Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 25.4% more money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.
be 30.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 73.6% 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% more on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belgium: At a glance
How big is Belgium compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.