Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Aruba instead of Slovakia, you would:

Economy

pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate

Slovakia has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.

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Life

have 29.8% more children

In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Slovakia, approximately 4.8 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.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia, The World Factbook, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.

Compare further: Slovakia vs. Aruba

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Aruba is 59.6% more expensive than Slovakia overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Slovakia is about 272 times bigger than Aruba.
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Aruba: At a glance

Aruba is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 180 sq km. Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
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