Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Honduras, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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 7.5 times more money
Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,100 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 37.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Honduras, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate
Honduras has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 10.5% more likely to be literate
In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2019. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 19.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Honduras, approximately 15.1 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.
have 34.0% fewer children
In Honduras, there are approximately 17.9 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 23.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Honduras, approximately 81% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Honduras, approximately 42.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.2% more on education
Honduras spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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