Bermuda

https://www.humantruth.info/bermuda.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Bermuda
Status	Dependency (Overseas Territory)
Sovereignty	UK
Capital	Hamilton
Land Area	50km²₁
Location	North America, The Americas
Groupings	Small Islands
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	BM, BMU, 60₂
Internet Domain	.bm₃
Currency	Dollar (BMD)₄
Telephone	+₅

Although Bermuda was initially a general tourist destination, in recent decades it has become an exclusive perserve of the rich and famous₆. Although some describe it as an "offshore financial centre", it's more bluntly called a Tax Haven, wherein rich individuals, corporations, and criminal syndicates, hide vast sums of money from authorities₇. The UK actively protects its status as such.

1. Overview

#bermuda

“Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia. Vacationing to the island to escape North American winters first developed in Victorian times. Tourism continues to be important to the island's economy, although international business has overtaken it in recent years. Bermuda has also developed into a highly successful offshore financial center. A referendum on independence from the UK was soundly defeated in 1995.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₆

“Playground of the rich and famous, this little British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic shines as an island holiday destination with a great mix of luxury life and colonial cool. Bermuda´s promise of sun, sea and pink sand lures vacationers to its shores. Celebs like to call it home, and millionaire executives pop over for a little R&R. If you´re looking for peace and quiet, Bermuda has pampering resorts to soothe your soul. Romantics will find atmospheric inns with four-poster beds and candlelight dining. The island is surrounded by a fantastic coral reef that harbors colorful fish and has ensnared scores of shipwrecks, making for memorable diving and snorkeling at spots like Elbow Beach in Paget Parish. Elsewhere, the crystal-clear waters of Southampton Parish provide perfect conditions for kayaking and yachting.On land you can play a round at a world-class golf course, hike peaceful trails and sunbathe on glorious pink-sand beaches. Or stroll the crooked streets of the colonial settlement of the Town of St George, Britain´s oldest surviving town in the New World, which is so well preserved it´s been made a World Heritage site.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₈

As a territory of the UK I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.

2. Bermuda's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

This country has a fertility rate of 1.30. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₉

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₀
Pos.		2022₁₀
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
121	Cyprus	1.31
122	Luxembourg	1.31
123=	Curaço	1.30
123=	Bermuda	1.30
125	Syria	2.70
126	Philippines	2.73
127	Lithuania	1.27
128	Ukraine	1.27
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

3. Bermuda's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#gender_equality #human_rights #politics #women

Gender Equality:

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		Total Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
46	Dominican Rep.	1942
47=	Bulgaria	1944
47=	France	1944
47=	Bermuda	1944
47=	Jamaica	1944
51	Slovenia	1945
52=	Croatia	1945
52=	Italy	1945
	The Americas Avg	1947
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

4. Bermuda's Health

#bermuda #birth_control #demographics #health #overpopulation

Health:

Bermuda has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. And finally, it does worse than average in terms of its fertility rate₁₀. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years. Bermuda's peak fertility rate was 3.51 in 1960.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₀
Pos.		2022₁₀
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
121	Cyprus	1.31
122	Luxembourg	1.31
123=	Curaço	1.30
123=	Bermuda	1.30
125	Syria	2.70
126	Philippines	2.73
127	Lithuania	1.27
128	Ukraine	1.27
	The Americas Avg	1.80
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

5. Bermuda's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

This rank is calculated from 1 data sets. Bermuda does better than average in terms of its forested percent change 2000-2020₁₁.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		Total₁₁
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
111=	St Barthelemy	0.0%
111=	Dominica	0.0%
111=	Pitcairn Islands	0.0%
111=	Bermuda	0.0%
111=	Faroe Islands	0.0%
111=	Jordan	0.0%
111=	Andorra	0.0%
111=	Grenada	0.0%
	The Americas Avg	-2.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

6. Bermuda's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	Canada	21.9
2	USA	28.2
3	Argentina	43.6
	...
11	Costa Rica	68.0
12=	Peru	68.5
12=	Grenada	68.5
14	Bermuda	69.0
15	Trinidad & Tobago	71.4
16	Aruba	71.5
17	Colombia	74.9
18	Bahamas	80.0
19	Cuba	80.3
	The Americas Avg	81.3
q=41.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	Finland	7.7
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	14.7
	...
73	Costa Rica	68.0
74=	Peru	68.5
74=	Grenada	68.5
76	Bermuda	69.0
77	Azerbaijan	69.4
78	Macedonia	70.1
79	Armenia	70.2
80	Thailand	70.4
	World Avg	82.7
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Research & Development Higher is better
Pos.		2016 % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₁₃
2	Israel	4.11₁₃
3	Japan	3.58₁₃
	...
85=	Sudan	0.23₁₄
85=	Uruguay	0.23₁₅
85=	Mongolia	0.23₁₆
85=	Bermuda	0.23₁₆
89	Togo	0.22₁₅
90=	Nigeria	0.22₁₄
91	Azerbaijan	0.21₁₆
92	Burkina Faso	0.20₁₇
	The Americas Avg	0.47
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₁₈
Pos.		2016₁₈
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
6	Denmark	96%
7	Liechtenstein	96%
8	Luxembourg	95%
9	Netherlands	94%
10	Sweden	93%
11	Monaco	93%
12	UK	93%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better₁₉
Pos.		2017 Ratio₁₉
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
148=	Palestine	0.0
148=	Lesotho	0.0
148=	Monaco	0.0
148=	Bermuda	0.0
148=	Isle of Man	0.0
148=	San Marino	0.0
148=	Cayman Islands	0.0
148=	Andorra	0.0
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₂₀:

Christian	75%
Muslim	1.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.5%
Folk Religion	3%
Jewish	0.3%
Unaffiliated	19.4%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Protestant 49.2% (Anglican 15.8%, African Methodist Episcopal 8.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.7, other Protestant 18.1%), Roman Catholic 14.5%, other 12.4%, unspecified 6.2%, none 17.7% (2010 census)₂₁.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems