Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 83.1% more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $23,100 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2022.
pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 42.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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.
have 32.9% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% more likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 94.7% less coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
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