Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 24.2% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 13.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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 27.6% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 97.9% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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 Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.