Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Bermuda, you would:
Health
be 38.9% less likely to be obese
In Bermuda, 34.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belgium, that number is 20.9% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 57.3% less money
Bermuda has a GDP per capita of $142,250 as of 2024, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $60,750 as of 2025.
Life
have 16.2% more children
In Bermuda, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 41.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Bermuda, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on education
Bermuda spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Belgium spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 35.4% less coastline
Bermuda has a total of 103 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
Safety
be 82.5% less likely to be murdered
Bermuda has a homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 13.8% less home broadband
Bermuda has 51.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belgium has 44.2 as of 2024.
live with 12.5 times more strain on fresh water
Bermuda withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Belgium withdraws 53% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 76.6% more CO2
Bermuda emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belgium emits 7.3 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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Belgium: At a glance
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