Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bermuda instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
be 63.5% more likely to be obese
In Belgium, 20.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bermuda, that number is 34.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $60,750 as of 2025, while in Bermuda, the GDP per capita is $142,250 as of 2024.
Life
be 29.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bermuda, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2022.
have 13.9% fewer children
In Belgium, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bermuda, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 70.2% less on education
Belgium spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bermuda spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 54.9% more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Bermuda, that number is 103 km.
Safety
be 5.7 times more likely to be murdered
Belgium has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bermuda, that number is 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 16.0% more home broadband
Belgium has 44.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bermuda has 51.3 as of 2024.
live with 92.0% less strain on fresh water
Belgium withdraws 53% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bermuda withdraws 4% as of 2021.
Environment
emit 43.4% less CO2
Belgium emits 7.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bermuda emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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