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

Health

live 1.3 years longer

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 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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be 77.4% less likely to die by suicide

Mongolia has a suicide rate of 18.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belize, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mongolia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.

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be 73.0% more likely to be obese

In Mongolia, 25.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 43.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 48.3% less spent on your healthcare

Mongolia spends $1,109 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belize spends $573 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 10.7% more money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $7,108 as of 2025, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.

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be 69.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Mongolia, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.

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Life

be 63.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mongolia, approximately 41.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belize, 67.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 10.9% less likely to be literate

In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2024. In Belize, it is 87.9% as of 2022.

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Basic Needs

be 10.2% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 95% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 11.3% less on education

Mongolia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Belize spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 31.6% less on healthcare

Mongolia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 4.7 times more likely to be murdered

Mongolia has a homicide rate of 5.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 28.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 41.1% more likely to die in a road accident

In Mongolia, road accidents kill 12.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belize, they kill 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 62.9% less strain on fresh water

Mongolia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belize withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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find 38.2% less home broadband

Mongolia has 15.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 82.5% less likely to die from air pollution

In Mongolia, air pollution causes 120.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.

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emit 88.2% less CO2

Mongolia emits 7.8 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 (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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