Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Belize, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 6.3 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 14.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
have 44.5% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 21.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 90.2% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 30.4% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 82.3% less coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.