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Bermuda vs United States
Side-by-side comparison of Bermuda and United States from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
United States
North America · nation age 250 years
In short
United States scores 72.3 in the NationsTree Index (30th in the world) and Bermuda scores 46.8 (101st), a gap of 25.5 points. Their trees are 1.6 m and 115 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
United States has 5,294 times the population of Bermuda. United States is 2,292 times larger than Bermuda by land area. United States has an economy 4,010 times the size of Bermuda (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Bermuda 64,555 and United States 341.8 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $118,728 in Bermuda and $90,027 in United States (2025, international dollars). People in Bermuda live on average 3.6 years longer (82.5 vs 78.9 years).
Of 19 indicators reported by both countries, Bermuda ranks higher in the world on 11 and United States on 8. Bermuda is clearly stronger in institutions & safety. United States is clearly stronger in science & innovation, tourism and natural resources.
As a nation, Bermuda is the older of the two (statehood since 1612, 414 years), compared with United States (since 1776). Over the last five years United States improved faster (direction score 24 vs 21 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Bermuda and United States.
Bermuda
0.23%
80th of 110
United Statesbetter
3.45%
5th of 110
Tertiary enrolmentSociety & health
Bermuda
17.3%
125th of 150
United Statesbetter
79.4%
29th of 150
Political stabilityInstitutions & safety
Bermudabetter
84.5
34th of 207
United States
60.3
136th of 207
Secondary enrolmentSociety & health
Bermuda
74.4%
137th of 173
United Statesbetter
97.5%
72nd of 173
CO₂ emissions per personEnvironment & energy
Bermudabetter
4.14
138th of 203
United States
13.62
189th of 203
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Bermuda overtook United States in life expectancy in 1995 and has stayed ahead since.
United States has been ahead of Bermuda in the NationsTree Index in every year since 2002.
Bermuda has been ahead of United States in GDP per person (PPP) in every year since 1990.
United States has been ahead of Bermuda in GDP (PPP) and population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
BermudaUnited States All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Bermuda | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 4,290170th/216 · 2024 | 9,831,5103rd/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 54209th/216 · 2024 | 9,147,4203rd/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 64,555200th/217 · 2025 | 341.8 m3rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -0.13%180th/217 · 2025 | 0.52%134th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 1,197.011th/216 · 2024 | 37.2166th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 100.0%1st/217 · 2025 | 80.2%57th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 13.4%204th/217 · 2025 | 17.1%152nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 22.6%16th/217 · 2025 | 18.4%45th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $9.19 bn156th/210 · 2024 | $30.77 trn1st/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $7.67 bn163rd/199 · 2024 | $30.77 trn2nd/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $6.74 bn163rd/199 · 2024 | $26.29 trn2nd/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $142,2504th/210 · 2024 | $90,02711th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $118,7286th/199 · 2024 | $90,02712th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $139,3701st/201 · 2024 | $88,8106th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 1.9%147th/210 · 2024 | 2.2%139th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | — | 2.9%87th/180 · 2024 |
| Unemployment % | — | 4.2%70th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 115.8%53rd/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | — | 124.4%179th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | — | -7.1%173rd/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 0.2%192nd/197 · 2024 | 0.9%172nd/197 · 2021 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 4.9%197th/200 · 2024 | 17.6%145th/200 · 2021 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 0.3%192nd/192 · 2024 | 10.5%93rd/192 · 2021 |
| Services % of GDP | 91.3%4th/200 · 2024 | 76.3%16th/200 · 2021 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $5.07 bn132nd/182 · 2024 | $3.22 trn2nd/182 · 2024 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $2.30 bn156th/182 · 2024 | $4.11 trn1st/182 · 2024 |
| Exports % of GDP | 55.1%42nd/183 · 2024 | 11.0%173rd/183 · 2024 |
| Imports % of GDP | 25.1%153rd/183 · 2024 | 14.0%179th/183 · 2024 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 80.2%93rd/183 · 2024 | 25.0%180th/183 · 2024 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%149th/170 · 2025 | 17.3%38th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 98.2%1st/171 · 2025 | 54.9%63rd/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 1.1%162nd/171 · 2025 | 9.0%118th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%168th/171 · 2025 | 3.0%87th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 14.3%50th/168 · 2024 | 24.3%23rd/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | — | -3.8%127th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 1.3%132nd/196 · 2024 | 1.0%145th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.0%187th/209 · 2021 | 1.3%110th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 0.61%53rd/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.36%43rd/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.17%25th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.10%70th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.00%183rd/209 · 2021 | 0.04%133rd/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 5.6%132nd/206 · 2024 | 16.6%65th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | — | 8,43754th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 51,400179th/194 · 2020 | 45.0 m4th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $94.0 m143rd/175 · 2020 | $84.21 bn1st/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 9.1%63rd/168 · 2020 | 3.9%93rd/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 192,0002008 | 60.5 m2nd/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 82.528th/217 · 2024 | 78.961st/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | — | 6.553rd/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 1.771997 | 3.6839th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 6.31996 | 2.767th/145 · 2022 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | — | 94%66th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 91.5%2000 | 96.6%21st/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 74.4%137th/173 · 2023 | 97.5%72nd/173 · 2022 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 35.3%18th/217 · 2025 | 28.5%46th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | — | 16.7%3rd/193 · 2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 17.3%125th/150 · 2023 | 79.4%29th/150 · 2022 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | — | 0.93817th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | — | 41.891st/108 · 2024 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | — | 1.1%52nd/108 · 2024 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 97.6%39th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | — | 97.0%17th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 98.4%2017 | 94.7%28th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 97147th/210 · 2024 | 113111th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 51.35th/208 · 2024 | 38.929th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | — | 3.9016th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 148,5531st/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | — | 941.6 m1st/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 4.14138th/203 · 2024 | 13.62189th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 0.9%193rd/212 · 2022 | 10.9%142nd/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 4.610th/200 · 2023 | 7.025th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 14.4%146th/214 · 2024 | 33.8%102nd/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | — | 6,45410th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 82.422nd/205 · 2025 | 76.732nd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 71.828th/207 · 2025 | 65.544th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 71.946th/207 · 2025 | 71.747th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 84.534th/207 · 2025 | 60.3136th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 66.051st/205 · 2025 | 72.831st/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 76.62017 | 69.659th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 6.2102nd/145 · 2023 | 5.8100th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | — | $954.39 bn1st/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | — | 3.1%27th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | — | 8.3%37th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | — | 1.4 m5th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | — | 0.84%84th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 745.0 m13th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 14.0 bn1st/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.23%80th/110 · 2020 | 3.45%5th/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | — | 270,2952nd/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | — | 430,8432nd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Bermuda or United States?
United States has the larger population: 341.8 m (2025) compared with 64,555 for Bermuda (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Bermuda or United States?
United States is larger: 9,831,510 km² (2024) compared with 4,290 km² for Bermuda (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Bermuda or United States?
United States has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $30.77 trn intl. (2025) compared with $7.67 bn intl. for Bermuda (2024). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Bermuda or United States?
Bermuda has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $118,728 intl. (2024) compared with $90,027 intl. for United States (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Bermuda or United States?
Bermuda has the higher life expectancy at birth: 82.5 years (2024) compared with 78.9 years for United States (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Bermuda or United States?
United States: 72.3 points (30th in the world); Bermuda: 46.8 points (101st). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bermuda vs United States — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/bermuda-vs-united-states. Data as of 26 October 2026.