Belize

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 13,823.44 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 411,106 HDI (2023): 0.72
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 123
Score: 42.2
Vulnerability 0.467
Readiness 0.310

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 67th most vulnerable country and the 129th 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 23
Ranking
104
104
104
97
99
97
96
90
95
100
93
110
112
116
107
111
116
110
107
108
108
109
113
110
117
117
121
122
123
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.467
Food
0.511
Projected change of cereal yields
0.978
Projected population change
0.377
Food import dependency
0.295
Rural population
0.575
Agriculture capacity
0.768
Child malnutrition
0.074
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
0.432
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
0.151
Slum population
0.159
Medical staff
0.892
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
0.475
Projected change of warm periods
0.279
Projected change of flood hazard
0.403
Urban concentration
0.425
Age dependency ratio
0.433
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
0.004
Disaster preparedness
-