Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 57.6% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 77.4% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
Life
have 34.6% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jamaica, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 43.3% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.9 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Tax Admministration of Jamaica, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.