Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 2.3 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 58.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 5.9 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 42.9% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 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 42.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.