Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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 19.4% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,442 as of 2017.
be 17.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
have 45.9% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Aruba, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 24.4% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 96.2% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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 Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.