Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 59.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 3.9 times higher top tax rate
Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 47.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 14.3% fewer children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 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 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 94.9% less coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Sri Lanka? See an in-depth size comparison.