Belize

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Belize
Published: 2026

Region: Central America
Capital: Belmopan
Currency: Belize Dollar (BZD)
Density: 17 / km²

WRI Score 2026

74.67

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 42nd
In Americas: 9th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Territorial system · top rate 25%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 17 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $8,116· IMF WEO 2026
36.4
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 74.6 years· WHO / UN
58.8
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 1.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
86.4
Strong inbound tourism relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 5%· ILO / SECO
87.1
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1.1% of GDP· SIPRI
93.7
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
24.8
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Belize holds 42nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 74.67 — ranks solidly in the top quarter of the index. The score is driven by near-perfect population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96), with safety and rule of law standing out as a clear structural constraint.