Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Aruba, you would:
Economy
pay a 43.2% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.
make 66.4% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 31.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 20.6% 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 Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.5% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 21.8% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 41.6% more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Barbados, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Barbados: At a glance
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