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Belize

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Belmopan185,019 observations
Population
422,924
world rank #174 / 217
GDP
3.33B
world rank #160 / 186
GDP / capita
12,788.8
world rank #112 / 185
Life expectancy
73.7
world rank #120 / 217

Governance

299 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile44.6#94Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile48.8#110Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile79.3#50Rule of Law0-100 percentile50.1#127
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,940 indicators
GDPcurrent US$3.33B#160GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $12,788.8#112GDP growth%2.7%#113Inflation%1.1%#37
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

126 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$444M#169Merchandise importscurrent US$1.43B#172Exports of goods & services% GDP55.2%#40Imports of goods & services% GDP53.7%#63
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,507 indicators
Life expectancyyears73.7#120Infant mortalityper 1k births10.8#54Maternal mortalityper 100k67#47Health spending% GDP4.1%#151
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,352 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross86.5%#75Education spending% GDP4.6%#16Adult literacy%87.9%#26Primary enrollment% gross96.5%#93
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

414 indicators
Populationpeople422,924#174Population growth%1.4%#75Urban population%41.6%#158Fertility ratebirths/woman2#101
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

241 indicators
Electricity access% pop99.6%#4Renewable energy share%30.8%#26Forest area% land54.5%#40CO₂ per capitat1.9#127
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

201 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop99.5%#5Electricity access, urban% urban pop99.8%#3Energy use per capitakg oil eq.601.1#119Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

361 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area37.3%#22Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.66%#18Capture fisheries productiontonnes208,919.4#60
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

280 indicators
Agricultural land% land area8%#186Cereal yieldkg per hectare3,857.4#67Aquaculture productiontonnes271#147Food production index2014-16 = 100102.3#121
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

512 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people67.2#178Secure internet serversper 1M people464,560.1#2Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people4.4#134
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,499 indicators
Gini indexindex39.9#59Extreme poverty% pop1%#11Internet users% pop80%#97Homicide rateper 100k28.1#96
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

359 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-103.8#27Hazard & exposure0-103.3#28Vulnerability0-103.4#23
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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