Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 95.1% more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
pay a 3.9 times higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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.
have 17.2% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 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 19.8% more likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 17.9% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 94.7% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Aruba: At a glance
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