Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 36.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
make 11.0% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
pay a 31.1% higher top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 63.4% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 34.8% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Aruba: At a glance
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