Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Niger, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years longer
In Niger, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 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 49.8 times more money
Niger has a GDP per capita of $775 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 81.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Niger, approximately 65.6 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 81.7% fewer children
In Niger, there are approximately 41.4 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 5.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Niger, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 10% 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 6.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Niger, approximately 15.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 11.1% less on education
Niger spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Safety
be 56.8% less likely to be murdered
Niger has a homicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.
Infrastructure
find 159.0 times more home broadband
Niger has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 42.9 times more CO2
Niger emits 0.1 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2014). How we calculate this
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