Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 29.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 1.0 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 68.7% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 35.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
be 41.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belize, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
have 2.2 times more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belize, there are 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.5% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belize, about 51.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.7% more on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 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
How big is Belize compared to Mauritius? See an in-depth size comparison.