Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Afghanistan, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years longer
In Afghanistan, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 92.6 times more money
Afghanistan has a GDP per capita of $417 as of 2024, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to be literate
In Afghanistan, the literacy rate is 37.3% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 75.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Afghanistan, approximately 48.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 78.3% fewer children
In Afghanistan, there are approximately 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Afghanistan, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 6.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Afghanistan, approximately 16.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.8% more on education
Afghanistan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 218.6 times more home broadband
Afghanistan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 18.4 times more CO2
Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), The World Factbook (2018–2022). How we calculate this
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