Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
12.70 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 89/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Belize
Latin America & Caribbean · Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: Belmopan
Rank #136 of scored countries.
Survival
55.7
Living
44.9
Governance
44.8
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
1.09 per 1,000(2018)
Normalized: 19/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
52.00 %(2018)
Normalized: 19/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
7.00 %(2023)
Normalized: 87/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
8.86 %(2025)
Normalized: 61/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
19.32 %(2025)
Normalized: 59/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
4.62 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 45/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
14,347 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 11/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
4.15 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 15/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
3.29 %(2024)
Normalized: 94/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
73.74 years(2024)
Normalized: 60/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
39.90 0–100 index(2018)
Normalized: 44/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.16 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 40/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.13 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 44/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.40 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 41/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.10 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 55/100 · higher is better
History
Belize — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1993: +4.9 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49.0 | 136 | 54.4 | 45.4 | 45.1 |
| 2025 | 49.2 | 136 | 55.7 | 44.9 | 44.8 |
| 2024 | 49.0 | 136 | 55.8 | 44.6 | 44.4 |
| 2023 | 48.4 | 136 | 55.4 | 43.2 | 44.5 |
| 2022 | 47.9 | 136 | 55.4 | 42.4 | 43.8 |
| 2021 | 47.4 | 134 | 51.9 | 47.2 | 40.7 |
| 2020 | 48.0 | 134 | 52.0 | 48.3 | 41.0 |
| 2019 | 49.7 | 130 | 54.0 | 51.1 | 40.9 |
| 2018 | 49.5 | 129 | 53.3 | 51.6 | 40.5 |
| 2017 | 49.9 | 128 | 61.5 | 49.5 | 32.0 |
| 2016 | 49.9 | 131 | 61.0 | 49.8 | 32.0 |
| 2015 | 49.3 | 133 | 59.6 | 50.6 | 30.9 |
| 2014 | 48.4 | 134 | 58.8 | 48.9 | 30.9 |
| 2013 | 49.8 | 122 | 59.3 | 47.9 | 37.1 |
| 2012 | 50.4 | 119 | 60.3 | 48.4 | 37.3 |
| 2011 | 50.3 | 117 | 58.5 | 49.4 | 38.3 |
| 2010 | 50.7 | 113 | 58.3 | 48.7 | 41.3 |
| 2009 | 51.1 | 113 | 58.8 | 49.4 | 40.9 |
| 2008 | 50.6 | 104 | 63.8 | 43.5 | 39.5 |
| 2007 | 50.5 | 111 | 63.7 | 43.8 | 38.9 |
| 2006 | 51.9 | 108 | 64.0 | 45.9 | 40.7 |
| 2005 | 52.2 | 106 | 62.9 | 45.6 | 44.5 |
| 2004 | 51.3 | 113 | 64.0 | 42.1 | 43.8 |
| 2003 | 52.9 | 99 | 64.3 | 44.3 | 46.6 |
| 2002 | 53.5 | 99 | 65.2 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| 2001 | 54.9 | 92 | 66.9 | 46.0 | 48.0 |
| 2000 | 50.4 | 107 | 56.6 | 45.0 | 48.2 |
| 1999 | 50.4 | 116 | 48.7 | 55.4 | 45.9 |
| 1998 | 50.6 | 119 | 45.4 | 60.5 | 45.2 |
| 1997 | 52.1 | 110 | 49.3 | 61.2 | 44.1 |
| 1996 | 51.9 | 110 | 47.1 | 61.7 | 46.0 |
| 1995 | 43.5 | 85 | 49.6 | 62.6 | 7.0 |
| 1994 | 43.0 | 80 | 52.1 | 63.1 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | 44.1 | 76 | 54.7 | 63.5 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | — | — | 55.5 | 63.2 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 54.6 | 62.8 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 51.0 | 61.8 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 48.7 | 87.1 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 48.4 | 87.2 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 47.9 | 87.7 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 47.6 | 88.3 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 45.1 | 86.2 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 44.9 | 86.7 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 45.4 | 85.8 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 45.1 | 83.7 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 44.9 | 80.4 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 44.4 | 75.6 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 46.0 | 76.1 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 45.9 | 75.7 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 44.3 | 76.2 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 44.1 | 75.7 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 43.9 | 75.2 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 44.0 | 74.5 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 44.1 | 74.1 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 44.8 | 73.4 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 46.0 | 72.4 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 45.9 | 71.3 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 42.9 | 70.0 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 42.5 | 68.9 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 42.2 | 68.0 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 13.4 | 66.9 | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 13.5 | 66.1 | — |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Belize.