Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 15.5 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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 23.3 times more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $1,658 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 73.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 45.2 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 77.3% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 33.4 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 75.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (70% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.1% more on education
Benin spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 43.4% less coastline
Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Safety
be 68.1% more likely to be murdered
Benin has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.
Infrastructure
find 62.5 times more home broadband
Benin has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 10.5 times more CO2
Benin emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2014). How we calculate this
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