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

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In Tajikistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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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see 57.5% more spent on your healthcare

Tajikistan spends $364 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belize spends $573 as of 2023.

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be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tajikistan, 0.2% 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 88.2% more likely to be obese

In Tajikistan, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 43.4% of people as of 2024.

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be 72.0% more likely to die by suicide

Tajikistan has a suicide rate of 2.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belize, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 4.8 times more money

Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $1,637 as of 2025, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.

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be 27.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Tajikistan, 6.9% 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 54.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Tajikistan, approximately 23.5 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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be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tajikistan, approximately 14.0 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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have 28.7% fewer children

In Tajikistan, there are approximately 25.3 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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Basic Needs

be 43.4% more likely to have internet access

In Tajikistan, approximately 55.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belize, about 80.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 15.1% less on education

Tajikistan spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Belize spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 44.2% less on healthcare

Tajikistan spends 7.4% 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 31.5 times more likely to be murdered

Tajikistan has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 28.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 25.9% more likely to die in a road accident

In Tajikistan, road accidents kill 13.9 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 9.9 times more home broadband

Tajikistan has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.

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live with 98.2% less strain on fresh water

Tajikistan withdraws 70% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belize withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 86.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Tajikistan, air pollution causes 159.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), 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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