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

Health

live 10.8 years longer

In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 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 11.8 times more money

Comoros has a GDP per capita of $3,500 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.

be 32.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Comoros, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

Life

be 57.7% more likely to be literate

In Comoros, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.

be 78.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Comoros, approximately 57.1 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 46.3% fewer children

In Comoros, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 11.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Comoros, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 3.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Comoros, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on education

Comoros spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

Geography

see 79.9% less coastline

Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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