Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Bermuda, you would:
Health
be 72.8% less likely to be obese
In Bermuda, 34.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
live 4.5 years less
In Bermuda, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In China, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 90.3% less money
Bermuda has a GDP per capita of $142,250 as of 2024, while in China, the GDP per capita is $13,862 as of 2025.
Life
be 87.2% 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 China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 14.5% fewer children
In Bermuda, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Bermuda spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. China spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 140.8 times more coastline
Bermuda has a total of 103 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
Safety
be 91.9% less likely to be murdered
Bermuda has a homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
live with 9.8 times more strain on fresh water
Bermuda withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. China withdraws 42% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Bermuda emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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China: At a glance
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