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🇧🇿 Belize

BLZ BZ $ Belize dollar (BZD)

Every statistic we track for Belize — 76 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$15,694

#116 of 191

Life expectancy

70.0 yrs

#118 of 188

Happiness score

6.71

#27 of 147

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 68% #80/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 68% #79/139 2024
Bank Branches 14.4 #65/153 2024
Current Account Balance -4.5% #133/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 44.6% #77/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 51.2% #51/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 2 #131/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #69/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -1.5% #53/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 3.5 #164/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 6.7 #170/191 2026
GDP per Capita 8,134 #103/190 2026
GDP per Capita (PPP) 15,694 #116/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 0.7% #173/184 2019
Government Debt 63.2% #67/185 2026
Income per Person 7,893 #94/183 2018
Income per Person 7,893 #94/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 1.5% #175/191 2026
Mobile Money Account 13.7% #60/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 2.2% #126/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #165/191 2026
Unemployment Rate 2.6% #95/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2 #101/217 2024
Median Age 27.3 #152/235 2026
Population 0.3 #178/229 2013
Population 0.4 #167/191 2026
Population Density 18.8 #205/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 108 #152/195 2025
Urban Population 41.8% #166/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 99.6% #133/214 2023
Internet Users 80% #99/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 67.2 #178/209 2022
Read News Online 70.1% #10/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 42.1% #15/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 4.9 #99/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.3 #104/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.2% #148/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 38% #99/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 10.8 #108/191 2023
Life Expectancy 70 #118/188 2013
Life Expectancy 72.1 #107/186 2020
Suicide Rate 4.6 #136/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 8.8% #143/167 2022
Undernourishment 7% #66/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 70 #113/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 4.2% #41/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 10.7 #53/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.9 #142/203 2024
Renewable Electricity 87.2% #25/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.2 #89/192 2024
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #120/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 87 #49/196 2024
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.1 #103/192 2024
Military Spending 1% #110/150 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 66.9 #53/173 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.1 #85/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 61.7 #65/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 24.2 #18/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 17.5 #57/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 2.5 #68/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 3.8 #90/191 2025
World Risk Index 7.3 #68/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.7 #27/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1.1 #2/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.5 #92/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #108/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.6 #72/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #108/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.4 #52/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.7 #115/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 9% #92/151 2017
Signed a Petition 14.1% #71/121 2017
Trust in government 4.9 #49/123 2017
Trust in parliament 5.6 #28/151 2017
Trust in political parties 4.2 #40/120 2017
Trust in the legal system 5.1 #69/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.