Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 4.8 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,600 as of 2022, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 84.4% higher top tax rate
Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 45.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 47.5% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 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 83.0% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 48.6% more on education
Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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