Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Aruba fits inside Jamaica 61 times
Aruba: 180 km² (2024) · Jamaica: 10,991 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Jamaica’s coastline is 15 times as long as Aruba’s
Aruba: 69 km (2026 edition) · Jamaica: 1,022 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Jamaica’s highest peak towers 2,068 m above Aruba’s
Aruba: 188 m (2026 edition) · Jamaica: 2,256 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Jamaica, versus 11% of Aruba
Aruba: 11.1% (2024) · Jamaica: 39% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Jamaica has 26 times as many people as Aruba
Aruba: 108,785 (2025) · Jamaica: 2.84 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Aruba is 2.3 times as densely populated as Jamaica
Aruba: 604 per km² (2025) · Jamaica: 262 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 177 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Aruba is 9.3 years older than in Jamaica
Aruba: 41 years (2023) · Jamaica: 31.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Aruba have 0.3 more children on average than in Jamaica
Aruba: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Jamaica: 1.35 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Aruba are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Jamaica
Aruba: 17.8% (2025) · Jamaica: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Aruba: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Jamaica: 0.011 per 1,000 (2022)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Aruba and Jamaica are practically level
Aruba: 2 (2026) · Jamaica: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Jamaica’s economy is 5.4 times the size of Aruba’s
Aruba: $4.17 billion (2024) · Jamaica: $22.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Aruba produces 3.9 times as much per person as Jamaica
Aruba: Int$51,712 (2024) · Jamaica: Int$13,291 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 39.9 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 1.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 1.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 23.7% (2020)
How expensive is it?
Aruba’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Jamaica’s
Aruba: 75% (2024) · Jamaica: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: $520 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Aruba live 4.9 years longer than in Jamaica
Aruba: 76.5 years (2024) · Jamaica: 71.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 16.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 35.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 11.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 6.31 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Aruba drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Jamaica
Aruba: 12 litres (2023) · Jamaica: 4.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 67 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 2,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 1,963 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Aruba welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Jamaica (2019)
Aruba: 10.26 (2022) · Jamaica: 0.87 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Jamaica has won 94 Olympic medals, Aruba none
Aruba: 0 (2026 edition) · Jamaica: 94 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Aruba are online, versus 90% in Jamaica
Aruba: 97% (2017) · Jamaica: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Aruba is 45% faster than in Jamaica
Aruba: 200 Mbps (2026) · Jamaica: 138 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Aruba have electricity, versus 98% in Jamaica
Aruba: 100% (2024) · Jamaica: 97.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Aruba live in cities, versus 59% in Jamaica
Aruba: 62% (2025) · Jamaica: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Aruba has 131 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Jamaica 118
Aruba: 131 (2022) · Jamaica: 118 (2024)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Aruba fly 40 times as many passengers per resident as those from Jamaica
Aruba: 2.52 (2018) · Jamaica: 0.06 (2018)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 57% of Jamaica, but only 2.7% of Aruba
Aruba: 2.7% (2024) · Jamaica: 56.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Aruba emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Jamaica
Aruba: 8.5 t (2024) · Jamaica: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Aruba’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Jamaica
Aruba: 17% (2024) · Jamaica: 12.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Jamaica carries 61% more fine dust than in Aruba
Aruba: 10.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Jamaica: 17.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 26 times as likely to be murdered in Jamaica as in Aruba
Aruba: 1.9 per 100k (2014) · Jamaica: 49.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 31.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Aruba bigger than Jamaica?
Jamaica is larger. Aruba fits inside Jamaica 61 times.
Which has more people, Aruba or Jamaica?
Jamaica has 26 times as many people as Aruba (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Aruba or Jamaica?
People in Aruba live 4.9 years longer than in Jamaica. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Aruba and 71.6 in Jamaica.