Freedom Score in Belize
Belize: Freedom Score was 87 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Belize, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 87 for freedom score in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Belize peaked at 89 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 86, in 2017.
Belize ranks 50th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Freedom Score in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 89 | — |
| 2003 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 87 | -1.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 87 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 87 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.88 | 87 | 89 | 8 |
| 2010s | 87 | 86 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.17 | 87 | 88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More social development data for Belize
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 347 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 108 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 108 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Belize?
- Freedom score in Belize was 87 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 86 in 2017.
- How does Belize rank for freedom score?
- Belize ranks 50th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.