Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 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 4.8 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,003 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 10.3% more likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 26.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 16.4 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 33.7% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 93.3% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Environment
emit 81.3% more CO2
Jamaica emits 2.8 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 (2015–2022). How we calculate this
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