Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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 60.8% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $98,323 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 5.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 2.1 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 32.2% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.5% less on education
Iceland spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 53.4% less home broadband
Iceland has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 39.6% less CO2
Iceland emits 8.5 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 (2022). How we calculate this
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Aruba: At a glance
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