Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 56.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 3.3% as of 2023.
pay a 78.0% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 46.9% 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 Russia, on the other hand, 6.4 children do as of 2022.
have 27.6% fewer children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 40.3% less on education
Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 549.7 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Russia: At a glance
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