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Belize

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Tropical Cyclone: 62 %
  • Average: 29 %

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) 14.1 - 25.3 °C 13.9 - 26.5 °C 14.6 - 27.3 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 14 71 83
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 1146.7 mm 1243.7 mm 1242.6 mm
Annual amount of rain 15908.8 mm 15278.9 mm 15258.7 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 210 171 171

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Rank: Below average
Access to electricity (% of population)
Rank: Below average
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: Top 10%
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: Below average
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: Below average
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: About average
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Press freedom index
Rank: Above average

Society Indicator Details

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Press freedom index

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Below average
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: About average
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: Above average
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Top 20%
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Top 10%
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: Above average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: Above average
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Rank: Above average
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Rank: About average
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: Above average
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
    Rank: Below average

    Environment Indicator Details

    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Mammal species, threatened
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: Below average
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: Above average
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Rank: Below average
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: About average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Above average
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Below average
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Top 20%

      Health Indicator Details

      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Below average
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Top 10%
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: Below average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: Below average
        Gini index
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: Below average

        Economy Indicator Details

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Gini index
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: Top 20%
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

          Geography Indicator Details

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)