Quality of life comparison

live 11.5 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 3.6 times more money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.

be 60.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

pay a 59.5% higher top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.

be 58.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 52.3% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 77.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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 83.0% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

spend 35.4% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 95.6% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.