Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 96.7% higher top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 32.2% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 54.0% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 51.2% more on education
El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 77.7% less coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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