Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bermuda instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years longer
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 44.8 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $3,173 as of 2025, while in Bermuda, the GDP per capita is $142,250 as of 2024.
Life
be 76.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 9.4 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 58.6% fewer children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 19.1 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 13.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 71% 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 62.9% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 61.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bermuda, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.8% less on education
Nicaragua spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bermuda spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 88.7% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Bermuda, that number is 103 km.
Safety
be 45.6% less likely to be murdered
Nicaragua has a homicide rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bermuda, that number is 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 8.9 times more home broadband
Nicaragua has 5.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bermuda has 51.3 as of 2024.
live with 91.0% more strain on fresh water
Nicaragua withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bermuda withdraws 4% as of 2021.
Environment
emit 5.0 times more CO2
Nicaragua emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bermuda emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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