Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 62.7% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 93.0% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2021.
be 75.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Syria, that number is 13.5% as of 2023.
Life
have 87.1% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.7% less likely to be literate
In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Syria, it is 86.4% as of 2015.
be 31.3% more 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 Syria, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Aruba, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 89% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 52.0% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.7% less on education
Aruba spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.