Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 19.3 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 25.8 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 96.7% higher top tax rate
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.0 times more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 83.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 62.3% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 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 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 7.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
be 34.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Aruba, that number is 98% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 39.6% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 83.0% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Sierra Leone? See an in-depth size comparison.