Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Western Sahara, you would:
Health
live 13.5 years longer
In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 16.5 times more money
Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
Life
be 74.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 58.6% fewer children
In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 93.8% less coastline
Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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 Western Sahara? See an in-depth size comparison.