Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 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 7.1 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 16.3% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 84.1% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 39.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 20.1 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 70.3% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 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 19.1% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 81.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 18.1% more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Safety
be 79.8% less likely to be murdered
Iraq has a homicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2013. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2018–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2013–2014). How we calculate this
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