Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 4.0 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 50.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 68.6% higher top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Aruba, the top tax rate is 59.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.6% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Aruba, it is 97.8% as of 2018.
have 19.2% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 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 34.7% more likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 24.7% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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