Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Bermuda, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years less
In Bermuda, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 10.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Bermuda, 7.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
make 72.9% less money
Bermuda has a GDP per capita of $142,250 as of 2024, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bermuda, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 93.6% more on education
Bermuda spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 33.5% less coastline
Bermuda has a total of 103 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 65.9% less home broadband
Bermuda has 51.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 24.4% more CO2
Bermuda emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), The World Factbook (2016–2022). How we calculate this
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