Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.

pay a 76.1% higher top tax rate

Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 25.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 12.8% more likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 29.4% less coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.

Aruba: At a glance

Aruba is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 180 sq km. Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
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