Quality of life comparison

live 10.5 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 16.5 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.

be 55.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

pay a 3.9 times higher top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.

be 39.5% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.

be 74.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 50.4% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 63% 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 3.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

see 96.4% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.