Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Aruba instead of Thailand, you would:

Economy

make 4.8 times more money

Thailand has a GDP per capita of $8,057 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.

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Life

be 57.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Thailand, approximately 7.7 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.

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Expenditures

spend 43.7% more on education

Thailand spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 97.9% less coastline

Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Safety

be 60.4% less likely to be murdered

Thailand has a homicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2011. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.

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Infrastructure

find 17.5% more home broadband

Thailand has 14.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 30.1% more CO2

Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2011–2014). How we calculate this

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Aruba: At a glance

Aruba is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 180 sq km. Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
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