Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 12.5 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 41.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 20.8 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 63.7% fewer children
In Egypt, 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 29.9% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.8% more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Safety
be 45.0% more likely to be murdered
Egypt has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.
Infrastructure
find 49.6% more home broadband
Egypt has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.1 times more CO2
Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2014). How we calculate this
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