Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Aruba instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Life

be 74.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 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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Geography

see 93.8% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2022). How we calculate this

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Western Sahara is about 1,478 times bigger than 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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