The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United States’ coastline is 193 times as long as Bermuda’s.
Bermuda: 103 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 6,111 m above Bermuda’s.
Bermuda: 79 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 5,294 times as many people as Bermuda.
Bermuda: 64,555 (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bermuda is 32 times as densely populated as the United States.
Bermuda: 1,195 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Bermuda are 2.8 cm taller than in the United States.
Bermuda: 179.7 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Bermuda are 2.8 cm taller than in the United States.
Bermuda: 166.1 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bermuda is 7.1 years older than in the United States.
Bermuda: 45.1 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the United States have 0.2 more children on average than in Bermuda.
Bermuda: 1.41 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in Bermuda are 65 or older, versus 18% in the United States.
Bermuda: 22.6% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 8.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bermuda and the United States are practically level.
Bermuda: 1 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 3,347 times the size of Bermuda’s.
Bermuda: $9.19 billion (2024) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Bermuda produces 32% more per person than the United States.
Bermuda: Int$118,728 (2024) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Bermuda’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× the United States’.
Bermuda: 120% (2024) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Bermuda: no data · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bermuda live 3.6 years longer than in the United States.
Bermuda: 82.5 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 35% in Bermuda.
Bermuda: 34.8% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Bermuda drink 15% more alcohol than in the United States.
Bermuda: 11 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Bermuda welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as the United States (2019).
Bermuda: 2.25 (2022) · United States: 0.21 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Bermuda are online, versus 95% in the United States.
Bermuda: 98% (2017) · United States: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Bermuda and the United States are practically level.
Bermuda: 100% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Bermuda live in cities, versus 80% in the United States.
Bermuda: 100% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United States has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bermuda 97.
Bermuda: 97 (2024) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 19% of Bermuda.
Bermuda: 18.5% (2023) · United States: 33.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 67% more CO₂ than someone in Bermuda.
Bermuda: 8.5 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
26% of the United States’ electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Bermuda.
Bermuda: 1.6% (2024) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the United States carries 92% more fine dust than in Bermuda.
Bermuda: 3.9 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7% more likely to be murdered in Bermuda than in the United States.
Bermuda: 6.2 per 100k (2023) · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bermuda: no data · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Which has more people, Bermuda or the United States?
The United States has 5,294 times as many people as Bermuda (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bermuda or the United States?
People in Bermuda live 3.6 years longer than in the United States. Life expectancy at birth is 82.5 years in Bermuda and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Bermuda or the United States?
Men in Bermuda are 2.8 cm taller than in the United States (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
