If you lived in Aruba instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 4.2 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 12.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Wallis and Futuna, 8.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2013. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

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Life

be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

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have 35.7% fewer children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 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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Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 46.9% less coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Infrastructure

find 99.9% more home broadband

Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2013–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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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