Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 3.1 times more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 61.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Basic Needs
be 83.0% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 52.8% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 56.6% less coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.