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

Health

live 2.6 years less

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 28.3% more likely to be obese

In Seychelles, 33.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 43.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 59.1% less spent on your healthcare

Seychelles spends $1,402 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belize spends $573 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belize, however, that number is 52.0% as of 2018.

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make 59.6% less money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $19,449 as of 2025, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.

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Life

be 16.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Seychelles, approximately 12.9 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.

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have 64.1% more children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 59.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Seychelles, approximately 42.0 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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Geography

see 21.4% less coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.

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Safety

be 3.5 times more likely to be murdered

Seychelles has a homicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 28.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belize, they kill 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 69.1% less home broadband

Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 51.2% less likely to die from air pollution

In Seychelles, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.

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emit 87.2% less CO2

Seychelles emits 7.2 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 (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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