If you lived in Aruba instead of San Marino, you would:

Health

live 9.3 years less

In San Marino, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 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 35.5% less money

San Marino has a GDP per capita of $59,871 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.

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Life

have 80.7% more children

In San Marino, there are approximately 4.2 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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be 10.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In San Marino, approximately 1.2 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.

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Expenditures

spend 24.8% more on education

San Marino spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 51.1% less home broadband

San Marino has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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