Quality of life comparison

live 3.7 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 14.2 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.

be 43.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.

be 13.2% more likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.

be 23.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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.

have 46.5% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

spend 21.6% more on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 64.5% less coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.