Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 12.1% more money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $46,300 as of 2023.
be 66.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 84.3% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 40.5% fewer children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Japan, about 83.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.2% less on education
Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Japan spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 434.3 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.