Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bermuda instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
live 10.9 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Bermuda, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 17.8 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,003 as of 2025, while in Bermuda, the GDP per capita is $142,250 as of 2024.
Life
be 86.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bermuda, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2022.
have 30.8% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bermuda, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% more likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 90.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bermuda, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
be 14.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Jamaica, approximately 88% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Bermuda, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 66.1% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Bermuda spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.9% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Bermuda, that number is 103 km.
Safety
be 87.5% less likely to be murdered
Jamaica has a homicide rate of 49.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bermuda, that number is 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 3.2 times more home broadband
Jamaica has 16.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bermuda has 51.3 as of 2024.
live with 65.8% less strain on fresh water
Jamaica withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bermuda withdraws 4% as of 2021.
Environment
emit 45.8% more CO2
Jamaica emits 2.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bermuda emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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