Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 4.7 years longer

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 6.6 times more money

Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.

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Life

have 69.6% fewer children

In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 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 28.8% more likely to have internet access

In Samoa, approximately 75.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 33.7% less on education

Samoa spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 83.0% less coastline

Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Infrastructure

find 19.9 times more home broadband

Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 3.2 times more CO2

Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (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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