Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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 16.3% more money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $35,500 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 58.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 5.9 times higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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.
have 32.6% fewer children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 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 12.8% more likely to have internet access
In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% more on education
Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Aruba: At a glance
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