Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 15.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 79.3% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 30.2% fewer children

In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 15.5% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 19.4% less on education

Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 26.2 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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