Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 36.0% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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 59.2% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 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 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.0% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 74.9% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 40.1% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 10.7% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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