Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 45.1% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 36.6% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 38.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 24.4% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 41.0% more on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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