Quality of life comparison
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
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