Caribbean · territory of Netherlands
Aruba
- Capital
- Oranjestad
- Languages
- Dutch, Papiamento
- Currency
- Aruban florin
- People
- 108,785 (2025)
- Neighbours
- none by land
Greetings from
Aruba
- 3rd highest tourists per resident 10.26 · #3 of 179 · 2022
- 8th lowest total area 180 km² · #8 of 205 · 2023
- 14th highest population density 604 per km² · #14 of 209 · 2025
Surprising facts about Aruba
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Aruba’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Aruba among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Aruba sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Aruba across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Nearest countries
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vs Venezuela 407 km
vs Dominican Republic 661 km
vs Haiti 713 km
vs Grenada 902 km
vs Jamaica 943 km
Aruba has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Aruba.