Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Aruba fits inside Venezuela 5,067 times
Aruba: 180 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 41 times as long as Aruba’s
Aruba: 69 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 4,790 m above Aruba’s
Aruba: 188 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Venezuela, versus 11% of Aruba
Aruba: 11.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 262 times as many people as Aruba
Aruba: 108,785 (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Aruba is 19 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Aruba: 604 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Aruba is 12 years older than in Venezuela
Aruba: 41 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.5 more children on average than in Aruba
Aruba: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Aruba are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Aruba: 17.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Aruba: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Aruba has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1
Aruba: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Venezuela’s economy is 24 times the size of Aruba’s
Aruba: $4.17 billion (2024) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Aruba: Int$51,712 (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How expensive is it?
Aruba: 75% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Aruba live 3.8 years longer than in Venezuela
Aruba: 76.5 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Aruba drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Aruba: 12 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Aruba welcomed 734 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Aruba: 10.26 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Aruba none
Aruba: 0 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Aruba are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Aruba: 97% (2017) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Aruba is 14% faster than in Venezuela
Aruba: 200 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Aruba and Venezuela are practically level
Aruba: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 62% in Aruba
Aruba: 62% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Aruba has 131 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Aruba: 131 (2022) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Aruba fly 40 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Aruba: 2.52 (2018) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 2.7% of Aruba
Aruba: 2.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Aruba emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela
Aruba: 8.5 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Aruba
Aruba: 17% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 45% more fine dust than in Aruba
Aruba: 10.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.5 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Aruba
Aruba: 1.9 per 100k (2014) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Aruba: no data · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Aruba bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Aruba fits inside Venezuela 5,067 times.
Which has more people, Aruba or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 262 times as many people as Aruba (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Aruba or Venezuela?
People in Aruba live 3.8 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Aruba and 72.7 in Venezuela.
