Aruba or Puerto Rico: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Puerto Rico wins on more indicators: 5 of 8 against 2.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Costs and work: Puerto Rico 0:1
- Climate and health: Puerto Rico 0:4
- Law and institutions: Aruba 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Aruba
Indicator
Puerto Rico
Safety and trust
Tie (0 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
1.9 per 100,000 residents
2014
15.1 per 100,000 residents
2024
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
18%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Puerto Rico (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
periods differ
$51,712
2024almost equal
✓$52,196
2025almost equal
Climate and health
Better: Puerto Rico (0 : 4)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗76.5 years
20247% lower
✓81.9 years
20247% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗73.8 years
20246% lower
✓78.3 years
20246% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗78.9 years
20248% lower
✓85.4 years
20248% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗80.3 years
20235% lower
✓84.8 years
20236% higher
Air (PM2.5)
no data for one of the places
no data
7.8 µg/m³ per year
2023
Law and institutions
Better: Aruba (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓1.23 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025116% higher
✗0.57 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202554% lower
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.87 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202561% higher
✗0.54 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202538% lower
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Aruba, Puerto Rico.