Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.4 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 78.5% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.

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have 14.4% fewer children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 26.8% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 72.5 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.2 times more home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 12.4% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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