Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In South Korea, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 18.4% less money
South Korea has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In South Korea, 2.6% 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
South Korea has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 67.6% more children
In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.9% more on education
South Korea spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
South Korea has a total of 2,413 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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