Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 76 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 2.6 times more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $14,746 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 23.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 15.8 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 32.3% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.2 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 42.2% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 68.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 56.6% less coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 28.9% more home broadband
Saint Lucia has 13.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 3.0 times more CO2
Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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