Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Belize
Belize: Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees was 36.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.4
World rank
58th
of 150 countries
All-time high
36.4
in 2025
All-time low
14.5
in 2001
Years of data
6
2001–2025
Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Belize, 2001–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Belize is 36.4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Belize peaked at 36.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.5, in 2001.
That places Belize 58th out of 150 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.05 | 14.5 | 25.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.95 | 21.8 | 30.1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.2 | 30 | 36.4 | 2 |
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)
- 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 share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Belize?
- Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees in Belize was 36.4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 in 2001.
- How does Belize rank for share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees?
- Belize ranks 58th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of prisoners that are pre trial detainees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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