Quality of life comparison

live 2.9 years longer

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 13.8 times more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.

be 51.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

be 15.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 44.2% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 42.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 61% 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 47.0% more likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

spend 2.7 times more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 97.3% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.