Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 77.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 6.8 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 11.9% fewer children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 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 37.6% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 5.7 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.7 times more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Aruba: At a glance
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