Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Aruba instead of Kiribati, you would:

Health

live 9.9 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 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.

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Economy

make 15.1 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,559 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.

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Life

be 68.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 38.8 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.

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have 70.0% fewer children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 77.9% less on education

Kiribati spends 16.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 94.0% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Safety

be 73.6% less likely to be murdered

Kiribati has a homicide rate of 7.2 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.

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Infrastructure

find 583.0 times more home broadband

Kiribati has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 8.7 times more CO2

Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2014). How we calculate this

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Kiribati is about 4.5 times bigger than Aruba.
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Aruba: At a glance

Aruba is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 180 sq km. Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
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