Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
be 42.7% less likely to die by suicide
Vietnam has a suicide rate of 7.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belize, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Vietnam, 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 1.0 years less
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 18.1 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 43.4% of people as of 2024.
see 16.9% less spent on your healthcare
Vietnam spends $690 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belize spends $573 as of 2023.
Economy
make 55.3% more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.
be 5.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.
Life
have 34.5% more children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 39.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 48.0 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 59.9% more on education
Vietnam spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Belize spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 88.8% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.
Infrastructure
live with 93.1% less strain on fresh water
Vietnam withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belize withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 58.9% less home broadband
Vietnam has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.
Environment
be 59.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Vietnam, air pollution causes 52.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, it causes 21.0 as of 2019.
emit 78.2% less CO2
Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belize emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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