Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Chad, you would:
Health
live 21.3 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 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 37.7 times more money
Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,022 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 3.6 times more likely to be literate
In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 78.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 56.3 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 82.5% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 43.3 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 8.3 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (48% in urban areas, and 0% 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 7.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 12.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.1% more on education
Chad spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Environment
emit 36.8 times more CO2
Chad emits 0.1 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 (2018–2022). How we calculate this
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