Belize, press rank #48 · ~$1,350/mo

Can you live unwatched in Belize City?

Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.

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The privacy scorecard

The six marked ° below are read for Belize City itself. The rest are set by Belize’s national law, the same across every city in the country.

State surveillance °4/5
Facial recognition °5/5
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 freedom °3/5
Easy to stay °4/5
Off-grid living °5/5
press rank #48 (Belize) ~$1,350/mo, this city safety 2/5 geopolitical stability 4/5

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.

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City-level figures where marked °, national law otherwise. Estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.