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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 | - |