Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 40.7% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 29.1% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.5% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 52.1% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 63.5% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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