Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bahamas: 13,880 km² (2023) · Bermuda: no data
How much coast is there?
The Bahamas’ coastline is 34 times as long as Bermuda’s.
Bahamas: 3,542 km (2026 edition) · Bermuda: 103 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Bermuda’s highest peak towers 15 m above the Bahamas’.
Bahamas: 64 m (2026 edition) · Bermuda: 79 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Bahamas has 6.2 times as many people as Bermuda.
Bahamas: 403,033 (2025) · Bermuda: 64,555 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bermuda is 30 times as densely populated as the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 40 per km² (2025) · Bermuda: 1,195 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Bermuda are 5.3 cm taller than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 174.4 cm (2019) · Bermuda: 179.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Bermuda are 2.7 cm taller than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 163.5 cm (2019) · Bermuda: 166.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bermuda is 11 years older than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 34.6 years (2023) · Bermuda: 45.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bermuda have 0.0 more children on average than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 1.37 children per woman (2024) · Bermuda: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in Bermuda are 65 or older, versus 12% in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 12.1% (2025) · Bermuda: 22.6% (2025)
How many official languages?
The Bahamas and Bermuda are practically level.
Bahamas: 1 (2026) · Bermuda: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Bahamas’ economy is 72% larger than Bermuda’s.
Bahamas: $15.8 billion (2024) · Bermuda: $9.19 billion (2024)
How much is produced per person?
Bermuda produces 2.9 times as much per person as the Bahamas.
Bahamas: Int$41,258 (2024) · Bermuda: Int$118,728 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Bahamas: 9.2% (2025) · Bermuda: no data
How expensive is it?
Bermuda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the Bahamas’.
Bahamas: 96% (2024) · Bermuda: 120% (2024)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Bahamas: $2,262 (2023) · Bermuda: no data
How long do people live?
People in Bermuda live 7.8 years longer than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 74.7 years (2024) · Bermuda: 82.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Bahamas: 11.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Bermuda: no data
How many doctors are there?
Bahamas: 1.9 per 1,000 (2017) · Bermuda: no data
How common is obesity?
48% of adults in the Bahamas are obese, versus 35% in Bermuda.
Bahamas: 48.4% (2024) · Bermuda: 34.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Bahamas: 17.3% (2024) · Bermuda: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Bermuda drink 36% more alcohol than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 8.1 litres (2023) · Bermuda: 11 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Bahamas: 114.9 kg (2023) · Bermuda: no data
How much food is there per day?
Bahamas: 2,672 kcal (2023) · Bermuda: no data
How long do people go to school?
Bahamas: 12.8 years (2023) · Bermuda: no data
How many tourists visit?
The Bahamas welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Bermuda (2019).
Bahamas: 4.66 (2024) · Bermuda: 2.25 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Bermuda are online, versus 92% in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 92% (2024) · Bermuda: 98% (2017)
Who has electricity at home?
The Bahamas and Bermuda are practically level.
Bahamas: 100% (2024) · Bermuda: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Bermuda live in cities, versus 81% in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 81% (2025) · Bermuda: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Bahamas and Bermuda are practically level.
Bahamas: 97 (2024) · Bermuda: 97 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Bahamas: 3.64 (2023) · Bermuda: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of the Bahamas, but only 19% of Bermuda.
Bahamas: 50.9% (2023) · Bermuda: 18.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Bermuda emits 11% more CO₂ than someone in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 7.6 t (2024) · Bermuda: 8.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
1.6% of Bermuda’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.9% in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 0.9% (2024) · Bermuda: 1.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Bahamas carries 33% more fine dust than in Bermuda.
Bahamas: 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Bermuda: 3.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.2 times as likely to be murdered in the Bahamas as in Bermuda.
Bahamas: 32.2 per 100k (2022) · Bermuda: 6.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Bahamas: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Bermuda: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bahamas: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Bermuda: no data
How much rain falls?
Bahamas: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Bermuda: no data
Quick answers
Which has more people, the Bahamas or Bermuda?
The Bahamas has 6.2 times as many people as Bermuda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Bahamas or Bermuda?
People in Bermuda live 7.8 years longer than in the Bahamas. Life expectancy at birth is 74.7 years in the Bahamas and 82.5 in Bermuda.
Are people taller in the Bahamas or Bermuda?
Men in Bermuda are 5.3 cm taller than in the Bahamas (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).