Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Togo, you would:
Health
live 13.6 years longer
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 63 years (63 years for men, 63 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 27.9 times more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $1,384 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 65.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 34.8 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 76.3% fewer children
In Togo, there are approximately 32.1 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 68.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 30% 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 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 39.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.6% less on education
Togo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 22.3% more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 12.3 times more home broadband
Togo has 1.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 16.6 times more CO2
Togo emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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