Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 53.4% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
make 63.3% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
be 54.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 11.9% as of 2019.
Life
have 18.1% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brazil, there are 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.1% more 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Brazil, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% more on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Brazil spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 109.4 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Brazil: At a glance
How big is Brazil compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.