Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 5.4 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 39.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 73.5% higher top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 31.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 30.5% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.3% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 4.8 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 97.6% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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