Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 16.0% more money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.

be 42.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

Life

have 35.9% fewer children

In Guam, there are approximately 18.1 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 20.5% more likely to have internet access

In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 45.4% less coastline

Guam has a total of 126 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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