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Flores (Petén) vs Roatán

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Under balanced weights Roatán edges it, 46 to 44, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Flores (Petén) is stronger on visa ease; Roatán on air quality, getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.7 of 44 points (scores 51/100)Safety: 3.9 of 44 points (scores 35/100)Healthcare: 5.7 of 44 points (scores 51/100)Internet: 6.1 of 44 points (scores 55/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 44 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 2.2 of 44 points (scores 20/100)Climate: 2.8 of 44 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 8.0 of 44 points (scores 72/100)Quality of life: 4.0 of 44 points (scores 36/100)44
Flores (Petén)
out of 100

Island town on Lake Petén Itzá, an hour from Tikal

Full Flores (Petén) profile →Where to stay in Flores (Petén) →
Safety: 3.9 of 46 points (scores 32/100)Healthcare: 6.9 of 46 points (scores 55/100)Internet: 6.5 of 46 points (scores 52/100)Visa ease: 4.1 of 46 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 4.1 of 46 points (scores 33/100)Climate: 4.2 of 46 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 11.4 of 46 points (scores 92/100)Quality of life: 5.1 of 46 points (scores 41/100)46
Roatán
out of 100

Caribbean dive island with a large expat crowd

Full Roatán profile →Where to stay in Roatán →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricFlores (Petén)Roatán
Cost of living51no data
Safety35 ✓32
Healthcare5155 ✓
Internet55 ✓52
Visa ease46 ✓33
Getting there & around2033 ✓
Climate2533 ✓
Air quality7292 ✓
Quality of life3641 ✓

Cost

MetricFlores (Petén)Roatán
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,250no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricFlores (Petén)Roatán
Homicides per 100k22.76 ✓23.92
Political stability (0–100)61.9 ✓58
UHC service coverage (0–100)5864 ✓
Life expectancy68.7 yrs69 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricFlores (Petén)Roatán
Download16.8 Mbps ✓14.2 Mbps
Upload7.8 Mbps ✓7.2 Mbps

Visa

MetricFlores (Petén)Roatán
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passport90 days90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days ✓visa required

Getting there and around

MetricFlores (Petén)Roatán
Non-stop airport destinations116 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)5 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricFlores (Petén)Roatán
Comfortable months per year34 ✓
Annual mean PM2.517.4 µg/m³8.8 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Flores (Petén) or Roatán?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Flores (Petén) or Roatán safer?
Flores (Petén) scores higher on safety (35 vs 32), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Flores (Petén) or Roatán?
Flores (Petén): a measured median of 16.8 Mbps versus 14.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.