Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Bermuda, you would:

Economy

make 64.7% less money

Bermuda has a GDP per capita of $142,250 as of 2024, while in United Arab Emirates, the GDP per capita is $50,274 as of 2024.

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Life

have 24.0% more children

In Bermuda, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Arab Emirates, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 73.5% 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 United Arab Emirates, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Bermuda spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 12.8 times more coastline

Bermuda has a total of 103 km of coastline. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 1,318 km.

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Safety

be 88.8% less likely to be murdered

Bermuda has a homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 20.4% less home broadband

Bermuda has 51.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. United Arab Emirates has 40.8 as of 2024.

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live with 356.1 times more strain on fresh water

Bermuda withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. United Arab Emirates withdraws 1510% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 4.4 times more CO2

Bermuda emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. United Arab Emirates emits 18.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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United Arab Emirates: At a glance

United Arab Emirates is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 83,600 sq km. The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Dhabi, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Umm al Qaywayn - merged to form the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 by Ra's al Khaymah. The UAE's per capita GDP is on par with those of leading West European nations. Its high oil revenues and its moderate foreign policy stance have allowed the UAE to play a vital role in the affairs of the region. For more than three decades, oil and global finance drove the UAE's economy. However, in 2008-09, the confluence of falling oil prices, collapsing real estate prices, and the international banking crisis hit the UAE especially hard. The UAE has essentially avoided the "Arab Spring" unrest seen elsewhere in the Middle East, though in March 2011, political activists and intellectuals signed a petition calling for greater public participation in governance that was widely circulated on the Internet. In an effort to stem potential further unrest, the government announced a multi-year, $1.6-billion infrastructure investment plan for the poorer northern emirates and aggressively pursued advocates of political reform.
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