Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 63.5% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 59.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
have 26.1% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 82.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 93.8% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 87.8% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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
How big is Aruba compared to Qatar? See an in-depth size comparison.