Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 71.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Trinidad and Tobago, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
be 29.6% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 74.3% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,700 as of 2020, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 83.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
be 46.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 67.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belize, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belize, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
have 97.2% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belize, there are 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.8% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Belize, about 51.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belize spends 7.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belize: At a glance
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