Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 2.1 times more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% 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
Mexico 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 12.8% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 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 34.7% more likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 27.9% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.