Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 6.4 times more money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 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 Cabo Verde, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 12.7% more likely to be literate
In Cabo Verde, the literacy rate is 86.8% as of 2015. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 48.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 36.1% fewer children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 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 49.2% more likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% more on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 92.9% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 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 Cabo Verde? See an in-depth size comparison.