Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Aruba instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

live 8.1 years longer

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 12.0 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.

be 75.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

Life

be 43.6% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.

be 64.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 61.8% fewer children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 16.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.

be 12.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Aruba, that number is 98% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2015.

Expenditures

spend 19.1% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

Geography

see 90.3% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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