Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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
pay a 20.9% higher top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 63.4% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 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 Italy, 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.
Basic Needs
be 29.3% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 27.9% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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