Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 12.1 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 92.7% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
be 5.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Haiti, that number is 40.6% as of 2010.
Life
have 78.7% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Haiti, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.9% less likely to be literate
In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Haiti, on the other hand, 40.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Aruba, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 39% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 63.9% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Haiti, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 22.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Aruba, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Haiti, that number is 76% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 69.1% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Haiti spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 25.9 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
How big is Haiti compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.