Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 84.4% more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 68.6% higher top tax rate
Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 18.9% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 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 27.6% more likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.2% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.