Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 10.1 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Nauru, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 64.9% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $13,500 as of 2019.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Nauru, that number is 23.0% as of 2011.
Life
be 35.2% 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2022.
have 78.5% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nauru, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.2% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Nauru, about 57.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.2% less coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nauru: At a glance
How big is Nauru compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.