Gender in Belize 208 indicators covering gender for Belize. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0049 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.3% 159th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0132 units per square kilometre 2023 up 31.6% 159th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.721 2023 down 0.4% 115th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.1 2025 down 94.2% 89th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.66 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 12.0% 29th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.83 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 14.4% 19th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 15,179 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 0.6% 109th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.54 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 14.3% 32nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.48 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 15.8% 29th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 49.6% 2025 down 0.3% 168th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 96.48 2024 down 14.5% 145th Gender Development Index 0.981 2023 up 2.1% 75th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.981 2023 up 2.1% 75th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.981 2023 up 2.1% 75th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7269 2023 down 1.1% 113th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 34.1% 22nd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.526 % change on previous year 2023 up 655.4% 89th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 30.5 2016 up 3.7% 11th Population 417,072 2024 up 19.5% 167th Life Expectancy at Birth 73.74 2024 up 3.2% 119th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 56.69 2019 up 37.4% 5th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 21.3% 2023 up 19.7% 133rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 21.3% 2023 up 19.7% 135th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 26.8% 2023 up 5.1% 105th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 86.46 2024 up 7.6% 122nd Sex ratio at birth 104.93 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.0% 116th Sex ratio by age 100 males per 100 females 2023 up 100.0% 6th Sex ratio at age 5 104.86 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.8% 103rd Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.93 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.0% 116th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.8% 2023 down 38.7% 139th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 38.7% 2023 down 1.3% 132nd Sex ratio at age 60 98.38 males per 100 females 2023 down 8.9% 70th Male population by age group 18,296 people 2023 down 1.6% 173rd Female population by age group 17,443 people 2023 down 1.8% 173rd Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 unchanged 76th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 131st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 50 2023 unchanged 122nd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →