Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Aruba instead of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, you would:

Economy

be 77.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

Basic Needs

be 7.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, approximately 13.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Cocos (Keeling) Islands has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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