Belize

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 28.1 (2022). World rank 138 of 149 (1 = best); in Americas, 29 of 39. Suicides per 100,000 people: 4.2 (2021). World rank 43 of 185 (1 = best); in Americas, 10 of 34. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 79.8 (2025). World rank 56 of 207 (1 = best); in Americas, 16 of 41. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 65.9 → 79.8 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Guatemala and Mexico): political stability and absence of violence and suicides per 100,000 people. Worse than all its neighbours (Guatemala and Mexico): homicides per 100,000 people.