Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Aruba instead of Nauru, you would:

Health

live 14.2 years longer

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 2.6 times more money

Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.

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Life

be 57.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Nauru, approximately 7.7 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.

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have 69.1% fewer children

In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 16.9% more likely to have internet access

In Nauru, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 37.4% less on education

Nauru spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 2.3 times more coastline

Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Infrastructure

find 75.6% more home broadband

Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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Aruba: At a glance

Aruba is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 180 sq km. Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
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