Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 10.8% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $46,300 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
have 68.1% more children
In Japan, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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 16.9% more likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 82.4% more on education
Japan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 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
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