Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bermuda instead of New Zealand, you would:
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Bermuda, the GDP per capita is $142,250 as of 2024.
Life
be 45.2% less likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 4.0 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 28.2% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bermuda, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 64.1% less on education
New Zealand spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bermuda spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Bermuda, that number is 103 km.
Safety
be 4.2 times more likely to be murdered
New Zealand has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Bermuda, that number is 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 34.8% more home broadband
New Zealand has 38.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bermuda has 51.3 as of 2024.
live with 47.3% less strain on fresh water
New Zealand withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bermuda withdraws 4% as of 2021.
Environment
emit 31.1% less CO2
New Zealand emits 6.0 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 (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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