Quality of life comparison

live 8.1 years longer

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 10.6 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,900 as of 2022, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.

be 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

be 43.6% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.

be 64.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 60.9% fewer children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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.

spend 31.0% more on education

Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 90.3% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.