Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 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 6.0 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 53.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 7.9 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 54.0% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 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 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 18.4% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.9 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 40.5% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Aruba: At a glance
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