Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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 25.9 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $1,489 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 63.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.8 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 53.9% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.5 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 30.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 77% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 69% 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 81.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.5% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 6.1 times more home broadband
Burma has 2.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 8.9 times more CO2
Burma emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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