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

Health

live 10.5 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 15.4 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.

be 71.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

pay a 3.9 times higher top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.

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.

be 74.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 52.0% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 3.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 96.4% less coastline

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


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.

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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