Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 27.7% more likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 51.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 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 73.6% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 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 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% 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 3.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
be 86.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 52% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2016. In Aruba, that number is 97% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2016.
Geography
see 96.9% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Safety
be 87.0% less likely to be murdered
Eritrea has a homicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.
Infrastructure
find 102.9 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 23.4 times more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2024), The World Factbook (2018–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022). How we calculate this
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