Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 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 6.4 times more money
Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 26.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 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 65.5% fewer children
In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 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 19.5% more likely to have internet access
In Tuvalu, approximately 81.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 71.8% less on education
Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.9 times more home broadband
Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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