Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 2.7 times more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 72.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 68.6% higher top tax rate
Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.5% more likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 57.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 54.6% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 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 56.5% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 96.4% more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 92.3% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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