Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 4.4 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate
Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 10.3% more likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
have 25.7% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 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 76.4% more likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.3% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Aruba: At a glance
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