Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Aruba instead of Oman, you would:

Health

live 1.1 years longer

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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

be 5.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

Life

be 16.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Oman, approximately 14.4 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 45.0% fewer children

In Oman, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 14.8% more on education

Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

Geography

see 96.7% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 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

Aruba is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 180 sq km. Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
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