Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 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.
Economy
make 4.7 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $8,263 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 10.1% more likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 88.9% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 53.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 25.9 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 72.0% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 27.1 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 41.2% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 68.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 56.0% more on education
Gabon spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 92.3% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.7 times more home broadband
Gabon has 4.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.5 times more CO2
Gabon emits 2.0 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 (2018–2022). How we calculate this
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