Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years less
In Malta, 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 9.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 68.6% higher top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 21.5% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% more likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 65.2% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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