Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 19.1% more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $32,414 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 10.1% more likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 47.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 23.2 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 61.8% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 19.9 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 16.9% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 18.7% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 85.1% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 35.2% more home broadband
Guyana has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 12.9% more CO2
Guyana emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2018–2022). How we calculate this
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