Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 16.6% less likely to be obese

In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.

be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 53.2% less money

Mexico has a GDP per capita of $20,300 as of 2022, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mexico, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 8.7% as of 2022.

be 12.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.

Life

have 23.8% more children

In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belize, 130.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 18.4% less likely to have internet access

In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.0 times more on education

Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 11.3% more on healthcare

Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 95.9% less coastline

Mexico has a total of 9,330 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

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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