Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 24.2 times more money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $1,596 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 66.2% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.9% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 74.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 48.2 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 72.3% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 27.4 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 69.4% more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 57.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 85.6% more on education
Pakistan spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 93.5% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 11.9 times more home broadband
Pakistan has 1.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 6.4 times more CO2
Pakistan emits 0.8 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 (2018–2022). How we calculate this
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