Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 28.6% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 25.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 2.6 times higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 35.4% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 31.0% more on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 86.2% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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