Political Rights Score in Belize
Belize: Political Rights Score was 34 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Belize, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score 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 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.
Political Rights Score in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 34 | -2.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 34 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 34 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 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 political rights score in Belize?
- Political rights score in Belize was 34 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for political rights score?
- Belize ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score 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 Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.