Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

make 31.8% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $26,312 as of 2025.

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Life

be 81.8% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 19.3% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Latvia spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 7.3 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.

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Infrastructure

find 47.2% more home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Latvia has 25.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 29.1% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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

Compare further: Aruba vs. Latvia

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Latvia is 43.3% cheaper than Aruba overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Aruba is about 359 times smaller than Latvia.
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Moving from Aruba to Latvia · UN DESA 2015
1 people born in Aruba live in Latvia.
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Latvia: At a glance

Latvia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,249 sq km. The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 28% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2014.
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