Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 86.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
live 6.2 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 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 51.3% less likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 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 obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 43.4% of people as of 2024.
see 46.3% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belize spends $573 as of 2023.
Economy
be 54.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.
make 61.3% more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Belize, however, that number is 52.0% as of 2018.
Life
be 51.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belize, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 70.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 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.
have 30.3% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 75.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 23.3% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belize, about 80.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.1% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Belize spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 56.2% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 75.4% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 20.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belize, they kill 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to be murdered
Namibia has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belize, that number is 28.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 3.4 times more home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.
live with 4.1 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belize withdraws 1% as of 2022.
Environment
be 51.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.
emit 22.5% less CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belize emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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