Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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 6.7 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $5,767 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 37.4% more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 8.8 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 51.3% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 15.6 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 45.9% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 66.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 77.7% less coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 40.4% more home broadband
El Salvador has 12.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 3.4 times more CO2
El Salvador emits 1.5 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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