Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Belize instead of New York, you would:

Health

be 45.2% more likely to be obese

In New York, 29.9% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 43.4% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In New York, 4.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.

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make 91.4% less money

New York has a GDP per capita of $91,992 as of 2024, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 10.8% less likely to have internet access

In New York, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Belize, about 80.0% do as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). 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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