Belize: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 80.0% (2024), 102nd of 188 in the world and 17th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 67.2 (2022), 184th of 210 in the world and 39th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 9.8 (2022), 121st of 208 in the world and 34th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Digital & energy access: Belize in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 80.0%2024 | 102/188 | 17/34 | 6.0% | 28.2% | 64.4% | +41.3 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 67.22022 | 184/210 | 39/40 | 7.0 | 60.6 | 67.6 | +30%since 2012 | 116.8 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 9.82022 | 121/208 | 34/39 | · | 2.8 | 9.2 | +227%since 2012 | 20.5 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 4.42022 | 134/213 | 34/40 | 14.8 | 9.5 | 4.9 | −42%since 2012 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 464,5602024 | 2/215 | 2/42 | · | 215 | 133,632 | +54,848%since 2014 | 3,702 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 99.6%2024 | 130/215 | 25/42 | 79.0% | 89.9% | 96.8% | +8.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 99.5%2024 | 128/211 | 21/41 | 65.7% | 84.1% | 95.5% | +13.1 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 99.8%2024 | 142/213 | 32/41 | 95.0% | 97.0% | 98.3% | +2.2 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 89.0%2024 | 110/192 | 26/33 | 80.0% | 82.0% | 86.0% | +6.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 601 kgoe2007 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 1,343 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+41.3 pp80.0% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+227%9.8 in 2022
- Secure servers+54,848%464,560 in 2024
- Electricity access+8.1 pp99.6% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Belize and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Belize. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Belize | Mexico | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 80.0%2024 | 83.1%2024 | 60.2%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 67.22022 | 116.52024 | 112.52024 |
| Fixed broadband | 9.82022 | 21.72024 | 5.32024 |
| Fixed telephone | 4.42022 | 22.62024 | 10.82024 |
| Secure servers | 464,5602024 | 5322024 | 1092024 |
| Electricity access | 99.6%2024 | 99.8%2024 | 90.9%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 99.5%2024 | 99.2%2024 | 80.4%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 99.8%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 99.2%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 89.0%2024 | 88.0%2024 | 51.0%2024 |