Belize Risk Assessment Indicators: District-Level Hazard and Accessibility Data

Supplying risk assessment indicators for Belize aggregated at the administrative level 2 (districts) to support flood and cyclone hazard analysis. Produced by the Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology (HeiGIT) using the GAIA Pipeline, it integrates data from WorldPop, OpenStreetMap, and Google Earth Engine as of March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing healthcare accessibility by comparing access_pop_hospitals_30min against total female_pop across districts
• Estimating disaster vulnerability for children using children_u5 and female_u15 demographic counts
• Planning emergency response infrastructure by evaluating education_count and primary_healthcare_count in flood-prone areas

Strengths

• Integrates multi-source data including WorldPop demographics and OpenStreetMap infrastructure
• Provides specific travel-time accessibility indicators (30min, 1h, 2h) derived from openrouteservice
• Standardized using HDX COD-AB administrative boundaries for humanitarian interoperability

Limitations

• Aggregation at the district level (Admin 2) may mask localized risks within smaller communities
• Facility counts are dependent on OpenStreetMap completeness which can be inconsistent across rural areas

Provenance

Source

HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology)

Collection Method

Derived via the GAIA Pipeline integrating WorldPop, OpenStreetMap, and Google Earth Engine data.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Belize