Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 8.4 times more money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 28.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Pakistan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 68.6% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
be 77.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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.
have 55.4% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 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 26.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 93.5% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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