Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 32.1% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jordan, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 52.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
make 37.8% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
be 21.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belize, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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 23.9% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Belize, about 51.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.6 times more on education
Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 14.8 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 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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