press rank #48 · ~$1,200/mo

Can you live unwatched in Belize?

English-speaking, offshore history, little infrastructure.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance4/5
Facial recognition5/5
No national ID3/5
Data-protection law2/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy4/5
Free expression4/5
Cash still works5/5
Financial privacy4/5
Crypto freedom3/5
Easy to stay4/5
Off-grid living5/5
2 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #48 ~$1,200/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law

Childhood vaccination is required by national law here. We have the rule and the penalty, not the official count of how many vaccines the law covers.

If you skip them: A fine, and in a few countries a criminal charge behind it.

Exemptions: Medical only.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)

Extradition treaty with the US

Company ownership is not public

No public register of company ownership.

4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

11 real places in Belize

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Belize City

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Belmopan

~$1,150/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

San Ignacio

~$1,300/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Ambergris Caye

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Punta Gorda (BZ)

~$1,300/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Placencia town

~$1,250/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Hopkins

~$1,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Caye Caulker

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Sarteneja (Belize)

~$1,000/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Turneffe Atoll

~$1,300/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Tobacco Caye (Belize)

~$1,200/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.