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Years colonized in Belize

Belize: Years colonized was 458 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
458
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
458
in 1981
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Belize, 1462–2022

0100200300400500146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Belize is 458, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Belize peaked at 458 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Belize 2nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Belize, year by year

Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 1 —
1525 2 +100.0%
1526 3 +50.0%
1527 4 +33.3%
1528 5 +25.0%
1529 6 +20.0%
1530 7 +16.7%
1531 8 +14.3%
1532 9 +12.5%
1533 10 +11.1%
1534 11 +10.0%
1535 12 +9.1%
1536 13 +8.3%
1537 14 +7.7%
1538 15 +7.1%
1539 16 +6.7%
1540 17 +6.2%
1541 18 +5.9%
1542 19 +5.6%
1543 20 +5.3%
1544 21 +5.0%
1545 22 +4.8%
1546 23 +4.5%
1547 24 +4.3%
1548 25 +4.2%
1549 26 +4.0%
1550 27 +3.8%
1551 28 +3.7%
1552 29 +3.6%
1553 30 +3.4%
1554 31 +3.3%
1555 32 +3.2%
1556 33 +3.1%
1557 34 +3.0%
1558 35 +2.9%
1559 36 +2.9%
1560 37 +2.8%
1561 38 +2.7%
1562 39 +2.6%
1563 40 +2.6%
1564 41 +2.5%
1565 42 +2.4%
1566 43 +2.4%
1567 44 +2.3%
1568 45 +2.3%
1569 46 +2.2%
1570 47 +2.2%
1571 48 +2.1%
1572 49 +2.1%
1573 50 +2.0%
1574 51 +2.0%
1575 52 +2.0%
1576 53 +1.9%
1577 54 +1.9%
1578 55 +1.9%
1579 56 +1.8%
1580 57 +1.8%
1581 58 +1.8%
1582 59 +1.7%
1583 60 +1.7%
1584 61 +1.7%
1585 62 +1.6%
1586 63 +1.6%
1587 64 +1.6%
1588 65 +1.6%
1589 66 +1.5%
1590 67 +1.5%
1591 68 +1.5%
1592 69 +1.5%
1593 70 +1.4%
1594 71 +1.4%
1595 72 +1.4%
1596 73 +1.4%
1597 74 +1.4%
1598 75 +1.4%
1599 76 +1.3%
1600 77 +1.3%
1601 78 +1.3%
1602 79 +1.3%
1603 80 +1.3%
1604 81 +1.2%
1605 82 +1.2%
1606 83 +1.2%
1607 84 +1.2%
1608 85 +1.2%
1609 86 +1.2%
1610 87 +1.2%
1611 88 +1.1%
1612 89 +1.1%
1613 90 +1.1%
1614 91 +1.1%
1615 92 +1.1%
1616 93 +1.1%
1617 94 +1.1%
1618 95 +1.1%
1619 96 +1.1%
1620 97 +1.0%
1621 98 +1.0%
1622 99 +1.0%
1623 100 +1.0%
1624 101 +1.0%
1625 102 +1.0%
1626 103 +1.0%
1627 104 +1.0%
1628 105 +1.0%
1629 106 +1.0%
1630 107 +0.9%
1631 108 +0.9%
1632 109 +0.9%
1633 110 +0.9%
1634 111 +0.9%
1635 112 +0.9%
1636 113 +0.9%
1637 114 +0.9%
1638 115 +0.9%
1639 116 +0.9%
1640 117 +0.9%
1641 118 +0.9%
1642 119 +0.8%
1643 120 +0.8%
1644 121 +0.8%
1645 122 +0.8%
1646 123 +0.8%
1647 124 +0.8%
1648 125 +0.8%
1649 126 +0.8%
1650 127 +0.8%
1651 128 +0.8%
1652 129 +0.8%
1653 130 +0.8%
1654 131 +0.8%
1655 132 +0.8%
1656 133 +0.8%
1657 134 +0.8%
1658 135 +0.7%
1659 136 +0.7%
1660 137 +0.7%
1661 138 +0.7%
1662 139 +0.7%
1663 140 +0.7%
1664 141 +0.7%
1665 142 +0.7%
1666 143 +0.7%
1667 144 +0.7%
1668 145 +0.7%
1669 146 +0.7%
1670 147 +0.7%
1671 148 +0.7%
1672 149 +0.7%
1673 150 +0.7%
1674 151 +0.7%
1675 152 +0.7%
1676 153 +0.7%
1677 154 +0.7%
1678 155 +0.6%
1679 156 +0.6%
1680 157 +0.6%
1681 158 +0.6%
1682 159 +0.6%
1683 160 +0.6%
1684 161 +0.6%
1685 162 +0.6%
1686 163 +0.6%
1687 164 +0.6%
1688 165 +0.6%
1689 166 +0.6%
1690 167 +0.6%
1691 168 +0.6%
1692 169 +0.6%
1693 170 +0.6%
1694 171 +0.6%
1695 172 +0.6%
1696 173 +0.6%
1697 174 +0.6%
1698 175 +0.6%
1699 176 +0.6%
1700 177 +0.6%
1701 178 +0.6%
1702 179 +0.6%
1703 180 +0.6%
1704 181 +0.6%
1705 182 +0.6%
1706 183 +0.5%
1707 184 +0.5%
1708 185 +0.5%
1709 186 +0.5%
1710 187 +0.5%
1711 188 +0.5%
1712 189 +0.5%
1713 190 +0.5%
1714 191 +0.5%
1715 192 +0.5%
1716 193 +0.5%
1717 194 +0.5%
1718 195 +0.5%
1719 196 +0.5%
1720 197 +0.5%
1721 198 +0.5%
1722 199 +0.5%
1723 200 +0.5%
1724 201 +0.5%
1725 202 +0.5%
1726 203 +0.5%
1727 204 +0.5%
1728 205 +0.5%
1729 206 +0.5%
1730 207 +0.5%
1731 208 +0.5%
1732 209 +0.5%
1733 210 +0.5%
1734 211 +0.5%
1735 212 +0.5%
1736 213 +0.5%
1737 214 +0.5%
1738 215 +0.5%
1739 216 +0.5%
1740 217 +0.5%
1741 218 +0.5%
1742 219 +0.5%
1743 220 +0.5%
1744 221 +0.5%
1745 222 +0.5%
1746 223 +0.5%
1747 224 +0.4%
1748 225 +0.4%
1749 226 +0.4%
1750 227 +0.4%
1751 228 +0.4%
1752 229 +0.4%
1753 230 +0.4%
1754 231 +0.4%
1755 232 +0.4%
1756 233 +0.4%
1757 234 +0.4%
1758 235 +0.4%
1759 236 +0.4%
1760 237 +0.4%
1761 238 +0.4%
1762 239 +0.4%
1763 240 +0.4%
1764 241 +0.4%
1765 242 +0.4%
1766 243 +0.4%
1767 244 +0.4%
1768 245 +0.4%
1769 246 +0.4%
1770 247 +0.4%
1771 248 +0.4%
1772 249 +0.4%
1773 250 +0.4%
1774 251 +0.4%
1775 252 +0.4%
1776 253 +0.4%
1777 254 +0.4%
1778 255 +0.4%
1779 256 +0.4%
1780 257 +0.4%
1781 258 +0.4%
1782 259 +0.4%
1783 260 +0.4%
1784 261 +0.4%
1785 262 +0.4%
1786 263 +0.4%
1787 264 +0.4%
1788 265 +0.4%
1789 266 +0.4%
1790 267 +0.4%
1791 268 +0.4%
1792 269 +0.4%
1793 270 +0.4%
1794 271 +0.4%
1795 272 +0.4%
1796 273 +0.4%
1797 274 +0.4%
1798 275 +0.4%
1799 276 +0.4%
1800 277 +0.4%
1801 278 +0.4%
1802 279 +0.4%
1803 280 +0.4%
1804 281 +0.4%
1805 282 +0.4%
1806 283 +0.4%
1807 284 +0.4%
1808 285 +0.4%
1809 286 +0.4%
1810 287 +0.3%
1811 288 +0.3%
1812 289 +0.3%
1813 290 +0.3%
1814 291 +0.3%
1815 292 +0.3%
1816 293 +0.3%
1817 294 +0.3%
1818 295 +0.3%
1819 296 +0.3%
1820 297 +0.3%
1821 298 +0.3%
1822 299 +0.3%
1823 300 +0.3%
1824 301 +0.3%
1825 302 +0.3%
1826 303 +0.3%
1827 304 +0.3%
1828 305 +0.3%
1829 306 +0.3%
1830 307 +0.3%
1831 308 +0.3%
1832 309 +0.3%
1833 310 +0.3%
1834 311 +0.3%
1835 312 +0.3%
1836 313 +0.3%
1837 314 +0.3%
1838 315 +0.3%
1839 316 +0.3%
1840 317 +0.3%
1841 318 +0.3%
1842 319 +0.3%
1843 320 +0.3%
1844 321 +0.3%
1845 322 +0.3%
1846 323 +0.3%
1847 324 +0.3%
1848 325 +0.3%
1849 326 +0.3%
1850 327 +0.3%
1851 328 +0.3%
1852 329 +0.3%
1853 330 +0.3%
1854 331 +0.3%
1855 332 +0.3%
1856 333 +0.3%
1857 334 +0.3%
1858 335 +0.3%
1859 336 +0.3%
1860 337 +0.3%
1861 338 +0.3%
1862 339 +0.3%
1863 340 +0.3%
1864 341 +0.3%
1865 342 +0.3%
1866 343 +0.3%
1867 344 +0.3%
1868 345 +0.3%
1869 346 +0.3%
1870 347 +0.3%
1871 348 +0.3%
1872 349 +0.3%
1873 350 +0.3%
1874 351 +0.3%
1875 352 +0.3%
1876 353 +0.3%
1877 354 +0.3%
1878 355 +0.3%
1879 356 +0.3%
1880 357 +0.3%
1881 358 +0.3%
1882 359 +0.3%
1883 360 +0.3%
1884 361 +0.3%
1885 362 +0.3%
1886 363 +0.3%
1887 364 +0.3%
1888 365 +0.3%
1889 366 +0.3%
1890 367 +0.3%
1891 368 +0.3%
1892 369 +0.3%
1893 370 +0.3%
1894 371 +0.3%
1895 372 +0.3%
1896 373 +0.3%
1897 374 +0.3%
1898 375 +0.3%
1899 376 +0.3%
1900 377 +0.3%
1901 378 +0.3%
1902 379 +0.3%
1903 380 +0.3%
1904 381 +0.3%
1905 382 +0.3%
1906 383 +0.3%
1907 384 +0.3%
1908 385 +0.3%
1909 386 +0.3%
1910 387 +0.3%
1911 388 +0.3%
1912 389 +0.3%
1913 390 +0.3%
1914 391 +0.3%
1915 392 +0.3%
1916 393 +0.3%
1917 394 +0.3%
1918 395 +0.3%
1919 396 +0.3%
1920 397 +0.3%
1921 398 +0.3%
1922 399 +0.3%
1923 400 +0.3%
1924 401 +0.2%
1925 402 +0.2%
1926 403 +0.2%
1927 404 +0.2%
1928 405 +0.2%
1929 406 +0.2%
1930 407 +0.2%
1931 408 +0.2%
1932 409 +0.2%
1933 410 +0.2%
1934 411 +0.2%
1935 412 +0.2%
1936 413 +0.2%
1937 414 +0.2%
1938 415 +0.2%
1939 416 +0.2%
1940 417 +0.2%
1941 418 +0.2%
1942 419 +0.2%
1943 420 +0.2%
1944 421 +0.2%
1945 422 +0.2%
1946 423 +0.2%
1947 424 +0.2%
1948 425 +0.2%
1949 426 +0.2%
1950 427 +0.2%
1951 428 +0.2%
1952 429 +0.2%
1953 430 +0.2%
1954 431 +0.2%
1955 432 +0.2%
1956 433 +0.2%
1957 434 +0.2%
1958 435 +0.2%
1959 436 +0.2%
1960 437 +0.2%
1961 438 +0.2%
1962 439 +0.2%
1963 440 +0.2%
1964 441 +0.2%
1965 442 +0.2%
1966 443 +0.2%
1967 444 +0.2%
1968 445 +0.2%
1969 446 +0.2%
1970 447 +0.2%
1971 448 +0.2%
1972 449 +0.2%
1973 450 +0.2%
1974 451 +0.2%
1975 452 +0.2%
1976 453 +0.2%
1977 454 +0.2%
1978 455 +0.2%
1979 456 +0.2%
1980 457 +0.2%
1981 458 +0.2%
1982 458 +0.0%
1983 458 +0.0%
1984 458 +0.0%
1985 458 +0.0%
1986 458 +0.0%
1987 458 +0.0%
1988 458 +0.0%
1989 458 +0.0%
1990 458 +0.0%
1991 458 +0.0%
1992 458 +0.0%
1993 458 +0.0%
1994 458 +0.0%
1995 458 +0.0%
1996 458 +0.0%
1997 458 +0.0%
1998 458 +0.0%
1999 458 +0.0%
2000 458 +0.0%
2001 458 +0.0%
2002 458 +0.0%
2003 458 +0.0%
2004 458 +0.0%
2005 458 +0.0%
2006 458 +0.0%
2007 458 +0.0%
2008 458 +0.0%
2009 458 +0.0%
2010 458 +0.0%
2011 458 +0.0%
2012 458 +0.0%
2013 458 +0.0%
2014 458 +0.0%
2015 458 +0.0%
2016 458 +0.0%
2017 458 +0.0%
2018 458 +0.0%
2019 458 +0.0%
2020 458 +0.0%
2021 458 +0.0%
2022 458 +0.0%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 458 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 458 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1525 +100.0% 1 2
1526 +50.0% 2 3
1527 +33.3% 3 4
1528 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 2.1 0 6 10
1530s 11.5 7 16 10
1540s 21.5 17 26 10
1550s 31.5 27 36 10
1560s 41.5 37 46 10
1570s 51.5 47 56 10
1580s 61.5 57 66 10
1590s 71.5 67 76 10
1600s 81.5 77 86 10
1610s 91.5 87 96 10
1620s 101.5 97 106 10
1630s 111.5 107 116 10
1640s 121.5 117 126 10
1650s 131.5 127 136 10
1660s 141.5 137 146 10
1670s 151.5 147 156 10
1680s 161.5 157 166 10
1690s 171.5 167 176 10
1700s 181.5 177 186 10
1710s 191.5 187 196 10
1720s 201.5 197 206 10
1730s 211.5 207 216 10
1740s 221.5 217 226 10
1750s 231.5 227 236 10
1760s 241.5 237 246 10
1770s 251.5 247 256 10
1780s 261.5 257 266 10
1790s 271.5 267 276 10
1800s 281.5 277 286 10
1810s 291.5 287 296 10
1820s 301.5 297 306 10
1830s 311.5 307 316 10
1840s 321.5 317 326 10
1850s 331.5 327 336 10
1860s 341.5 337 346 10
1870s 351.5 347 356 10
1880s 361.5 357 366 10
1890s 371.5 367 376 10
1900s 381.5 377 386 10
1910s 391.5 387 396 10
1920s 401.5 397 406 10
1930s 411.5 407 416 10
1940s 421.5 417 426 10
1950s 431.5 427 436 10
1960s 441.5 437 446 10
1970s 451.5 447 456 10
1980s 457.9 457 458 10
1990s 458 458 458 10
2000s 458 458 458 10
2010s 458 458 458 10
2020s 458 458 458 3

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 1 Cape Verde 514 compare
  2. 3 Jamaica 454 compare
  3. 3 Sao Tome and Principe 454 compare
  4. 5 Ghana 426 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Belize?
Years colonized in Belize was 458 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 458 in 1981.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Belize rank for years colonized?
Belize ranks 2nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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