Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years longer
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 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 11.8 times more money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 27.9% more likely to be literate
In Ghana, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 56.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 27.5 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 70.7% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 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 11.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 78% 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 34.4% more likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% more on education
Ghana spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 87.3% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 26.5 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 7.4 times more CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 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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