Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 50.2% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $82,900 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 90.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 47.5% higher top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 14.9% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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 19.2% more on education
Switzerland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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