Quality of life comparison

live 3.3 years longer

In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 8.0 times more money

Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.

be 75.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

pay a 96.7% higher top tax rate

Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.

be 30.6% more likely to be literate

In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.

be 60.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 33.2% fewer children

In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.

spend 4.2 times more on education

Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 88.2% less coastline

Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.