Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 9.0 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 5.8 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $6,642 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 48.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 23.5 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 57.5% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 17.9 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 29.8% more likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% less on education
Fiji spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 93.9% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 9.7 times more home broadband
Fiji has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 3.2 times more CO2
Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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