Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 34.6% more money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.
be 50.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
pay a 21.5% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 86.4% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% more on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 72.6 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of Internal Revenue, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.