Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 23.5% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $54,000 as of 2022, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 24.2% higher top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 30.3% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% more on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 97.1% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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