Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Peru, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2024.
live 4.2 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 49.0% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 43.4% of people as of 2024.
see 40.1% less spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belize spends $573 as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belize, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 73.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.
make 18.8% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.
Life
have 14.6% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 31.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 51.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belize, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 26.4% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belize, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 84.0% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 3.3 times more likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belize, that number is 28.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 37.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Peru, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belize, they kill 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 73.9% less strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belize withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 16.5% less home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.
Environment
be 19.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.
emit 54.0% less CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belize emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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