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Belize
Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · capital Belmopan
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old73.7years
Ranks 120 of 217 in 2024
about the same world median · 3% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old12.7per 1,000 live births
Ranks 88 of 196 in 2024
15% below world median · 3% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old67per 100,000 live births
Ranks 112 of 194 in 2023
43% above world median · 23% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2015 · 11 years old15.0% of under-5s
Ranks 9 of 32 in 2015
50% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2015 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old4.15% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
35% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old2.02births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
7% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2022 · 4 years old87.9% of adults 15+
Ranks 27 of 45 in 2022
3% below world median · 7% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 45 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old96.5% gross
Ranks 93 of 134 in 2024
3% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2024 · 2 years old4.62% of GDP
Ranks 16 of 40 in 2024
9% above world median · 14% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 40 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old7,865current US$
Ranks 94 of 186 in 2025
about the same world median · 29% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old14,966international $
Ranks 112 of 185 in 2025
26% below world median · 35% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2018 · 8 years old1.0% of population
Ranks 43 of 93 in 2018
about the same world median · 73% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 93 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2018 · 8 years old39.9index, 0–100
Ranks 70 of 93 in 2018
13% above world median · 9% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 93 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old8.9% of labour force
Ranks 140 of 182 in 2025
74% above world median · 48% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old1.1% per year
Not ranked — no better end
65% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old0.90% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
43% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old99.6% of population
Ranks 130 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old80.0% of population
Ranks 99 of 182 in 2024
3% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.93t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
63% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old422.9kpeople
Not ranked — no better end
94% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Belize has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.