Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Aruba, you would:
Economy
be 37.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
pay a 74.6% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 67.5% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 32.2% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 16.8% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 63.9% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.8% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 19.6 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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