Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 4.3 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 77.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 59.5% higher top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 58.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 52.7% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 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 75.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 41.5% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 95.6% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia, Inland Revenue Department.
Aruba: At a glance
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