Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of India, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 6.3 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
pay a 66.0% higher top tax rate
India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 31.5% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 60.1% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 29.7% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% more on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Aruba: At a glance
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