Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bahamas: 13,878 km² (2024) · 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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 5.6% of Bermuda, versus 1.3% of the Bahamas
Bahamas: 1.3% (2024) · Bermuda: 5.6% (2024)
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?
Bermuda and the Bahamas are practically level
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 refugees does it host?
Bahamas: 0.025 per 1,000 (2025) · Bermuda: no data
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 much does the central government collect in tax?
Bahamas: 17.3% (2024) · 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 many hospital beds are there?
Bahamas: 2.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Bermuda: no data
How common is suicide?
Bahamas: 2.4 per 100k (2023) · 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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Bahamas: 0 (2026) · Bermuda: no data
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Bahamas has won 16 Olympic medals, Bermuda 2
Bahamas: 16 (2026 edition) · Bermuda: 2 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Bermuda is 32% faster than in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 167 Mbps (2026) · Bermuda: 220 Mbps (2026)
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 14% of Bermuda
Bahamas: 50.9% (2024) · Bermuda: 14.4% (2024)
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: 30.5 per 100k (2023) · 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
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).