Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belize instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Yemen, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
be 40.9% more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 66.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Belize, that number is 9.0% as of 2017.
be 15.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.
Life
be 78.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belize, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 76.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 13.6% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 88.9% more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Belize, about 51.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 39.5% more on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Belize, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 79.7% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belize: At a glance
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