Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 72.5% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belize, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Latvia, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
live 2.7 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 94.6% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 43.4% of people as of 2024.
see 81.1% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belize spends $573 as of 2023.
Economy
be 34.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.
make 70.1% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belize, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.0% less likely to be literate
In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Belize, it is 87.9% as of 2022.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.7% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 92.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belize, about 80.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.0% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 22.5% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 11.2 times more likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 28.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 78.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belize, they kill 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 62.1% less home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.
live with 23.5% more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belize withdraws 1% as of 2022.
Environment
be 47.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.
emit 74.5% less CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 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 (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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