Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Ireland, 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 63.3% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 71.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 22.9% higher top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 77.4% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 95.3% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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