Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 3.3 times more money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 96.7% higher top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 38.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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.
have 21.6% fewer children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 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 56.5% more likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% more on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Indonesia? See an in-depth size comparison.