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Belize
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP2.94[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita7673.65[$]
Population0.38[millions]
Urbanization46.02[%]
Land Area22111.66[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 101 41.9 -2
Health 99 40.3 1.1
Air Quality 89 39.4 -0.1
PM2.5 92 40.2 -3.7
Household solid fuels 97 37.1 5.2
Ozone 67 48.6 -3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 105 42.6 2.4
Sanitation 97 47.4 3.5
Drinking water 106 39.5 1.7
Heavy Metals 74 54.5 5
Lead 74 54.5 5
Waste Management 100 17 -
Solid waste 100 17 -
Ecosystem Vitality 107 43 -4.1
Biodiversity 7 87.9 1.5
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 50 99.3 0.5
Terrestrial biomes (global) 60 96.6 2.8
Marine protected areas 1 100 27.7
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 1 98.6 9.2
Species Habitat Index 147 35.9 -54.1
Species Protection Index 31 95.2 0.1
Biodiversity Habitat Index 69 57.2 -2.5
Ecosystem Services 143 23.5 -7.2
Tree cover loss 130 21.4 -9.2
Grassland loss 148 39.4 4.7
Wetland loss 104 44.2 16.7
Fisheries 21 19.8 -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 41 19.8 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 129 37.7 -5.4
CO2 growth rate 90 41.6 -1.8
CH4 growth rate 132 46.5 10.4
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 174 - -39.5
Black Carbon growth rate 163 11.1 -39.3
CO2 from land cover 105 42.9 -
GHG intensity trend 166 17.7 -27.4
GHG per capita 72 63.2 -3.5
Pollution Emissions 175 11.4 -22.6
SO2 growth rate 167 22.7 -45.3
NOx growth rate 176 - -
Agriculture 155 19.9 -10.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 155 19.9 -10.1
Water Resources 114 0.6 -
Wastewater treatment 114 0.6 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Egypt 43.3
El Salvador 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Morocco 42.3
Belize 41.9
Georgia 41.3
Botswana 40.4
GDP per capita
Ukraine 49.5
Jamaica 48.2
Uzbekistan 44.3
Bolivia 44.3
El Salvador 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Belize 41.9
Philippines 38.4
Guyana 35.9
Guatemala 31.8
Issue Performance
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Bahamas 43.5
Belize 41.9
Zimbabwe 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Zambia 34.7
Republic of Congo 30.8
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 53
Suriname 45.2
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Malawi 38.3
Pakistan 33.1
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Djibouti 28.1
Gambia 27.9
Voice & Accountability
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
Brazil 51.2
Grenada 43.1
Belize 41.9
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Vanuatu 28.9
India 27.6
Solomon Islands 26.7
Political Stability
United Kingdom 81.3
Romania 64.7
Argentina 52.2
Dominican Republic 46.3
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkmenistan 43.9
Belize 41.9
Gambia 27.9
Ghana 27.6
Sierra Leone 25.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Suriname 45.2
Dominica 44.6
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
Bahamas 43.5
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
El Salvador 43.1
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Small Island Developing States
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Belize 41.9
Kiribati 37.7
Ease of Doing Business Index
Lebanon 45.4
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Tajikistan 38.2
Honduras 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Mozambique 33.9
Pakistan 33.1
Togo 29.5
Solomon Islands 26.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
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