Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 24.8% more money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $30,800 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 23.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
have 19.3% fewer children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% more likely to have internet access
In Bahamas, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Bahamas spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Bahamas? See an in-depth size comparison.