Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bermuda instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 13.8 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Bermuda, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 41.6% more likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bermuda, that number is 34.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 64.7 times more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $2,198 as of 2025, while in Bermuda, the GDP per capita is $142,250 as of 2024.
Life
be 92.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 30.2 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 76.7% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 34.0 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 98.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Bermuda, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bermuda, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
be 29.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Bermuda, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 75.4% less on education
Mauritania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Bermuda spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.3% less coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Bermuda, that number is 103 km.
Safety
be 6.2 times more likely to be murdered
Mauritania has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Bermuda, that number is 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 54.0 times more home broadband
Mauritania has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bermuda has 51.3 as of 2024.
live with 68.0% less strain on fresh water
Mauritania withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bermuda withdraws 4% as of 2021.
Environment
emit 4.3 times more CO2
Mauritania emits 1.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bermuda emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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