Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 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 35.4% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 43.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
pay a 68.6% higher top tax rate
Turkey 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 37.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 17.2% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 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 24.4% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 27.9% more on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Aruba: At a glance
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