Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.6 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 63.6% more money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $63,133 as of 2025.

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Life

be 83.5% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 22.5% more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.0 times more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 47.0 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.3 times more home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 30.7% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sweden emits 3.6 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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Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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