Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.1 years longer

In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 2.9 times more money

Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.

be 26.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

pay a 78.8% higher top tax rate

Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 22.3% fewer children

In Colombia, 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 38.6% more likely to have internet access

In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 22.2% more on education

Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

Geography

see 97.9% less coastline

Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.

Aruba: At a glance

Aruba is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 180 sq km. Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
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