Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Iceland instead of Bermuda, you would:

Health

be 34.9% less likely to be obese

In Bermuda, 34.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Iceland, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 30.9% less money

Bermuda has a GDP per capita of $142,250 as of 2024, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $98,323 as of 2025.

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Life

have 41.4% more children

In Bermuda, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.9 times more on education

Bermuda spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Iceland spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 48.3 times more coastline

Bermuda has a total of 103 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.

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Safety

be 79.1% less likely to be murdered

Bermuda has a homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Iceland, that number is 1.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

live with 90.8% less strain on fresh water

Bermuda withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Iceland withdraws 0% as of 2022.

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find 26.9% less home broadband

Bermuda has 51.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Iceland has 37.5 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 2.1 times more CO2

Bermuda emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Iceland emits 8.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Bermuda is about 1,907 times smaller than Iceland.
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Moving from Bermuda to Iceland · UN DESA 2020
2 people born in Bermuda live in Iceland.
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Iceland: At a glance

Iceland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 100,250 sq km. Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Denmark granted limited home rule in 1874 and complete independence in 1944. The second half of the 20th century saw substantial economic growth driven primarily by the fishing industry. The economy diversified greatly after the country joined the European Economic Area in 1994, but Iceland was especially hard hit by the global financial crisis in the years following 2008. Literacy, longevity, and social cohesion are first rate by world standards.
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