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

Benchmarked against

Aruba

Turks and Caicos Islands

Guyana

Puerto Rico (US)

Bahamas, The

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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

who identifies with what, 2020

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

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

ABW

TCA

GUY

PRI

GDP

current US$

$3.65B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

-$137M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

42.7%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

0%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

11.4%–––

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

0.645–––

Population

people

107K–––

Population density

people per km²

596.2–––

Urban population

% of total

44.3%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

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+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

4.4%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

45.1K–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

9,277.1–––

Electricity generation

TWh

1–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

3.75–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

5.9%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#177/214

$3.65B2023

GDP per capita

current US$

#47/214

$33,9852023

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#54/203

$44,967latest

GDP growth

annual %

#61/214

4.3%2023

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#47/207

$30,1202023

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#161/213

6.7%2023

FDI inflows

current US$

#185/201

-$137M2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#144/205

42.7%2023

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#204/206

0%2019

Industry value added

% of GDP

#181/208

11.4%2019

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

#10/139

0.6452023

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#191/217

107Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#16/216

596.2latest

Urban population

% of total

#161/215

44.3%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#92/217

76.4latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#137/217

1.6latest

Net migration

people

#84/217

1412024

Population under 15

% of total

#158/217

16.8%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#53/217

17.1%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#49/160

98%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#86/199

4.4%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#136/194

17.6%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#18/210

97.2%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#57/214

130.72022

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#93/208

17.52022

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#94/215

1,579.62024

Access to electricity

% of population

#7/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#28/198

45.1K2023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#22/202

9,277.12022

Electricity generation

TWh

#155/202

12022

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#135/202

17%2022

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#138/202

83%2022

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#38/204

0.92024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#176/204

8.52024

Share of global CO₂

#166/204

0%2024

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#172/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#131/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#121/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#127/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#123/210

0.5862024

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#83/193

3.752020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#83/193

5.9%2020

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