Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
live 13.4 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 12.8 times more money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,021 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 80.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62.4 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.
have 74.6% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 61.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 51% 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.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 41.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 9.5 times more on education
Zimbabwe spends 0.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 9.0 times more home broadband
Zimbabwe has 1.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 6.7 times more CO2
Zimbabwe emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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