Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 5.5 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 63.1% more money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $62,930 as of 2025.

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Life

be 76.8% 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 Austria, on the other hand, 2.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 10.7% more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 45.9% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Austria spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 72.3% more home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Austria has 30.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 22.7% more CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Austria is 3.0% cheaper than Aruba overall
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Moving from Aruba to Austria · UN DESA 2020
1 people born in Aruba live in Austria.
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Austria: At a glance

Austria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 82,445 sq km. Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
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