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GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 9,626.57 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 400,031 | HDI (2021): 0.68 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
119
Score: 43.9
Vulnerability
0.455
Readiness
0.333
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 71st most vulnerable country and the 137th 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 |
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Ranking | 104 | 101 | 103 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 99 | 94 | 114 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 112 | 119 | 113 | 118 | 117 | 120 | 119 | 120 | 119 |
Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
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Vulnerability | 0.455 | |
Food | 0.471 | |
Projected change of cereal yields | 0.978 | |
Projected population change | 0.377 | |
Food import dependency | 0.330 | |
Rural population | 0.580 | |
Agriculture capacity | 0.480 | |
Child malnutrition | 0.082 | |
Water | 0.347 | |
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 | 0.924 | |
Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
Health | 0.406 | |
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 | 0.031 | |
Slum population | 0.159 | |
Medical staff | 0.879 | |
Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
Ecosystem Services | 0.568 | |
Projected change of biome distribution | 0.659 | |
Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.406 | |
Natural capital dependency | 0.763 | |
Ecological footprint | 0.429 | |
Protected biome | 0.356 | |
Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.794 | |
Human Habitat | 0.485 | |
Projected change of warm periods | 0.279 | |
Projected change of flood hazard | 0.403 | |
Urban concentration | 0.420 | |
Age dependency ratio | 0.486 | |
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 | 0.029 | |
Disaster preparedness | - |