Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 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 50.2% more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $27,500 as of 2022, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 99.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 4.5 times higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 38.1% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 88.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.2% more likely to have internet access
In Russia, approximately 88.0% 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
Russia 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
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Russia? See an in-depth size comparison.