Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 5.9 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,547 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 55.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 7.8 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 67.1% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 23.0 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 43.8% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.8% less on education
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 83.7% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.1 times more home broadband
Tonga has 8.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 3.2 times more CO2
Tonga emits 1.6 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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