Belize

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 13,280.60 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 405,272 HDI (2022): 0.70
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 120
Score: 43.7
Vulnerability 0.462
Readiness 0.335

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Belize places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Belize is the 64th most vulnerable country and the 138th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ranking
98
98
98
94
98
97
96
95
92
99
93
118
119
119
117
116
118
118
114
120
115
115
118
119
122
121
123
120
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.462
Food
0.472
Projected change of cereal yields
0.978
Projected population change
0.377
Food import dependency
0.294
Rural population
0.578
Agriculture capacity
0.531
Child malnutrition
0.074
Water
0.362
Projected change of annual runoff
0.305
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.204
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.006
Water dependency ratio
0.298
Dam capacity
0.998
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.420
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.657
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.099
Slum population
0.159
Medical staff
0.882
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.570
Projected change of biome distribution
0.659
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.406
Natural capital dependency
0.763
Ecological footprint
0.445
Protected biome
0.356
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.794
Human Habitat
0.484
Projected change of warm periods
0.279
Projected change of flood hazard
0.403
Urban concentration
0.422
Age dependency ratio
0.476
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.837
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.624
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0.014
Disaster preparedness
-