Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 10.0 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 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 33.1 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $1,165 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 61.1% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 71.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.9 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 77.0% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.0 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 51.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 66% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 54% 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 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 92.0% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 291.5 times more home broadband
Sudan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 12.0 times more CO2
Sudan emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2018–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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