Quality of life comparison

live 12.7 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 7.0 times more money

Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.

be 80.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

be 74.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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 46.9% fewer children

In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Djibouti, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 64.4% more likely to have internet access

In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.

spend 52.8% more on education

Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 78.2% less coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.