The reasons aren't far to seek. The population is too small, for one thing, only about 180,000. Industry isn't developed, and many Belizeans work in Britain or the U.S. and send back generous remittances to their families. With the mild climate and an abundance of fruit and seafood, food and clothing aren't much of a problem, and people have little incentive to work.
歸究原因，一來貝里斯人口實在太少，總共只有十八萬人；加上工業不發達，許多人赴英、美等國工作，「僑匯」豐足；而且貝里斯氣候暖和，海產及水果多，溫飽不成問題，因此當地人的工作意願並不高。