Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Belize, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 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 4.9 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $7,865 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 11.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 10.8 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 58.0% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 18.1 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 21.2% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.6% less on education
Belize spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 82.3% less coastline
Belize has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 79.4% more home broadband
Belize has 9.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 5.5 times more CO2
Belize emits 0.9 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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