Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

make 17.1% more money

Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.

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Life

have 15.0% more children

In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 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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be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Lithuania, approximately 2.8 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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Expenditures

spend 14.8% less on education

Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 23.9% less coastline

Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Infrastructure

find 37.2% less home broadband

Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 14.7% more CO2

Lithuania emits 4.5 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). How we calculate this

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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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