Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belize
Belize: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 16.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
16.0%
World rank
29th
of 130 countries
All-time high
27.3%
in 1995
All-time low
16.0%
in 2018
Years of data
8
1993–2018
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belize, 1993–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belize recorded 16.0% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belize peaked at 27.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2018.
That places Belize 29th out of 130 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.9% | — |
| 1994 | 18.1% | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | +50.8% |
| 1996 | 18.3% | -33.0% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -22.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 16.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Belize's 16.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 18.1% | 27.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 28 El Salvador 16.2% compare
- 30 Montenegro 15.9% compare
- 31 Mexico 15.7% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 15.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Belize
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 270,536 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 67.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,806 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.42 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0442 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.28 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 17,806 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6717 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belize?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belize was 16.0% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Belize ranks 29th out of 130 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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