Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 0.9 years less

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.

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Life

be 51.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Turkey, approximately 8.0 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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have 31.0% fewer children

In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 16.8% more on education

Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 99.0% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Infrastructure

find 25.4% less home broadband

Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Moving from Turkey to Aruba · UN DESA 2020
11 people born in Turkey live in Aruba.
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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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