Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.6 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 34.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.0% as of 2023.

pay a 49.2% lower top tax rate

Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Malawi, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

make 95.9% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malawi, there are 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.2% less likely to be literate

In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Malawi, it is 67.3% as of 2021.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 86.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Aruba, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 14% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 75.3% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malawi, about 24.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 53.2% less on education

Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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

Malawi: At a glance

Malawi is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 94,080 sq km. Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009. He oversaw some economic improvement in his first term, but was accused of economic mismanagement and poor governance in his second term. He died abruptly in April 2012 and was succeeded by his vice president, Joyce BANDA, who had earlier started her own party, the People's Party (PP). Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi.
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