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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#94 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile48.8#110 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile79.3#50 Rule of Law0-100 percentile50.1#127

World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,942 indicators

GDPcurrent US$3.33B#160 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $12,788.8#112 GDP growth%2.7%#113 Inflation%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 2027

Trade

124 indicators

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Health

1,507 indicators

Life expectancyyears73.7#120 Infant mortalityper 1k births10.8#54 Maternal mortalityper 100k67#47 Health 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%#75 Education spending% GDP4.6%#16 Adult literacy%87.9%#26 Primary enrollment% gross96.5%#93

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

414 indicators

Populationpeople422,924#174 Population growth%1.4%#75 Urban population%41.6%#158 Fertility ratebirths/woman2#101

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

241 indicators

Electricity access% pop99.6%#4 Renewable energy share%30.8%#26 Forest area% land54.5%#40 CO₂ 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

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Environment

361 indicators

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Agriculture

280 indicators

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Technology

512 indicators

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Society

1,499 indicators

Gini indexindex39.9#59 Extreme poverty% pop1%#11 Internet users% pop80%#97 Homicide 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 2027

Risk

359 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-103.8#27 Hazard & exposure0-103.3#28 Vulnerability0-103.4#23

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

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