Quality of life comparison

live 14.3 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 21.4 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.

be 63.3% more likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 59.9% as of 2015. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.

be 75.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 67.6% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 4.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 23.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.

be 34.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Aruba, that number is 98% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2015.

spend 89.7% more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 80.4% less coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.