Gender Development Index (GDI) in Belize
Belize: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.982 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.982
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
65th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.01
in 2021
All-time low
0.916
in 1993
Years of data
30
1993–2022
Gender Development Index in Belize, 1993–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in Belize stood at 0.982.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Belize peaked at 1.01 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.916, in 1993.
Belize ranks 65th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.916 | — |
| 1994 | 0.919 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.918 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.916 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.924 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.929 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.93 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.934 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.932 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.939 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.936 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.937 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.942 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.95 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.953 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.956 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.963 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.964 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.966 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.953 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.974 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.977 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.979 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.981 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.982 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.996 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.99 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.982 | -2.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.982 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.979, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.982 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.992, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9216 | 0.916 | 0.929 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9409 | 0.93 | 0.956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9735 | 0.953 | 0.996 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9927 | 0.982 | 1.01 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More gender data for Belize
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.84 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4356 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 339 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 339 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,506 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Belize?
- Gender development index in Belize was 0.982 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.916 in 1993.
- How does Belize rank for gender development index?
- Belize ranks 65th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.