Rule of Law - Governance score in Belize

Belize: Rule of Law - Governance score was 50.13 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
50.13 0-100
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
126th
of 206 countries
All-time high
63.58 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
45.98 0-100
in 2014
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance score in Belize, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 63.6 0-1001998: 56.5 0-1002000: 63.4 0-1002002: 60.1 0-1002003: 61.9 0-1002004: 58.2 0-1002005: 62.6 0-1002006: 59.1 0-1002007: 58.6 0-1002008: 57.5 0-1002009: 55.1 0-1002010: 55.4 0-1002011: 51.7 0-1002012: 51.3 0-1002013: 51.2 0-1002014: 46 0-1002015: 46.4 0-1002016: 46.9 0-1002017: 47.6 0-1002018: 46.8 0-1002019: 47.3 0-1002020: 48 0-1002021: 47.9 0-1002022: 49.4 0-1002023: 50.1 0-1002024: 50.1 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Belize recorded 50.13 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Belize peaked at 63.58 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 45.98 0-100, in 2014.

Belize ranks 126th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 60.03 0-100 56.47 0-100 63.58 0-100 2
2000s 59.61 0-100 55.06 0-100 63.44 0-100 9
2010s 49.06 0-100 45.98 0-100 55.41 0-100 10
2020s 49.1 0-100 47.88 0-100 50.13 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 123 Trinidad and Tobago 50.57 0-100 compare
  2. 124 Kazakhstan 50.4 0-100 compare
  3. 125 Gambia 50.18 0-100 compare
  4. 127 Lesotho 49.97 0-100 compare
  5. 128 Benin 49.87 0-100 compare
  6. 129 Brazil 49.28 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Belize?
Rule of law - governance score in Belize was 50.13 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 63.58 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 45.98 0-100 in 2014.
How does Belize rank for rule of law - governance score?
Belize ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,296 data points, 1996–2024
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