The Index Simulator

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Country description

Belize is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 7.99 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.7 (2022)

Index description

ICTs could not positively impact national development unless there is an appropriate access and use of these technologies in the country. Produced by the International Telecom Union (ITU), The ICT Development Index (IDI), is a composite index that combines 11 indicators into one benchmark measure.

Learn more about the ICT Development Index

Results for Belize

	2015	2016	2017	Simulator projection
Rank	116	119	120
Score	3.56Value: 3.561368968	3.66Value: 3.659717291	3.71Value: 3.706056666	Value: 3.706056666

Comparison benchmarks

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Income Group

Region

ICT Access Rank 127 / Score 0.41
KPI	2017 - Belize
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
Fixed telephone subscription per 100 inh	Initial Value: 0.2	120.65	0.00	Worst: Congo, Rep. 0.00 Best: Monaco 120.65 5.36%	6.47Value: 6.47
Mobile cellular telephone subs per 100 inh	Initial Value: 0.2	332.09	0.57	Worst: Sudan 0.57 Best: Macao 332.09 19.09%	63.87Value: 63.87
International Internet bandwidth (kb/s) per internet user	Initial Value: 0.2	8397883.99	0.00	Worst: State of Palestine 0.00 Best: Luxembourg 8397883.99 0.53%	44633.15Value: 44633.15
Percentage of households with a computer	Initial Value: 0.2	98.50	0.18	Worst: Sudan 0.18 Best: Iceland 98.50 36.43%	36Value: 36
Universal Connectivity
Percentage of individuals using the Internet	Initial Value: 1/3	98.24	0.28	Worst: Sudan 0.28 Best: Iceland 98.24 45.22%	44.58Value: 44.58
Active mobile broadband subscription per 100 inh	Initial Value: 1/3	332.09	0.00	Worst: Cuba 0.00 Best: Macao 332.09 4.16%	13.82Value: 13.82
Percentage of households with internet access	Initial Value: 0.2	99.19	0.34	Worst: Sudan 0.34 Best: Korea, Rep. 99.19 30.21%	30.2Value: 30.2
ICT Use Rank 123 / Score 0.23
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	Initial Value: 1/3	48.22	0.00	Worst: Congo, Rep. 0.00 Best: Monaco 48.22 12.84%	6.19Value: 6.19
ICT Skills Rank 99 / Score 0.58
Mean years of schooling	Initial Value: 1/3	13.40	0.23	Worst: Sudan 0.23 Best: Switzerland 13.40 77.98%	10.5Value: 10.5
Secondary gross enrollment percentage	Initial Value: 1/3	164.81	0.43	Worst: Sudan 0.43 Best: Belgium 164.81 48.89%	80.79Value: 80.79
Tertiary gross enrollment percentage	Initial Value: 1/3	113.87	0.16	Worst: Sudan 0.16 Best: Greece 113.87 20.34%	23.29Value: 23.29

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region
Average
Weighted Average by population
Highest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank
Lowest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank

Global Details
Global Average		5.18 Value: 5.17633520629091
Developed Economies Average		7.82 7.82369709063889
Developing Economies Average		4.44 4.43848240884
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Iceland
	Score	8.98 8.983210156
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Eritrea
	Score	0.96 0.962328154
	Global Rank	173
Highest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Iceland
	Score	8.98 8.983210156
	Global Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country	Country	Romania
	Score	6.48 6.476850586
	Global Rank	58
Highest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	8.86 8.855208827
	Global Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Developing Country	Country	Burundi
	Score	1.48 1.482216321
	Global Rank	170

Arab Region Details
Arab Average		4.84 4.83747597768421
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine		5.12 5.1205142535
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen		2.39 2.393618379
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Bahrain
	Score	7.6 7.601130182
	Global Rank	31
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Comoros
	Score	1.83 1.82514584
	Global Rank	163
Highest Arab Diversified Country	Country	Lebanon
	Score	6.3 6.296126248
	Global Rank	64
Lowest Arab Diversified Country	Country	State of Palestine
	Score	3.55 3.551702222
	Global Rank	123
Highest Arab LDC	Country	Syrian Arab Republic
	Score	3.34 3.341139601
	Global Rank	126
Lowest Arab LDC	Country	Comoros
	Score	1.83 1.82514584
	Global Rank	163

Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR			7.49 7.49094942254386
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia			5.24 5.24488547879167
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine			3.56 3.5580737782766
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic			2.3 2.3016218095

Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen		5.57 5.57180410834375
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia		4.93 4.9330888322156
Oil Exporting Best	Country	Denmark
	Score	8.71 8.708112465
	Global Rank	4
Oil Exporting Worst	Country	Chad
	Score	1.27 1.273872513
	Global Rank	172
Oil Importing Best	Country	Iceland
	Score	8.98 8.983210156
	Global Rank	1
Oil Importing Worst	Country	Eritrea
	Score	0.96 0.962328154
	Global Rank	173

OECD
OECD Average		7.71 7.71211294543243
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic		7.83 7.83272110633333
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey		6.41 6.405505241
OECD Best	Country	Iceland
	Score	8.98 8.983210156
	Global Rank	1
OECD Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	5.16 5.159143733
	Global Rank	87
OECD Developed Best	Country	Iceland
	Score	8.98 8.983210156
	Global Rank	1
OECD Developed Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	5.16 5.159143733
	Global Rank	87
OECD Developing Best	Country	Korea, Rep.
	Score	8.86 8.855208827
	Global Rank	2
OECD Developing Worst	Country	Mexico
	Score	5.16 5.159143733
	Global Rank	87

ESCWA region
Simple Average		4.84
Weighted Average by population		4.65
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Bahrain
	Score	7.6
	Rank	31
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Comoros
	Score	1.83
	Rank	163

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		5.55
Weighted Average by population		5.5
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Korea Dem Rep.
	Score	8.86
	Rank	2
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Vanuatu
	Score	2.81
	Rank	140

Europe and Central Asia
Simple Average		7.18
Weighted Average by population		7.23
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Iceland
	Score	8.98
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Kyrgyz Republic
	Score	4.37
	Rank	109

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		4.99
Weighted Average by population		5.46
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Barbados
	Score	7.31
	Rank	34
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Cuba
	Score	2.91
	Rank	136

North America
Simple Average		7.98
Weighted Average by population		8.14
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	8.18
	Rank	16
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	7.77
	Rank	29

South Asia
Simple Average		3.47
Weighted Average by population		3.02
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Iran, Islamic Rep.
	Score	5.58
	Rank	81
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	1.95
	Rank	158

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		2.79
Weighted Average by population		2.4
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	5.88
	Rank	72
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Chad
	Score	1.27
	Rank	172

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