Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Aruba fits inside Jamaica 61 times.
Aruba: 180 km² (2023) · Jamaica: 10,990 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 0 (2025)
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 people are looking for work?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Aruba: no data · Jamaica: 1.3% (2024)
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 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)
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)
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 56% of Jamaica, but only 2.3% of Aruba.
Aruba: 2.3% (2023) · Jamaica: 56.2% (2023)
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: 17.8 per 100k (2021)
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)
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.