Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 44.1% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 65.1% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 36.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 28.7% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.2% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 46.8 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.