Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Aruba instead of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), you would:

Economy

make 41.7% less money

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has a GDP per capita of $70,800 as of 2015, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.

be 7.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

Geography

see 94.7% less coastline

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has a total of 1,288 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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