Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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
be 75.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 18.0% higher top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 32.1% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.3% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 74.9% less coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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