The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Aruba fits inside the Dominican Republic 816 times.
Aruba: 180 km² (2023) · Dominican Republic: 146,839 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Dominican Republic’s coastline is 19 times as long as Aruba’s.
Aruba: 69 km (2026 edition) · Dominican Republic: 1,288 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Dominican Republic’s highest peak towers 2,910 m above Aruba’s.
Aruba: 188 m (2026 edition) · Dominican Republic: 3,098 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Dominican Republic has 106 times as many people as Aruba.
Aruba: 108,785 (2025) · Dominican Republic: 11.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Aruba is 2.5 times as densely populated as the Dominican Republic.
Aruba: 604 per km² (2025) · Dominican Republic: 239 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 174.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Aruba is 13 years older than in the Dominican Republic.
Aruba: 41 years (2023) · Dominican Republic: 27.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Dominican Republic have 0.6 more children on average than in Aruba.
Aruba: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Dominican Republic: 2.22 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Aruba are 65 or older, versus 8.2% in the Dominican Republic.
Aruba: 17.8% (2025) · Dominican Republic: 8.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Aruba has 2 official languages, the Dominican Republic 1.
Aruba: 2 (2026) · Dominican Republic: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Dominican Republic’s economy is 31 times the size of Aruba’s.
Aruba: $4.17 billion (2024) · Dominican Republic: $127 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Aruba produces 80% more per person than the Dominican Republic.
Aruba: Int$51,712 (2024) · Dominican Republic: Int$28,721 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 39 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Aruba’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× the Dominican Republic’s.
Aruba: 75% (2024) · Dominican Republic: 39% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: $489 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Aruba live 2.6 years longer than in the Dominican Republic.
Aruba: 76.5 years (2024) · Dominican Republic: 73.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 27.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 30.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 6.09 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Aruba drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in the Dominican Republic.
Aruba: 12 litres (2023) · Dominican Republic: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 61.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 3,313 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 2,072 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 9.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Aruba welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as the Dominican Republic (2019).
Aruba: 10.26 (2022) · Dominican Republic: 0.75 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Aruba are online, versus 91% in the Dominican Republic.
Aruba: 97% (2017) · Dominican Republic: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Aruba have electricity, versus 100% in the Dominican Republic.
Aruba: 100% (2024) · Dominican Republic: 99.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in the Dominican Republic live in cities, versus 62% in Aruba.
Aruba: 62% (2025) · Dominican Republic: 73% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Aruba has 131 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Dominican Republic 94.
Aruba: 131 (2022) · Dominican Republic: 94 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 496 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Aruba fly 29 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Dominican Republic.
Aruba: 2.52 (2018) · Dominican Republic: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 45% of the Dominican Republic, but only 2.3% of Aruba.
Aruba: 2.3% (2023) · Dominican Republic: 45% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Aruba emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Dominican Republic.
Aruba: 8.5 t (2024) · Dominican Republic: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of the Dominican Republic’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Aruba.
Aruba: 17% (2024) · Dominican Republic: 23.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Dominican Republic carries 13% more fine dust than in Aruba.
Aruba: 10.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Dominican Republic: 12.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.6 times as likely to be murdered in the Dominican Republic as in Aruba.
Aruba: 1.9 per 100k (2014) · Dominican Republic: 10.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 27.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Aruba: no data · Dominican Republic: 1,056 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Aruba bigger than the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic is larger. Aruba fits inside the Dominican Republic 816 times.
Which has more people, Aruba or the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic has 106 times as many people as Aruba (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Aruba or the Dominican Republic?
People in Aruba live 2.6 years longer than in the Dominican Republic. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Aruba and 73.9 in the Dominican Republic.
