Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 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 36.5 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $1,057 as of 2022, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 31.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 17.7 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 67.2% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 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 13.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 73% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 64.5% less coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.5 times more home broadband
Syria has 6.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 4.1 times more CO2
Syria emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Aruba: At a glance
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