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Aruba

Latin America & Caribbean·High income

Population
107K
191st of 217
GDP
$3.65B
177th of 214 · 2023
GDP per capita
$33,985
47th of 214 · 2023
Life expectancy
76.4
92nd of 217
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small, tourism-dependent, territorial-island economy; very high public debt; COVID-19 crippled economic activity; partial recovery underway via tourism, benefitting from its high amount of timeshare residences; considering reopening oil refinery

Area
180 km²
Languages
Papiamento (official) (a creole language that mixes Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English…
Resources
NEGL; white sandy beaches foster tourism

Religion

world view →
  • Christian81.4% 0.8pt
  • Other11.2%
  • Unaffiliated5.9%
  • Buddhist0.5%
Religious diversity
3.75 / 10 · moderate · 83rd of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile
Topic
ABW
TCA
GUY
PRI

GDP

current US$

$3.65B

GDP per capita

current US$

A

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

B

GDP growth

annual %

B

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

A

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

D

FDI inflows

current US$

-$137M

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

42.7%

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

0%

Industry value added

% of GDP

11.4%

Population

people

107K

Population density

people per km²

596.2

Urban population

% of total

44.3%

Life expectancy

years at birth

B

Fertility rate

births per woman

1.6

Net migration

people

141

Population under 15

% of total

16.8%

Population 65+

% of total

17.1%

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

B

Education expenditure

% of GDP

4.4%

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

C

Internet users

% of population

A

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

B

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

B

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

B

Access to electricity

% of population

A

Energy use per capita

kWh

45.1K

Electricity per capita

kWh

9,277.1

Electricity generation

TWh

1

Renewable electricity

% of generation

C

Fossil electricity

% of generation

C

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

A

CO₂ per capita

t per person

D

Share of global CO₂

%

0%

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

3.75

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

5.9%

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