Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Barbados, you would:
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 23.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 76.1% higher top tax rate
Barbados has a top tax rate of 33.5% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 25.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.3% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 27.9% more on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 29.4% less coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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