Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 16.6% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 65.9% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 57.0% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 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 29.2% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belize, about 51.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 83.7% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 11.1% more on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 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 Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.