Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Gibraltar, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years less
In Gibraltar, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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
be 7.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Gibraltar, 1.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2016. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 37.8% fewer children
In Gibraltar, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 71.3% less home broadband
Gibraltar has 61.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 68.1% less CO2
Gibraltar emits 16.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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Aruba: At a glance
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