Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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
make 39.6% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 53.2% higher top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 5.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 27.6% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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