Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Belize
Belize: Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle was 54.1% in 1999. ▲ Rising
Latest (1999)
54.1%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
34th
of 119 countries
All-time high
57.8%
in 1997
All-time low
49.0%
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–1999
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize, 1993–1999
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1999, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize stood at 54.1%.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
That places Belize 34th out of 119 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 49.0% | — |
| 1994 | 52.2% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 57.7% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 57.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | -4.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 54.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.0%, 3.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belize's 54.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 2.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belize
- 31 Botswana 59.1% compare
- 32 Ghana 57.3% compare
- 33 South Africa 56.9% compare
- 35 Tajikistan 50.5%
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 49.8%
- 37 Guatemala 49.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Belize
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,857 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.74 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belize was 54.1% in 1999, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1993.
- How does Belize rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Belize ranks 34th out of 119 countries with data for 1999.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.