Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 15.6 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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 20.6 times more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 79.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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 77.2% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 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 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% 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 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 78.6% less coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 1749.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 14.7 times more CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 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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