Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 19.9% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.
be 31.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 23.9% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 54.5% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 51.7 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bahamas: At a glance
How big is Bahamas compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.