Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 15.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2015. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
make 34.0% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 38.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 36.8% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 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 39.6% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 64.5% less on education
Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Safety
be 64.5% less likely to be murdered
Greenland has a homicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2016. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.
Infrastructure
find 45.3% less home broadband
Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 50.7% less CO2
Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2024), The World Factbook (2015–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2014). How we calculate this
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