Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 3.1 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 34.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 14.4% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 18.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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 22.6% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 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 15.5% more likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 48.6% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.