Quality of life comparison

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

Economy

make 2.9 times more money

Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $13,125 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.

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Life

be 72.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Malaysia, approximately 7.0 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.

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have 38.6% fewer children

In Malaysia, there are approximately 12.4 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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Geography

see 98.5% less coastline

Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Infrastructure

find 29.1% more home broadband

Malaysia has 13.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 38.1% less CO2

Malaysia emits 8.3 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 (2022–2025), 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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