Political rights score fh in Belize
Belize: Political rights score fh was 34 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political rights score fh in Belize, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Belize is 34, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Belize peaked at 37 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2020.
Belize ranks 60th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5 | 36 | 37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.2 | 35 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.17 | 34 | 35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More social development data for Belize
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 347 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 108 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Physical integrity rights score fariss kenwick reuning 1.18 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,382 (2025)
- Freedom score fh 87 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,836 (2025)
- Full democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- States involved in state based conflicts 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Belize?
- Political rights score fh in Belize was 34 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for political rights score fh?
- Belize ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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