Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years longer
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 19.7 times more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $1,955 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 58.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 28.9 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 74.0% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 29.2 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 34.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 74% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 56% 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 61.3% more likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 60.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 41.2% less on education
Senegal spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 87.1% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Safety
be 7.0 times more likely to be murdered
Senegal has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2015. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.
Infrastructure
find 4.3 times more home broadband
Senegal has 4.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 6.7 times more CO2
Senegal emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2015–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2014). How we calculate this
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