Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 37.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 4.8% as of 2023.
pay a 49.2% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 63.4% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2023.
Life
be 10.7% 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 Peru, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
have 44.0% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.8% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Peru, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% less on education
Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Peru spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 35.2 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Peru: At a glance
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