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

Health

be 74.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

live 5.6 years longer

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belize, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.7 times more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $2,600 as of 2022, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Belize, that number is 8.7% as of 2022.

be 55.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belize, however, that number is 41.0% as of 2013.

Life

be 45.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belize, 130.0 women do as of 2020.

be 69.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Belize, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.

have 45.5% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belize, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Belize, that number is 98% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 93.8% more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belize, about 62.0% do as of 2021.

be 38.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Belize spends 8.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 81.6% more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belize, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 72.9% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 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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