Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Aruba instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Economy

make 43.9% more money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $28,700 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.

be 30.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

Life

be 15.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, 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 22.1% fewer children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 63.2% more on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

Geography

see 55.2% less coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 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

Aruba is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 180 sq km. Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
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