Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Aruba instead of Yemen, you would:

Health

live 7.1 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 39.5% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.

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be 64.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 33.8 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.

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have 77.9% fewer children

In Yemen, 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.

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Basic Needs

be 19.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% 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.

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be 5.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 96.4% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

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Safety

be 69.8% less likely to be murdered

Yemen has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2013. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.

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Infrastructure

find 13.8 times more home broadband

Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 19.8 times more CO2

Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2015–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2013–2022). How we calculate this

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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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