Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 22.2% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 4.0 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 31.2% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.5% less on education
New Zealand 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 99.5% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 54.0% less home broadband
New Zealand has 38.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 14.3% less CO2
New Zealand emits 6.0 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 (2022). How we calculate this
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