Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 14.9 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $2,597 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 50.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 24.4 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 62.0% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 81.6% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 53.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 78.3% more on education
Bangladesh spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 88.2% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.2 times more home broadband
Bangladesh has 8.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 7.2 times more CO2
Bangladesh emits 0.7 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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