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 2.3 times more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 51.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
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 34.4% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 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 26.0% more likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
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.
Aruba: At a glance
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