Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Aruba, you would:
Economy
pay a 40.7% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Argentina, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 48.8% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 27.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 22.7% less 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 Argentina, on the other hand, 9.3 children do as of 2022.
have 31.8% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Argentina, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Argentina, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.7% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 72.8 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Argentina: At a glance
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