Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.3 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.6 times more money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 53.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

pay a 62.7% lower top tax rate

Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 87.2% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 24.1% fewer children

In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 49.1% less on education

Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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