Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $18,000 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 30.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 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 22.0% fewer children
In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.6% more likely to have internet access
In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% more on education
Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 55.2% less coastline
Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Aruba: At a glance
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