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Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Aruba

Against high income countries, Aruba ranks 44th of 83 on environment and 72nd of 80 on infrastructure. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Aruba with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Aruba reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Education score 2010+0.7075 of 19954 of 72proxy +0.81
Infrastructure score 2022+0.92110 of 21072 of 80proxy +0.90
Environment score 2024-0.24128 of 21344 of 83moderate -0.33

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Aruba, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Homicide rate1.93per 100,000 population2014higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated5.87%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share81.4%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.338%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households11.5%% of households2010no agreed direction
One-person households21.4%% of households2010no agreed direction
Women in a union46.8%% of women aged 15-492020no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)4.17marriages per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)3.49divorces per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction

demography

Median age41years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.8years2023no agreed direction
Population108,785people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.729%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization61.7%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+17.8%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1416.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.61births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate7.59per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration111people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population68%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

GDP per capita (PPP)$45,428international $2024higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$33,932international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$33,939US$2024higher is better
GDP growth6.81%% per year2024no agreed direction
Inflation4.26%% per year2019no agreed direction
Trade openness164%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
FDI inflows2.48%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption17.9%% of GDP2024no agreed direction

education

Education spending3.62%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Primary enrollment108%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment124%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment14.1%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy96.8%% of adults2010higher is better
Compulsory schooling13years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary1.76%% of primary-age children2014higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio14.8pupils per teacher2012higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita5.15t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area2.33%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land11.1%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land26.9%% of land area2025higher is better

governance

Pre-trial detainee share27%% of prisoners2022higher is worse
Refugees originating0per 100,000 people2022higher is worse
Control of corruption0.869index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law1.22index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.657index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.981index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.958index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability1.33index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy76.5years2024higher is better
Basic water access96.7%% of population2016higher is better
Basic sanitation98.8%% of population2024higher is better
Adolescent fertility18births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence8.3per 100,000 people2024higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users97.2%% of population2017higher is better
Mobile subscriptions131per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband17.5per 100 people2022higher is better

labor

Youth not in work or study16.6%% of 15 to 24 year olds2010higher is worse

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Aruba

Also in Latin America & Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (US), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin (French part), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, RB, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

Also high income, in other regions: American Samoa, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Hong Kong SAR, China, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao SAR, China, and more on the full list of countries.