Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 23.0% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 7.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 62.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 33.5% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 86.3% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.