Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 55.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
pay a 49.2% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 65.9% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2023.
Life
have 27.6% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 63.2% more 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.1% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.5% less on education
Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 798.8 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.