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58.6Sworn Score

Country profile

Belize

North America · Capital: Belmopan

Score 58.6 ± 5 · Rank #77 of scored countries in 2019.

Based on 109/123 indicators, avg data age 0.2 years.

Showing 123 of 123 indicators

Health·32

Adolescent fertility

World Bank

65.58 per 1,000 women2019

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Air-pollution attributable mortality

Google Data Commons

41.00 per 100,0002019

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Alcohol consumption per capita (15+)

Google Data Commons

5.71 litres/year2019

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Anaemia in women (15–49)

Google Data Commons

20.50 %2019

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Births attended by skilled health personnel

Google Data Commons

95.30 %2019

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Catastrophic health spending (>10% of household income)

Google Data Commons

6.20 %2018

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Child mortality (under 5)

WHO · World Bank

15.78 per 1,000 live births2019

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2 sources

Disagreed in 2019 · median rule

Child stunting (under 5)

Google Data Commons

13.20 %2019

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Child wasting (under 5)

Google Data Commons

1.80 %2015

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Access to clean fuels and tech for cooking

World Bank

83.40 %2019

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Family-planning need met with modern methods

Google Data Commons

64.90 %2015

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Moderate or severe food insecurity (FIES)

Google Data Commons

39.00 %2019

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Health expenditure (% of GDP)

World Bank

4.82 % of GDP2019

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New HIV infections

Google Data Commons

0.41 per 1,000 uninfected2019

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HIV prevalence (15–49)

World Bank

1.30 %2019

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Hospital beds per 1,000 people

WHO · World Bank

1.04 per 1,0002018

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2 sources

Agreed in 2018 · median rule

DPT immunization (12–23 months)

WHO · World Bank

98.00 %2019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

Measles immunization (12–23 months)

WHO · World Bank

97.00 %2019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

Infant mortality (under 1)

World Bank

11.40 per 1,000 live births2019

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Life expectancy at birth

WHO · World Bank

73.72 years2019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

Maternal mortality ratio

WHO · World Bank

61.15 per 100,000 live births2019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

Mortality from road traffic injuries

World Bank

22.60 per 100,0002019

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Neonatal mortality

World Bank

9.60 per 1,000 live births2019

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Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

WHO · World Bank

1.74 per 1,0002019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

Physicians per 1,000 people

WHO · World Bank

1.09 per 1,0002018

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2 sources

Agreed in 2018 · median rule

Access to safely managed drinking water

World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP

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Access to at-least basic sanitation

World Bank

84.08 %2019

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Safely managed sanitation

World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP

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Tobacco use (15+, age-standardized)

Google Data Commons

10.00 %2015

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Tuberculosis incidence

WHO · World Bank

35.00 per 100,0002019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

UHC service coverage index

Google Data Commons

69.00 index (0–100)2019

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Undernourishment

FAO · World Bank

5.00 %2019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

Economy·24

Current account balance

IMF · World Bank

-7.78 % of GDP2019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

Debt service (% of exports)

Google Data Commons

8.44 %2019

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Employment to population (15+)

World Bank

63.41 %2019

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Exports of goods and services

World Bank

52.02 % of GDP2019

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows

World Bank

3.94 % of GDP2019

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Financial account ownership (15+)

Google Data Commons

48.21 %2014

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GDP growth (annual %)

World Bank

4.26 %2019

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GDP per capita (PPP)

IMF · World Bank

10,496 USD (PPP)2019

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2 sources

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Gini coefficient

World Bank

39.90 0–100 index2018

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Central government debt

IMF · World Bank

78.60 % of GDP2019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2014 · median rule

Gross capital formation

World Bank

16.84 % of GDP2019

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Inflation (CPI, annual %)

IMF · World Bank

0.19 %2019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

Informal employment share

Google Data Commons (UN SDG — ILO)

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Labor force participation

ILO · World Bank

69.73 %2019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

Extreme poverty ($2.15/day)

World Bank

1.00 %2018

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Poverty rate (national line)

World Bank

52.00 %2018

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R&D expenditure

Google Data Commons (UN SDG — UNESCO UIS)

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Remittance cost (sending $200)

Google Data Commons (UN SDG)

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Researchers per million inhabitants

Google Data Commons (UN SDG — UNESCO UIS)

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Tax revenue

World Bank

21.35 % of GDP2017

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External balance on goods and services

World Bank

1.60 % of GDP2019

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Unemployment rate (total)

ILO · IMF · World Bank

9.05 %2019

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3 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET)

Google Data Commons

24.88 %2019

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Youth unemployment (15–24)

World Bank

19.93 %2019

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Governance·16

Birth registration (under 5)

Google Data Commons

95.70 %2016

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Bribery prevalence (experienced, 12 months)

Google Data Commons (UN SDG — UNODC)

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Budget reliability (spend vs approved budget)

Google Data Commons

102.07 %2019

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Corruption Perceptions Index

Transparency International

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Disaster risk reduction strategy score (Sendai)

Google Data Commons (UN SDG — UNDRR)

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Domestic general government health expenditure

World Bank

3.31 % of GDP2019

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Military expenditure

World Bank

1.02 % of GDP2019

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World Press Freedom Index

Reporters Without Borders

72.50 0–100 index2019

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Statistical Capacity score

World Bank

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Unsentenced detainees (share of prisoners)

Google Data Commons

53.11 %2019

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Control of Corruption (WGI)

World Bank

-0.08 WGI estimate2019

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Government Effectiveness (WGI)

World Bank

-0.38 WGI estimate2019

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Political Stability & Absence of Violence (WGI)

World Bank

0.13 WGI estimate2019

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Regulatory Quality (WGI)

World Bank

-0.57 WGI estimate2019

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Rule of Law (WGI)

World Bank

-0.56 WGI estimate2019

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Voice and Accountability (WGI)

World Bank

0.08 WGI estimate2019

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Education·13

Education expenditure (% of GDP)

World Bank

5.96 % of GDP2019

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Primary school enrollment (gross)

World Bank

114.46 %2019

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Secondary school enrollment (gross)

World Bank

87.45 %2019

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Tertiary school enrollment (gross)

World Bank

25.14 %2019

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Expected years of schooling

World Bank

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Harmonized learning outcomes

World Bank

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Literacy (adult, 15+)

UNESCO · World Bank

90.92 %2015

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2 sources

Agreed in 2015 · median rule

Literacy (youth, 15–24)

World Bank

97.95 %2015

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Pre-primary participation

Google Data Commons

83.94 %2019

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Primary schools with electricity

Google Data Commons

84.18 % of schools2010

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Pupil–teacher ratio (primary)

World Bank

19.78 pupils per teacher2018

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Primary school completion rate

World Bank

102.68 %2019

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Upper-secondary completion rate

Google Data Commons

49.44 %2016

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Infrastructure·13

ATMs per 100,000 adults

Google Data Commons

39.66 per 100,0002019

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Bank branches per 100,000 adults

Google Data Commons

18.56 per 100,0002019

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Access to electricity

World Bank

92.70 %2019

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Electric power consumption per capita

World Bank / IEA

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Energy consumption per capita

Google Data Commons

38.48 MMBtu/person2019

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Fixed broadband subscriptions

World Bank

7.67 per 100 people2019

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Individuals using the internet

World Bank

58.77 %2019

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Logistics Performance Index

World Bank

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4G network coverage

Google Data Commons

46.94 % of population2016

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Mobile cellular subscriptions

World Bank

66.07 per 100 people2019

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Road density

World Bank / IRF

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Secure internet servers

World Bank

42,674 per 1M people2019

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Urban population

World Bank

42.91 %2019

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Environment·15

Agricultural land

FAO · World Bank

7.63 % of land2019

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2 sources

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Freshwater withdrawal

World Bank

0.66 % of internal resources2019

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CO₂ emissions per capita

World Bank / Climate Watch

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Disaster deaths and missing persons

Google Data Commons

0.30 per 100,0002011

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Energy intensity of GDP

World Bank

4.93 MJ/$2017 PPP2019

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Forest area

FAO · World Bank

58.05 % of land2019

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2 sources

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Domestic material consumption per capita

Google Data Commons

17.66 tonnes/person2019

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Methane emissions per capita

World Bank / Climate Watch

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PM2.5 air pollution (mean exposure)

World Bank

15.68 μg/m³2019

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Marine protected key biodiversity areas

Google Data Commons

31.22 %2019

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Terrestrial protected key biodiversity areas

Google Data Commons

43.26 %2019

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Marine protected areas

World Bank

10.10 % of waters2019

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Terrestrial protected areas

World Bank

37.70 % of land2019

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Red List Index (species survival)

Google Data Commons

0.79 index (0–1)2019

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Renewable energy consumption

World Bank

30.40 %2019

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Rights·10

Children in employment (7–14)

World Bank / ILO

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Child marriage (married before 18)

Google Data Commons

33.50 % of women 20–242016

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Female labor force participation

ILO · World Bank

57.10 %2019

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2 sources

Agreed in 2019 · median rule

Gender parity index (primary)

World Bank

0.97 ratio2019

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Gender parity index (secondary)

World Bank

1.02 ratio2019

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Gender parity index (tertiary)

World Bank

1.42 ratio2019

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Internally displaced persons (violence)

World Bank / IDMC

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Intimate-partner violence against women (12 months)

Google Data Commons

7.80 %2018

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Refugees by country of origin

World Bank / UNHCR

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Women in national parliaments

World Bank

9.38 %2019

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