Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Belize We advise caution when travelling to Belize. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Belize. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Belize.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Belize.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Belize from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel to the Southside of Belize City (south of Haulover Creek Canal) due to high levels of gang-related violence (level 3 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in Belize due to crime. Some areas have increased risk. Please read the entire Travel Advisory. Country Summary: Violent crime – such as sexual assault, home invasions, armed robberies, and murder – are common even during daylight hours and in tourist areas. A significant portion of violent crime is gang related. Due to ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Belize. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Belize changed from 3.2 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Belize to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Belize changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Belize to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Belize changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Belize to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Belize changed from 2.4 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Belize with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Belize to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Belize changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Belize with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Belize with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Belize with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Belize with a rating of 3.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Belize with a rating of 2.0.
Belize with its capital Belmopan is a country in North America (Central America), slightly smaller than Massachusetts (22,966 km²). The country is located Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico. The climate can be described as tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May). The landscape is flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south. With a population of about 0.3 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Belmopan |
| Population | less than one million |
| Size | 22.966 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Massachusetts |
| Common languages | English, Spanish |
| Currency | Dollar (short: BZD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 110/220V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 1900 |
| International phone prefix | +501 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .bz |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | BZ |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | BLZ |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 84 |
These are problems Belize is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Belize. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Belize.
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Import products
Belize is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Belize.
Visiting the country Belize is usually fine. The score is at 3,0 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Belize.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Belize. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Belize.
Belize has a size of 22,966 km² or 8,867 mi² which is slightly smaller than Massachusetts.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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