BLZ · Americas
Belize
Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 6.2
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 6 (list of 2026.10.02), EU 2 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Population
- 417,634 inh.
- Area
- 22,966 km²
- Currency
- BZD
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Charles III
Head of Government
Johnny Briceño
Government in office 2 members
Minister of Education, Culture, Science & Technology
Oscar Requeña
Ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports
Anthony Mahler
Parliament
chambre des représentants du Belize
31 seats
Inception 1981
Sénat du Belize
13 seats
Inception 1981
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
3 G$
GDP / capita
7,865 $
Growth
2.7 %
Inflation
1.1 %
Unemployment
8.9 %
Defense / GDP
0.9 %
Life expectancy
73.7 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
British Army Training Support Unit Belize
United Kingdom · Ladyville
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Freedoms (Freedom House)
87/100
Corruption (CPI)
36/100
Press freedom (RSF)
62/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#140
Annual budget
0.0 Md$
Defense effort
1.0 %PIB
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2025-03-12
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.721/1
Gini
39.9
Refugees hosted
347
Refugees originating
108
National anthem
Land of the Free
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- OAS
- CARICOM
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,288 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,670, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2018 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)