Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.6 years less

In Macau, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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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Economy

be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.

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make 89.6% less money

Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.4 times more children

In Macau, there are approximately 5.3 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 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Macau, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belize, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.9% less likely to have internet access

In Macau, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belize, about 80.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 32.0% more on education

Macau spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Belize spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 9.4 times more coastline

Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.

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Safety

be 50.1 times more likely to be murdered

Macau has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 28.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 67.3% less home broadband

Macau has 29.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 63.2% less CO2

Macau emits 2.5 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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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