Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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 15.1% more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 28.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 78.8% higher top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 50.2% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 24.4% more likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.3% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.