Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Latvia instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 2.1 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 20.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.

pay a 61.0% lower top tax rate

Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

make 22.2% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.

Life

be 59.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.

have 26.1% fewer children

In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Latvia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 23.6% less on education

Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

Geography

see 7.3 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.

Latvia: At a glance

Latvia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,249 sq km. The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 28% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2014.
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