Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 18.6% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
make 23.2% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $31,700 as of 2022.
be 61.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Greece, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 70.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 36.2% fewer children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 199.6 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.