Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 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 4.7 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 15.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 55.3% higher top tax rate
Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.9% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 37.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, 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 31.0% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 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 10.2% more likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.3% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.