Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Grenada is 91% bigger than Aruba
Aruba: 180 km² (2024) · Grenada: 344 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Grenada’s coastline is 77% longer than Aruba’s
Aruba: 69 km (2026 edition) · Grenada: 121 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Grenada’s highest peak towers 652 m above Aruba’s
Aruba: 188 m (2026 edition) · Grenada: 840 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 23% of Grenada, versus 11% of Aruba
Aruba: 11.1% (2024) · Grenada: 23.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Grenada has 8% more people than Aruba
Aruba: 108,785 (2025) · Grenada: 117,303 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Aruba is 77% more densely populated than Grenada
Aruba: 604 per km² (2025) · Grenada: 341 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 166 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Aruba is 7.6 years older than in Grenada
Aruba: 41 years (2023) · Grenada: 33.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Aruba have 0.1 more children on average than in Grenada
Aruba: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Grenada: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Aruba are 65 or older, versus 13% in Grenada
Aruba: 17.8% (2025) · Grenada: 12.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Aruba: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Grenada: 0 per 1,000 (2022)
How many official languages?
Aruba has 2 official languages, Grenada 1
Aruba: 2 (2026) · Grenada: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Aruba’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Grenada’s
Aruba: $4.17 billion (2024) · Grenada: $1.42 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Aruba produces 2.4 times as much per person as Grenada
Aruba: Int$51,712 (2024) · Grenada: Int$21,346 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 43.8 (2018)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 0.8% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Aruba’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Grenada’s
Aruba: 75% (2024) · Grenada: 57% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: $526 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Aruba live 1.1 years longer than in Grenada
Aruba: 76.5 years (2024) · Grenada: 75.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 16.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 1.4 per 1,000 (2018)
How many hospital beds are there?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 5.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 31.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Aruba drink 39% more alcohol than in Grenada
Aruba: 12 litres (2023) · Grenada: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 80.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 2,827 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 9.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Aruba welcomed 8.1 times as many tourists per resident as Grenada (2019)
Aruba: 10.26 (2022) · Grenada: 1.27 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Grenada has won 5 Olympic medals, Aruba none
Aruba: 0 (2026 edition) · Grenada: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Aruba are online, versus 70% in Grenada
Aruba: 97% (2017) · Grenada: 70% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Aruba is 3% faster than in Grenada
Aruba: 200 Mbps (2026) · Grenada: 195 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Aruba have electricity, versus 96% in Grenada
Aruba: 100% (2024) · Grenada: 95.6% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Aruba live in cities, versus 37% in Grenada
Aruba: 62% (2025) · Grenada: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Aruba has 131 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Grenada 96
Aruba: 131 (2022) · Grenada: 96 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Aruba: 2.52 (2018) · Grenada: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Grenada, but only 2.7% of Aruba
Aruba: 2.7% (2024) · Grenada: 51.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Aruba emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Grenada
Aruba: 8.5 t (2024) · Grenada: 3.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Aruba’s electricity is renewable, versus 0% in Grenada
Aruba: 17% (2024) · Grenada: 0% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Aruba carries 3% more fine dust than in Grenada
Aruba: 10.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Grenada: 10.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.1 times as likely to be murdered in Grenada as in Aruba
Aruba: 1.9 per 100k (2014) · Grenada: 13.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Aruba: no data · Grenada: 5.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Aruba bigger than Grenada?
Grenada is larger. Grenada is 91% bigger than Aruba.
Which has more people, Aruba or Grenada?
Grenada has 8% more people than Aruba (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Aruba or Grenada?
People in Aruba live 1.1 years longer than in Grenada. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Aruba and 75.4 in Grenada.