Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 2.4 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 13.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 55.3% higher top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 23.1% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 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 38.6% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 23.6% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 82.3% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.