Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 49.9% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $76,970 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.5 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 20.1% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.1% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 59.7% less home broadband
Denmark has 43.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 20.3% more CO2
Denmark emits 4.3 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 (2022). How we calculate this
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Aruba: At a glance
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