Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 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 2.6 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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 28.3% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 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 13.8% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 85.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 89.4% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 11.0% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 44.3% more CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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