Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 10.4 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 42.0 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $919 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 89.4% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 51.6% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 63.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 32.7 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 74.6% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 29.9 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 49.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 35% 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 96.0% more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 49.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.8% more on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 14.4% less coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 33.6 times more home broadband
Gambia has 0.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 28.6 times more CO2
Gambia emits 0.2 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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