Belize

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 6,457.64 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 397,621 HDI (2020): 0.72
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 114
Score: 43.8
Vulnerability 0.458
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 72nd most vulnerable country and the 134th 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
Ranking
97
93
94
93
93
93
93
92
92
95
93
109
113
113
112
111
115
113
108
114
109
113
113
114
114
114
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.458
Food
0.511
Projected change of cereal yields
0.978
Projected population change
0.377
Food import dependency
0.406
Rural population
0.582
Agriculture capacity
0.643
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
0.005
Water dependency ratio
0.298
Dam capacity
0.921
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.399
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
0.108
Slum population
0.051
Medical staff
0.876
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.542
Projected change of biome distribution
0.659
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.406
Natural capital dependency
0.763
Ecological footprint
0.274
Protected biome
0.356
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.794
Human Habitat
0.491
Projected change of warm periods
0.279
Projected change of flood hazard
0.403
Urban concentration
0.418
Age dependency ratio
0.518
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
-