Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bermuda instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 7.2 times more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Bermuda, the GDP per capita is $142,250 as of 2024.
Life
be 81.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 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 50.1% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 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 37.4% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bermuda, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.3% less on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bermuda spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Bermuda, that number is 103 km.
Safety
be 47.2% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bermuda, that number is 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 2.8 times more home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Bermuda has 51.3 as of 2024.
live with 4.7 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bermuda withdraws 4% as of 2021.
Environment
emit 51.1% more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 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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