Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
have 15.3% more access to essential health services
Iraq scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belize scores 68 as of 2021.
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Iraq, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
see 32.0% less spent on your healthcare
Iraq spends $843 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belize spends $573 as of 2023.
be 40.7% more likely to die by suicide
Iraq has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belize, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 42.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.
make 45.4% more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.
Life
be 46.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 20.1 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.
have 29.4% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.7 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 18.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iraq, road accidents kill 21.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belize, they kill 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 97.9% less strain on fresh water
Iraq withdraws 60% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belize withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 44.7% less home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.
Environment
be 75.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Iraq, air pollution causes 87.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.
emit 82.0% less CO2
Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belize emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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