Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Barbados, you would:
Economy
make 36.1% more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $28,365 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 32.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.1 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 31.7% fewer children
In Barbados, there are approximately 11.1 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 37.9% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 70.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 29.4% less coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 53.3% less home broadband
Barbados has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.0 times more CO2
Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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