Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 6.6 times more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
have 38.8% more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 59.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.6% more likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 82.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.6% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.5% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 19.2% less home broadband
Ukraine has 21.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 64.5% more CO2
Ukraine emits 3.1 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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