Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 31.2% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 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
How big is Aruba compared to Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.