Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in United States instead of Bermuda, you would:

Health

live 3.6 years less

In Bermuda, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In United States, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 20.1% more likely to be obese

In Bermuda, 34.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In United States, that number is 41.0% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 37.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bermuda, 11.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.

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make 36.7% less money

Bermuda has a GDP per capita of $142,250 as of 2024, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $90,027 as of 2025.

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Life

have 33.8% more children

In Bermuda, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.5 times 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 States, on the other hand, 5.5 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.9 times more on education

Bermuda spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. United States spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 193.4 times more coastline

Bermuda has a total of 103 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.

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Infrastructure

find 24.2% less home broadband

Bermuda has 51.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. United States has 38.9 as of 2024.

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live with 6.6 times more strain on fresh water

Bermuda withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. United States withdraws 28% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 3.3 times more CO2

Bermuda emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. United States emits 13.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2008–2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Moving from Bermuda to United States · OECD 2018
65 people moved from Bermuda to United States.
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United States: At a glance

United States (sometimes abbreviated US or USA) is a sovereign country in North America, with a total land area of approximately 9,147,593 sq km. Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65), in which a northern Union of states defeated a secessionist Confederacy of 11 southern slave states, and the Great Depression of the 1930s, an economic downturn during which about a quarter of the labor force lost its jobs. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. Since the end of World War II, the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
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