Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years less
In South Korea, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 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.
Life
have 61.5% more children
In South Korea, there are approximately 4.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In South Korea, approximately 2.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 33.1% less on education
South Korea spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
South Korea has a total of 2,413 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 63.4% less home broadband
South Korea has 47.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 54.7% less CO2
South Korea emits 11.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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