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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Belize: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Belize is placed 120th of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 32 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 66.8 (2023).
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120th
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Belize on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
66.8
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Belize: 66.8. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Central America
- 24.12 Costa Rica
- Land neighbours
- Guatemala 93.72 · Mexico 42.11
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.721
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 115th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Belize: 0.721. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Central America
- 0.839 Panama
- Land neighbours
- Guatemala 0.662 · Mexico 0.789
02Over time
Which way Belize is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
BelizeWorld median
Belize fell from 78.13 in 2000 to 66.8 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Belize World median 2023 66.80 46.7 2022 109.63 53.0 2021 156.64 76.6 2020 88.49 56.0 2019 61.30 48.4 2018 59.97 49.3 2017 55.85 47.2 2016 51.40 50.6 2015 47.15 51.9 2014 43.66 52.8 2013 41.36 53.3 2012 40.26 54.6 2011 39.27 55.0 2010 40.89 56.1 2009 44.53 56.3 2008 47.79 55.8 2007 51.58 56.8 2006 55.36 58.1 2005 60.07 60.1 2004 62.76 63.0 2003 66.77 66.8 2002 68.21 66.0 2001 76.22 68.1 2000 78.13 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
BelizeWorld median
Belize rose from 0.671 in 2000 to 0.721 in 2023; the world median went from 0.672 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Belize World median 2023 0.721 0.7620 2022 0.717 0.7610 2021 0.713 0.7450 2020 0.713 0.7425 2019 0.725 0.7515 2018 0.723 0.7520 2017 0.722 0.7480 2016 0.727 0.7500 2015 0.721 0.7430 2014 0.721 0.7410 2013 0.724 0.7390 2012 0.727 0.7350 2011 0.725 0.7250 2010 0.727 0.7250 2009 0.724 0.7220 2008 0.720 0.7180 2007 0.718 0.7100 2006 0.713 0.7045 2005 0.700 0.6960 2004 0.703 0.6960 2003 0.696 0.6910 2002 0.686 0.6845 2001 0.676 0.6770 2000 0.671 0.6720
03In context
Belize beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Belize and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico | 72nd | 80.8 | 42.11 | 0.789 |
| Belize | 120th | 32 | 66.8 | 0.721 |
 Guatemala | 144th | 12.1 | 93.72 | 0.662 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Belize in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Belize is ahead of the world, and behind
40 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median14
Statistics on which Belize does better than the middle country measured.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5461.7673.546No earlier reading
Belize: 1.767 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 126th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.865.175.8No earlier reading
Belize: 65.1 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 62nd of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.10.642.1▲ Improved since 2014
Belize: 0.64 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0170.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Belize: 0.017 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9810.971▲ Improved since 2013
Belize: 0.981 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 64th of 184 · derived.
Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.2463.3173.246▲ Improved since 2024
Belize: 3.317 · world median 3.246 · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.617 to 4.225; higher is better.
Position 29th of 78 · derived.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0723,8573,072No real change since 2013
Belize: 3,857 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 67th of 179 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1636.7988.163▲ Improved since 2013
Belize: 6.798 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 115th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.957.745.9No earlier reading
Belize: 57.7 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2610.7912.26No real change since 2014
Belize: 10.79 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 112th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.6523.3518.65No earlier reading
Belize: 23.35 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.2522.7064.252No earlier reading
Belize: 2.706 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 88th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5412.6614.54No real change since 2014
Belize: 12.66 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 111th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8582.462.858▲ Improved since 2014
Belize: 2.46 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 109th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median24
Statistics on which Belize does worse than the middle country measured.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.670.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Belize: 0.67 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 156 · derived.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,23022,41425,230▲ Improved since 2010
Belize: 22,414 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 80th of 151 · derived.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.814.9613.8No earlier reading
Belize: 14.96 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 77th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.367.6869.3▲ Improved since 2016
Belize: 67.68 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 101st of 188 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6746.1746.67No real change since 2012
Belize: 46.17 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 105th of 195 · derived.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6373.5774.63▲ Improved since 2013
Belize: 73.57 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 122nd of 222 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 908890▼ Worsened since 2015
Belize: 88 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1349.2128.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Belize: 9.212 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 88th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 72.8367.9772.83▼ Worsened since 2014
Belize: 67.97 · world median 72.83 · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14.83 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 79th of 139 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48632,81546,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Belize: 32,815 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 90th of 150 · derived.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10099.6100▲ Improved since 2014
Belize: 99.6 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,26512,78917,265No real change since 2015
Belize: 12,789 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 112th of 185 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9338.7629.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Belize: 8.762 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 117th of 193 · derived.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10099.5100▲ Improved since 2014
Belize: 99.5 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.495.798.4No earlier reading
Belize: 95.7 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2111.5610.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Belize: 11.56 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 61st of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.4280.351▼ Worsened since 2013
Belize: 0.428 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 110th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7433.1640.74No earlier reading
Belize: 33.16 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 90th of 136 · derived.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.837.580.8No earlier reading
Belize: 37.5 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3411.9813.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Belize: 11.98 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 137th of 195 · derived.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.910.743.9No earlier reading
Belize: 10.7 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918391▼ Worsened since 2015
Belize: 83 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.75323.75No earlier reading
Belize: 3 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.133.517.1No earlier reading
Belize: 33.5 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 23rd of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Belize: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end1
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.5791.0832.579Moved since 2013
Belize: 1.083 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 89th of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Belize
Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Foundational ID Ownership, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Index, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum) (last 2018), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) (last 2018), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum) (last 2018), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day (last 2018), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day (last 2018), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day (last 2018), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day (last 2018), Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day (last 2018) and Prosperity Gap (last 2018). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Belize’s 16 topics
Development & Human Capital is Belize’s 12th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Security11th of 1772/4 keys
- Energy21st of 1652/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability48th of 1863/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 56th of 1833/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation76th of 1763/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing92nd of 2004/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality75th of 1593/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties101st of 1983/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience110th of 1934/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions111th of 1943/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture109th of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital120th of 1963/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 134th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology148th of 1983/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 152nd of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade152nd of 1773/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Belize can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Canada=27th3/3 keysHighest in Central America
Panama69th3/3 keysThis page
Belize120th3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Belize and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Belize on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Belize rank on development & human capital?
Belize is placed 120th of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Belize?
32 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Belize?
66.8 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Belize compare with Mexico on development & human capital?
Mexico is placed 72nd of 196, and Belize 120th. Social Protection Coverage: Mexico 80.8, Belize 32; Maternal Mortality Ratio: Mexico 42.11, Belize 66.8; Human Development Index: Mexico 0.789, Belize 0.721.
How have Belize’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 78.13 in 2000 to 66.8 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.671 in 2000 to 0.721 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Belize?
No current reading is published for Belize on Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Foundational ID Ownership, GNI per Capita (PPP), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Index, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day and Prosperity Gap. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 40 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Belize’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Belize (banner) — Josh Steinitz, CC BY 2.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Belize: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/belize/development