Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
make 31.1% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 27.7% 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 Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
have 26.8% fewer children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Croatia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.1% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 85.2 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.