Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 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 32.0 times more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $1,206 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 66.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 35.9 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 78.0% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 34.4 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 94.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 52% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 42% 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 10.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 41.4% more on education
Uganda spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 83.3 times more home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 30.3 times more CO2
Uganda emits 0.2 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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