Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 2.8 times more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
have 50.9% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 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 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 83.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.8% less on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 19.5% less home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 41.5% more CO2
Mexico 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). How we calculate this
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