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Belize spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 39.0 times more likely to be murdered

Hungary has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 28.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Hungary, road accidents kill 7.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belize, they kill 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 84.5% less strain on fresh water

Hungary withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belize withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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find 74.0% less home broadband

Hungary has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 50.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Hungary, air pollution causes 42.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.

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emit 79.1% less CO2

Hungary emits 4.5 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 (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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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