Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 9.9 times more money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $3,906 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 71.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 43.0 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 63.7% fewer children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 20.9 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 53.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 37% 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 48.5% more likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 65.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 78.2% less coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 11.9 times more home broadband
Djibouti has 1.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 6.7 times more CO2
Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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