Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 26.5% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 27.4% higher top tax rate
Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 7.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 27.6% less on education
Iceland spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 98.6% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of Internal Revenue, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.