Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 35.9% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 95.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 3.9 times higher top tax rate
Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 52.6% more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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 55.0% more on education
Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 90.7% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.
Aruba: At a glance
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