Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 36/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 68.3/100 #47
- HDI
- 0.721
- Regional blocs
- CARICOM, CAIS
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Belize | Charles III |
| Governor-General of Belize | Froyla Tzalam |
| Prime Minister of Belize | Johnny Briceño |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 28.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 22.6/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.9% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 36 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 68.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #47 / 180
- Rank change
- +7 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #64
- 53.2
- Economic #61
- 48.3
- Legal #77
- 64.0
- Social #21
- 81.4
- Safety #6
- 94.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.3 | 47 | 53.2 | 48.3 | 64.0 | 81.4 | 94.8 |
| 2024 | 66.9 | 54 | 51.6 | 49.5 | 62.2 | 78.0 | 93.1 |
| 2023 | 70.5 | 51 | 62.0 | 53.9 | 68.1 | 79.6 | 88.9 |
| 2022 | 70.7 | 47 | 70.0 | 52.0 | 63.6 | 82.0 | 85.7 |
| 2021 | 72.4 | 53 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 72.5 | 53 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 72.5 | 53 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 75.5 | 47 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 76.6 | 41 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 79.4 | 36 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 81.5 | 30 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 83.0 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |