Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 13.1% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 40.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 50.0% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 33.4% fewer children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 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 Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% more on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 7.3 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.