Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 68.8% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $132,400 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 48.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 35.3% higher top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, 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.
Expenditures
spend 24.0% more on education
Luxembourg spends 5.0% 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: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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