Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 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 57.5 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 45.3% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 68.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 38.0 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 75.6% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 31.1 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 6.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 6% 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 5.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% more on education
Malawi spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 194.3 times more home broadband
Malawi has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 23.4 times more CO2
Malawi emits 0.2 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 (2018–2022). How we calculate this
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