Access to basic services in Belize
Belize: Access to basic services was 99.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 214 countries
All-time high
99.6
in 2023
All-time low
67
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Access to basic services in Belize, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to basic services in Belize stood at 99.6. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Belize peaked at 99.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67, in 1991.
That places Belize 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to basic services in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67 | — |
| 1992 | 72.22 | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 73.12 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 74.02 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 74.92 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 75.81 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 76.7 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 77.58 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 78.46 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 79 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 80.2 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 81 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 81.8 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 82.6 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 83.5 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 91 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 85.2 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 86.1 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 86.9 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 89.9 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 91.7 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 90.9 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.1 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.5 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.8 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.3 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 94.2 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 91.7 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 92.7 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.8 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 97.7 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 98.6 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 99.6 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6 | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 99.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 99.6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.8, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.43 | 67 | 78.46 | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.73 | 79 | 91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.88 | 89.9 | 94.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.46 | 96.8 | 99.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 130 Bangladesh 99.5 compare
- 130 Dominican Republic 99.5 compare
- 132 Cambodia 99.2 compare
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Belize?
- Access to basic services in Belize was 99.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for access to basic services?
- Belize ranks 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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