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, this territory does not have standard international statistics available for it in its own right.

2. Bermuda's Demographics and Migration

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

Population Datasets:

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, once you take mortality into account₉. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₀

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₁
Pos.		2022₁₁
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. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

3. Bermuda's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

3.1. Gender Equality Datasets

#gender_equality #human_rights #politics #women

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		Year Women Can Vote 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
51=	Croatia	1945
51=	Italy	1945
	The Americas Avg	1947
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

3.2. Prejudice Datasets

#2020s #homosexuality

LGBT Equality in the 2020s Higher is better₁₂
Pos.		LGBT Equality in the 2020s Score₁₂
1=	Germany	4.88
1=	Spain	4.88
3	Portugal	4.81
	...
63	San Marino	1.19
64=	Poland	1.09
64=	Ukraine	1.09
66	Bermuda	1.08
67	Kosovo	1.03
68	Serbia	1.01
69	Latvia	0.99
70	Bosnia & Herzegovina	0.99
	The Americas Avg	0.41
	World Avg	-1.21
q=215. Also scored for 1970s-2020s.

Homosexuality was decriminalized in 1994. Marriage equality legalized in 2017.

4. Bermuda's Health

#health

Compared to The Americas (2025)₁₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃
1	Antigua & Barbuda	62.3
2	Canada	63.9
3	Cuba	64.7
	...
27	Mexico	100.4
28	Peru	101.4
29	Guyana	102.9
30	Bermuda	104.3
31	Belize	104.9
32	Dominican Rep.	107.3
33	Paraguay	108.2
34	Honduras	108.2
35	Puerto Rico	108.3
	The Americas Avg	91.99
q=41.

Health (2025)₁₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃
1	Monaco	10.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Japan	40.8
	...
122	Mongolia	103.6
123	Jordan	103.7
124	Philippines	104.0
125	Bermuda	104.3
126	Belize	104.9
127	Bangladesh	105.4
128	Dominican Rep.	107.3
129	Paraguay	108.2
	World Avg	97.39
q=207.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and Japan₁₄. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are Angola, Somalia and S. Sudan₁₄.

42 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate, delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 and childhood mortality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Mediterranean₁₄, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Melanesia₁₄.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

4.1. Health Datasets

#bermuda #birth_control #children's_health #demographics #health #obesity #overpopulation #vaccines

Bermuda does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Bermuda does better than average in delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations in the 2020s₁₅. And finally, it does worse than average in terms of its fertility rate₁₁. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Bermuda's peak fertility rate was 3.51 in 1960.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₁
Pos.		2022₁₁
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. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

Adult Obesity Lower is better₁₆
Pos.		2022 %₁₆
1	Vietnam	2.1%
2	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2.2%
3	Ethiopia	2.4%
	...
155	Greece	33.7%
156	Fiji	33.8%
157	St Lucia	33.9%
158	Bermuda	34.0%
159	Antigua & Barbuda	34.1%
160	Jamaica	34.2%
161	New Zealand	34.2%
162	Turkey	34.3%
	The Americas Avg	32.0%
	World Avg	24.7%
q=199. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

4.2. Children's Health Datasets

#children's_health #health #vaccines

Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Higher is better₁₅
Pos.		Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Avg %₁₅
1=	Luxembourg	99.0
1=	Oman	99.0
1=	Niue	99.0
	...
79	Croatia	95.3
80	Czechia	95.1
81	Kenya	94.9
82	Bermuda	94.8
83=	Rwanda	94.8
83=	UAE	94.8
85=	Thailand	94.6
85=	Trinidad & Tobago	94.6
	The Americas Avg	87.5
	World Avg	88.5
q=211. Also scored for 1980s-2020s.

5. Bermuda's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

This is formulated from 21 data sets. Bermuda does better than average for its forested percent change 2000-2020₁₇.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₁₇
Pos.		Total₁₇
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

6.1. Modernity Datasets

#research #science

Research & Development Higher is better
Pos.		2016 % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₁₈
2	Israel	4.11₁₈
3	Japan	3.58₁₈
	...
85=	Sudan	0.23₁₉
85=	Uruguay	0.23₂₀
85=	Mongolia	0.23₂₁
85=	Bermuda	0.23₂₁
89=	Togo	0.22₂₀
89=	Nigeria	0.22₁₉
91	Azerbaijan	0.21₂₁
92	Burkina Faso	0.20₂₂
	The Americas Avg	0.47
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

6.2. Technology and Information Datasets

#the_internet

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better₂₃
Pos.		2017 Ratio₂₃
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

The CIA World Factbook 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)₂₄.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems