Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 3.0 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 53.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 23.9% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 54.0% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 34.1% more on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 89.4% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 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
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