Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 66.0% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $13,125 as of 2025.

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Life

be 42.1% 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 Malaysia, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 62.8% more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malaysia, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 68.2 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.

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Infrastructure

find 22.5% less home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Malaysia has 13.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 61.6% more CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Malaysia emits 8.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Malaysia: At a glance

Malaysia is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 328,657 sq km. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula except Singapore formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore, as well as Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo, joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's independence were marred by a communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's withdrawal in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to the development of manufacturing, services, and tourism. Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (in office since April 2009) has continued these pro-business policies and has introduced some civil reforms.
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