Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.9 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 16.9% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,082 as of 2025.

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Life

be 77.7% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 25.7% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Portugal spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 26.2 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.6 times more home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Portugal has 45.2 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 35.5% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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