Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in United States instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 2.4 years longer

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

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Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $90,027 as of 2025.

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Life

be 54.5% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 39.7% more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 49.7% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. United States spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 290.9 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 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. United States has 38.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 2.6 times more CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. United States emits 13.6 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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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
United States is 13.9% more expensive than Aruba overall
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Moving from Aruba to United States · UN DESA 2020
9,576 people born in Aruba live in United States.
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United States: At a glance

United States (sometimes abbreviated US or USA) is a sovereign country in North America, with a total land area of approximately 9,147,593 sq km. Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65), in which a northern Union of states defeated a secessionist Confederacy of 11 southern slave states, and the Great Depression of the 1930s, an economic downturn during which about a quarter of the labor force lost its jobs. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. Since the end of World War II, the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
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