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. Measured in %.
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 | % | 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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