Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 14.5 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 45.6 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $846 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 77.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 54.6 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 74.8% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.1 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 19% 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 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 38.2% more on education
Sierra Leone spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 83.0% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Environment
emit 30.3 times more CO2
Sierra Leone emits 0.2 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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