Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Finland instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 5.8 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Finland, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Economy

make 45.5% more money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $56,149 as of 2025.

View global rankings →

Life

be 84.3% 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 Finland, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Expenditures

spend 76.2% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Finland spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

View global rankings →

Geography

see 18.2 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.

View global rankings →

Infrastructure

find 2.1 times more home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Finland has 36.5 as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Aruba vs. Finland

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Finland is 16.6% cheaper than Aruba overall
→
Size Comparison · See true size
Aruba is about 1,879 times smaller than Finland.
→
Moving from Aruba to Finland · UN DESA 2015
3 people born in Aruba live in Finland.
→

Finland: At a glance

Finland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 303,815 sq km. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
Read more

How big is Finland compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Finland or Aruba. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.