Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of France, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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
pay a 17.5% higher top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% more likely to have internet access
In France, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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