Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 57.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
pay a 40.7% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 50.8% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $20,300 as of 2022.
Life
have 23.3% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.6% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.8% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 136.2 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Mexico: At a glance
How big is Mexico compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.