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Belize

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Belize ranks #86 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 61.8/100.

Score
61.8
C+

How to read Belize's freedom profile

With an overall score of 61.8/100, Belize is mixed — genuinely free in some areas and notably restricted in others. It ranks #86 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Americas region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.

Its strongest freedom is Freedom of Movement (10.0/10), while Property Rights (4.0/10) is where it scores lowest. That 6.0-point spread means Belize's record is very uneven — freedom here depends heavily on which right you look at. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.

Universal category breakdown

Freedom of Movement
10.0A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 10/10

Fraser HFIView source
Religion
10.0A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 10/10

Fraser HFIView source
Free Expression
6.8B-

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 68.3/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Economic Liberty
6.0C+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 6/10

Fraser HFIView source
Assembly & Association
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Due Process
5.0C-

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.50/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source
Equal Protection
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Political Participation
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Property Rights
4.0D

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 4/10

Fraser HFIView source

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