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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.

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

Society Indicator Details

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
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%
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Rank: About average
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Rank: Above average
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Top 10%
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: Above average
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: Above average
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
    Rank: Below average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: Above 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)
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)

      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 non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: Above average
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Below average
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: Below 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
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Top 20%
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Above average

      Health Indicator Details

      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% 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)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)

        Economy Indicator Scores

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

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

        Economy Indicator Details

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

          Geography Indicator Details

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