If you lived in Aruba instead of Angola, you would:

Health

live 11.7 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 12.3 times more money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.

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Life

be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 32.1 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.

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have 79.6% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% 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.

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be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 44.2% more on education

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 95.7% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Safety

be 53.7% less likely to be murdered

Angola has a homicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2016. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.

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Infrastructure

find 48.6 times more home broadband

Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 7.0 times more CO2

Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2014). How we calculate this

Aruba: At a glance

Aruba is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 180 sq km. Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
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