Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 18.7% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 16.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 14.3% higher top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 13.4% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 12.7% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 94.5% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.