Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Aruba instead of Bulgaria, you would:

Economy

make 89.8% more money

Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $20,328 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.

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Life

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bulgaria, approximately 4.6 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.

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Basic Needs

be 17.7% more likely to have internet access

In Bulgaria, approximately 82.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 19.6% less on education

Bulgaria spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 80.6% less coastline

Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Infrastructure

find 52.8% less home broadband

Bulgaria has 37.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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Aruba: At a glance

Aruba is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 180 sq km. Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
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