Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Aruba, you would:
Economy
make 53.2% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.
be 42.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 28.3% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 18.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.6% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 76.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance
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