Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Panama, you would:
Economy
make 51.3% more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 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 Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 26.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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 34.3% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 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 51.6% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 77.4% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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