Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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 14.3 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 43.8% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 68.0% as of 2017. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 69.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 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 65.4% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 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 94.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.8 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 56.4 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 17.2 times more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), The World Factbook (2018–2022). How we calculate this
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