Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 44.1% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 32.8% fewer children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.9% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% less on education
Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 7.3 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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