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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Belize

Against upper middle income countries, Belize ranks 3rd of 58 on environment and 57th of 58 on health. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Belize with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Belize reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2011+0.0999 of 17929 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.85188 of 19357 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.17145 of 19951 of 57proxy +0.81
Equality score 2018+0.1292 of 16530 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2022+0.57143 of 21049 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2016-0.82177 of 18655 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.8619 of 2133 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.09104 of 19531 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Belize, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate28.1per 100,000 population2022higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated15.6%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share74.4%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.18%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households12.6%% of households2015no agreed direction
One-person households17.2%% of households2015no agreed direction
Women in a union58%% of women aged 15-492015no agreed direction

demography

Median age25.9years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing27.2years2023no agreed direction
Population422,924people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.39%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization41.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+5.23%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1426.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.02births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate18.1per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration360people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population16.5%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.721index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$12,789international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$12,098international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$6,374US$2025higher is better
GDP growth2.75%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation1.06%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness109%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
FDI inflows0.00721%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue21.3%% of GDP2017no agreed direction
Government consumption15.9%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government expense22.3%% of GDP2017no agreed direction
Military spending0.899%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture16.1%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion90.2%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling12years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling8.76years2023higher is better
Education spending4.62%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment96.5%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment86.5%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment24.8%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy87.9%% of adults2022higher is better
Compulsory schooling8years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary10.7%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio19.8pupils per teacher2018higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita0.932t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area54.5%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land7.98%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land37.3%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.428index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.981ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women ministers5.88%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament12.5%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management41.7%% of managers2016higher is better
Married by 1833.5%% of women aged 20-242016higher is worse

governance

Political rights (FH)2rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share34.7%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating24.9per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Birth registration95.7%% of children under 52015higher is better
Control of corruption-0.16index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.397index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.129index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.45index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.104index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.785index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy73.7years2024higher is better
Infant mortality10.8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality12.7per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending4.15%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate4.18per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds1per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access94.8%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation84.3%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting11.7%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility55.6births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality67per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance94.6%% of births2020higher is better
Alcohol consumption3.67litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use8.5%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths22.6per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians1.09per 1,000 people2018higher is better
DTP3 immunisation88%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence1.2%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence34per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality15.4%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women21.3%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending26.8%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment7%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity45.5%% of population2021higher is worse
Adult obesity43.4%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index70index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index39.9index (0-100)2018higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate1%% of population2018higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users80%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions67.2per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access99.6%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population15.7%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband9.75per 100 people2022higher is better

labor

Unemployment8.86%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation46.5%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation71.6%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study24.9%% of 15 to 24 year olds2019higher is worse
Vulnerable employment29.8%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction6.71score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Belize

Also in Latin America & Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, The, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (US), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin (French part), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, RB, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

Also upper middle income, in other regions: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cabo Verde, China, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Philippines, Samoa, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, and more on the full list of countries.