Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Aruba fits inside Haiti 154 times.
Aruba: 180 km² (2023) · Haiti: 27,750 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Haiti’s coastline is 26 times as long as Aruba’s.
Aruba: 69 km (2026 edition) · Haiti: 1,771 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Haiti’s highest peak towers 2,486 m above Aruba’s.
Aruba: 188 m (2026 edition) · Haiti: 2,674 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Haiti has 109 times as many people as Aruba.
Aruba: 108,785 (2025) · Haiti: 11.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Aruba is 40% more densely populated than Haiti.
Aruba: 604 per km² (2025) · Haiti: 432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 172.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Aruba is 18 years older than in Haiti.
Aruba: 41 years (2023) · Haiti: 23.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Haiti have 1.0 more children on average than in Aruba.
Aruba: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Haiti: 2.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Aruba are 65 or older, versus 4.8% in Haiti.
Aruba: 17.8% (2025) · Haiti: 4.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Aruba and Haiti are practically level.
Aruba: 2 (2026) · Haiti: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Haiti’s economy is 7.7 times the size of Aruba’s.
Aruba: $4.17 billion (2024) · Haiti: $32.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Aruba produces 17 times as much per person as Haiti.
Aruba: Int$51,712 (2024) · Haiti: Int$3,134 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 14.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 0.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Haiti’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Aruba’s.
Aruba: 75% (2024) · Haiti: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: $54 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Aruba live 11 years longer than in Haiti.
Aruba: 76.5 years (2024) · Haiti: 65.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 39 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 10.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 3.62 (2020)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Aruba drink 3.5 times as much alcohol as in Haiti.
Aruba: 12 litres (2023) · Haiti: 3.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 20.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 1,959 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 5.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Aruba welcomed 398 times as many tourists per resident as Haiti (2019).
Aruba: 10.26 (2022) · Haiti: 0.03 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Aruba are online, versus 48% in Haiti.
Aruba: 97% (2017) · Haiti: 48% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Aruba have electricity, versus 54% in Haiti.
Aruba: 100% (2024) · Haiti: 53.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Aruba live in cities, versus 56% in Haiti.
Aruba: 62% (2025) · Haiti: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Aruba has 131 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Haiti 65.
Aruba: 131 (2022) · Haiti: 65 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Aruba fly 403 times as many passengers per resident as those from Haiti.
Aruba: 2.52 (2018) · Haiti: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Haiti, but only 2.3% of Aruba.
Aruba: 2.3% (2023) · Haiti: 12.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Aruba emits 34 times as much CO₂ as someone in Haiti.
Aruba: 8.5 t (2024) · Haiti: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Haiti’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Aruba.
Aruba: 17% (2024) · Haiti: 18.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Haiti carries 28% more fine dust than in Aruba.
Aruba: 10.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Haiti: 14 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 21 times as likely to be murdered in Haiti as in Aruba.
Aruba: 1.9 per 100k (2014) · Haiti: 41.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 31.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 25.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Aruba: no data · Haiti: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Aruba bigger than Haiti?
Haiti is larger. Aruba fits inside Haiti 154 times.
Which has more people, Aruba or Haiti?
Haiti has 109 times as many people as Aruba (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Aruba or Haiti?
People in Aruba live 11 years longer than in Haiti. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Aruba and 65.1 in Haiti.
