Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Mali, you would:
Health
live 15.8 years longer
In Mali, the average life expectancy is 61 years (59 years for men, 62 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 32.3 times more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $1,193 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 74.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Mali, approximately 47.5 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 80.8% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 39.5 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 83.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 23% 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 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 36.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.4% less on education
Mali spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 22.7 times more home broadband
Mali has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 17.2 times more CO2
Mali emits 0.3 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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