Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.5 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 12.2% more money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $43,309 as of 2025.

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Life

be 81.0% less 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 Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 17.0% fewer children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 12.4% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Italy spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 110.9 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

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Infrastructure

find 81.7% more home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Italy has 31.8 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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