Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Aruba, you would:
Economy
pay a 49.2% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 43.8% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
Life
be 31.3% 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 Uruguay, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Uruguay, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.5% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 9.6 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Uruguay: At a glance
How big is Uruguay compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.