Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 58.8% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 30.6% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 2.2 times more on education
Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 64.5% less coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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