Aruba vs Curaçao

Aruba (North America) and Curaçao (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 2000-2024

Aruba Curaçao World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 2000 Aruba: 20,681.02 Curaçao: 15,841.26 World: 5,512.56 2001 Aruba: 20,740.13 Curaçao: 16,609.85 World: 5,404.2 2002 Aruba: 21,307.25 Curaçao: 16,723.69 World: 5,539.32 2003 Aruba: 21,949.49 Curaçao: 16,695.74 World: 6,129.87 2004 Aruba: 23,700.63 Curaçao: 16,671.34 World: 6,818 2005 Aruba: 24,171.84 Curaçao: 17,032.34 World: 7,290.57 2006 Aruba: 24,845.66 Curaçao: 17,400.16 World: 7,803.19 2007 Aruba: 26,736.31 Curaçao: 18,005.72 World: 8,685.33 2008 Aruba: 28,171.91 Curaçao: 19,423.34 World: 9,425.74 2009 Aruba: 25,134.77 Curaçao: 19,540.25 World: 8,827.04 2010 Aruba: 24,093.14 Curaçao: 19,847.23 World: 9,555.07 2011 Aruba: 25,712.38 Curaçao: 19,426.33 World: 10,496.93 2012 Aruba: 25,119.67 Curaçao: 19,809.82 World: 10,597.85 2013 Aruba: 25,813.57 Curaçao: 19,721.29 World: 10,759.35 2014 Aruba: 26,129.84 Curaçao: 19,623.03 World: 10,912.24 2015 Aruba: 27,458.22 Curaçao: 19,361.81 World: 10,191.98 2016 Aruba: 27,441.55 Curaçao: 18,944.1 World: 10,239.47 2017 Aruba: 28,440.04 Curaçao: 18,938.24 World: 10,784.4 2018 Aruba: 30,082.16 Curaçao: 19,119.12 World: 11,344.73 2019 Aruba: 30,654.49 Curaçao: 19,220.69 World: 11,417.6 2020 Aruba: 22,664.37 Curaçao: 16,299.81 World: 10,999.49 2021 Aruba: 26,827.34 Curaçao: 17,795.58 World: 12,472.91 2022 Aruba: 31,000.57 Curaçao: 20,057.14 World: 12,876.24 2023 Aruba: 34,897.62 Curaçao: 21,217.81 World: 13,313.86 2024 Aruba: 38,590.57 Curaçao: 22,832.9 World: 13,717.09 2000 2008 2012 2016 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Aruba Curaçao World

50 60 70 80 1960 Aruba: 64.05 Curaçao: 65.41 World: 50.94 1961 Aruba: 64.22 Curaçao: 65.75 World: 52.8 1962 Aruba: 64.6 Curaçao: 66.03 World: 55.29 1963 Aruba: 64.94 Curaçao: 66.31 World: 55.65 1964 Aruba: 65.3 Curaçao: 66.59 World: 56.1 1965 Aruba: 65.62 Curaçao: 66.86 World: 55.93 1966 Aruba: 66.13 Curaçao: 67.14 World: 56.45 1967 Aruba: 66.39 Curaçao: 67.41 World: 56.9 1968 Aruba: 66.74 Curaçao: 67.67 World: 57.34 1969 Aruba: 67.1 Curaçao: 67.93 World: 57.68 1970 Aruba: 67.44 Curaçao: 68.23 World: 57.94 1971 Aruba: 67.78 Curaçao: 68.51 World: 58.02 1972 Aruba: 68.34 Curaçao: 68.81 World: 58.84 1973 Aruba: 68.86 Curaçao: 69.09 World: 59.3 1974 Aruba: 69.28 Curaçao: 69.39 World: 59.7 1975 Aruba: 69.56 Curaçao: 69.67 World: 60.13 1976 Aruba: 69.81 Curaçao: 69.95 World: 60.45 1977 Aruba: 70.05 Curaçao: 70.2 World: 61.04 1978 Aruba: 70.27 Curaçao: 70.45 World: 61.39 1979 Aruba: 70.51 Curaçao: 70.72 World: 61.84 1980 Aruba: 70.77 Curaçao: 70.95 World: 62.15 1981 Aruba: 71.34 Curaçao: 71.18 World: 62.52 1982 Aruba: 71.49 Curaçao: 71.38 World: 62.87 1983 Aruba: 71.61 Curaçao: 71.53 World: 63.13 1984 Aruba: 71.71 Curaçao: 71.72 World: 63.44 1985 Aruba: 71.79 Curaçao: 71.87 World: 63.73 1986 Aruba: 71.83 Curaçao: 72 World: 64.12 1987 Aruba: 72.45 Curaçao: 72.14 World: 64.46 1988 Aruba: 72.52 Curaçao: 72.23 World: 64.67 1989 Aruba: 72.53 Curaçao: 72.15 World: 64.96 1990 Aruba: 72.55 Curaçao: 72.44 World: 65.11 1991 Aruba: 72.59 Curaçao: 72.54 World: 65.3 1992 Aruba: 72.72 Curaçao: 72.65 World: 65.55 1993 Aruba: 72.78 Curaçao: 72.7 World: 65.74 1994 Aruba: 72.8 Curaçao: 72.79 World: 65.96 1995 Aruba: 72.83 Curaçao: 72.83 World: 66.2 1996 Aruba: 72.86 Curaçao: 72.95 World: 66.52 1997 Aruba: 72.9 Curaçao: 73.04 World: 66.83 1998 Aruba: 72.94 Curaçao: 73.08 World: 67.07 1999 Aruba: 72.86 Curaçao: 73.17 World: 67.31 2000 Aruba: 72.94 Curaçao: 73.28 World: 67.65 2001 Aruba: 73.04 Curaçao: 73.36 World: 67.95 2002 Aruba: 73.14 Curaçao: 73.47 World: 68.23 2003 Aruba: 73.24 Curaçao: 73.6 World: 68.52 2004 Aruba: 73.22 Curaçao: 73.74 World: 68.77 2005 Aruba: 73.42 Curaçao: 73.87 World: 69.11 2006 Aruba: 73.5 Curaçao: 73.98 World: 69.47 2007 Aruba: 73.64 Curaçao: 74.14 World: 69.81 2008 Aruba: 73.78 Curaçao: 74.31 World: 70 2009 Aruba: 73.97 Curaçao: 74.49 World: 70.38 2010 Aruba: 74.3 Curaçao: 75.12 World: 70.68 2011 Aruba: 74.58 Curaçao: 75.58 World: 70.97 2012 Aruba: 74.84 Curaçao: 75.96 World: 71.26 2013 Aruba: 75.07 Curaçao: 76.24 World: 71.53 2014 Aruba: 75.26 Curaçao: 76.38 World: 71.78 2015 Aruba: 75.41 Curaçao: 76.48 World: 71.97 2016 Aruba: 75.54 Curaçao: 76.32 World: 72.19 2017 Aruba: 75.62 Curaçao: 76.42 World: 72.37 2018 Aruba: 75.88 Curaçao: 76.49 World: 72.64 2019 Aruba: 76.02 Curaçao: 76.49 World: 72.87 2020 Aruba: 75.41 Curaçao: 76.5 World: 72.18 2021 Aruba: 73.66 Curaçao: 75.69 World: 71.22 2022 Aruba: 76.23 Curaçao: 76.73 World: 72.97 2023 Aruba: 76.35 Curaçao: 76.8 World: 73.33 2024 Aruba: 76.5 Curaçao: 76.99 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Aruba Curaçao World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Aruba: 4.57 Curaçao: 5.13 World: 4.69 1961 Aruba: 4.42 Curaçao: 5.04 World: 4.56 1962 Aruba: 4.26 Curaçao: 4.93 World: 5.02 1963 Aruba: 4.11 Curaçao: 4.8 World: 5.31 1964 Aruba: 3.94 Curaçao: 4.64 World: 5.13 1965 Aruba: 3.8 Curaçao: 4.48 World: 5.08 1966 Aruba: 3.62 Curaçao: 4.27 World: 4.97 1967 Aruba: 3.45 Curaçao: 4.06 World: 4.87 1968 Aruba: 3.28 Curaçao: 3.83 World: 4.98 1969 Aruba: 3.11 Curaçao: 3.61 World: 4.88 1970 Aruba: 2.97 Curaçao: 3.4 World: 4.84 1971 Aruba: 2.86 Curaçao: 3.18 World: 4.69 1972 Aruba: 2.76 Curaçao: 2.99 World: 4.55 1973 Aruba: 2.66 Curaçao: 2.87 World: 4.42 1974 Aruba: 2.57 Curaçao: 2.77 World: 4.26 1975 Aruba: 2.5 Curaçao: 2.66 World: 4.07 1976 Aruba: 2.43 Curaçao: 2.55 World: 3.97 1977 Aruba: 2.37 Curaçao: 2.46 World: 3.84 1978 Aruba: 2.31 Curaçao: 2.38 World: 3.77 1979 Aruba: 2.26 Curaçao: 2.31 World: 3.76 1980 Aruba: 2.2 Curaçao: 2.27 World: 3.73 1981 Aruba: 2.16 Curaçao: 2.25 World: 3.71 1982 Aruba: 2.14 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.72 1983 Aruba: 2.15 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.59 1984 Aruba: 2.17 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.57 1985 Aruba: 2.19 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.53 1986 Aruba: 2.21 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.51 1987 Aruba: 2.24 Curaçao: 2.24 World: 3.48 1988 Aruba: 2.27 Curaçao: 2.25 World: 3.39 1989 Aruba: 2.31 Curaçao: 2.27 World: 3.35 1990 Aruba: 2.35 Curaçao: 2.3 World: 3.31 1991 Aruba: 2.36 Curaçao: 2.37 World: 3.13 1992 Aruba: 2.35 Curaçao: 2.43 World: 3.04 1993 Aruba: 2.33 Curaçao: 2.44 World: 2.97 1994 Aruba: 2.3 Curaçao: 2.43 World: 2.92 1995 Aruba: 2.29 Curaçao: 2.42 World: 2.87 1996 Aruba: 2.23 Curaçao: 2.4 World: 2.82 1997 Aruba: 2.14 Curaçao: 2.37 World: 2.78 1998 Aruba: 2 Curaçao: 2.32 World: 2.75 1999 Aruba: 1.9 Curaçao: 2.29 World: 2.72 2000 Aruba: 1.85 Curaçao: 2.34 World: 2.73 2001 Aruba: 1.81 Curaçao: 2.41 World: 2.69 2002 Aruba: 1.8 Curaçao: 2.3 World: 2.66 2003 Aruba: 1.81 Curaçao: 2.19 World: 2.64 2004 Aruba: 1.82 Curaçao: 2.1 World: 2.63 2005 Aruba: 1.84 Curaçao: 2.04 World: 2.61 2006 Aruba: 1.86 Curaçao: 2.1 World: 2.61 2007 Aruba: 1.88 Curaçao: 2 World: 2.6 2008 Aruba: 1.89 Curaçao: 2.2 World: 2.6 2009 Aruba: 1.88 Curaçao: 2.1 World: 2.59 2010 Aruba: 1.86 Curaçao: 2.2 World: 2.57 2011 Aruba: 1.86 Curaçao: 2.1 World: 2.55 2012 Aruba: 1.91 Curaçao: 2.2 World: 2.56 2013 Aruba: 1.94 Curaçao: 2.1 World: 2.53 2014 Aruba: 1.94 Curaçao: 2 World: 2.52 2015 Aruba: 1.9 Curaçao: 1.9 World: 2.49 2016 Aruba: 1.85 Curaçao: 1.7 World: 2.49 2017 Aruba: 1.79 Curaçao: 1.5 World: 2.46 2018 Aruba: 1.73 Curaçao: 1.7 World: 2.39 2019 Aruba: 1.7 Curaçao: 1.6 World: 2.35 2020 Aruba: 1.66 Curaçao: 1.4 World: 2.28 2021 Aruba: 1.63 Curaçao: 1.4 World: 2.25 2022 Aruba: 1.62 Curaçao: 1.4 World: 2.22 2023 Aruba: 1.6 Curaçao: 1.3 World: 2.2 2024 Aruba: 1.61 Curaçao: 1.4 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Population

Indicator Aruba Curaçao
Population 108,785 2025
190th of 215		 156,263 2025
185th of 215
Population density 596.4 /km² 2023
14th of 214		 348.3 /km² 2023
31st of 214
Population growth 0.73 % 2025
118th of 215		 0.19 % 2025
160th of 215
Life expectancy 76.5 years 2024
90th of 215		 77.0 years 2024
83rd of 215
Fertility rate 1.61 2024
135th of 215		 1.40 2024
175th of 215
Birth rate 7.6 ‰ 2024
195th of 215		 7.2 ‰ 2024
198th of 215
Urban population 61.7 % 2025
120th of 215		 91.5 % 2025
29th of 215
Aged 65+ 17.8 % 2025
50th of 215		 17.3 % 2025
53rd of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
184th of 215		 59.6 % 2025
33rd of 215
Living in towns 95.5 % 2025
3rd of 215		 35.1 % 2025
90th of 215
Living in rural areas 4.5 % 2025
205th of 215		 5.3 % 2025
202nd of 215

Economy

Indicator Aruba Curaçao
GDP 4.2 bn US$ 2024 3.6 bn US$ 2024
GDP per capita 38,591 US$ 2024 22,833 US$ 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) 51,712 int. $ 2024 32,741 int. $ 2024
GNI per capita 35,200 US$ 2024 22,570 US$ 2024
GDP growth 6.8 % 2024 5.0 % 2024
Inflation 4.3 % 2019 2.6 % 2019
Trade 164.1 % 2024 155.3 % 2018
Exports 86.0 % 2024 63.2 % 2018
FDI inflows 2.5 % 2024
96th of 192		 4.3 % 2024
53rd of 192
Manufacturing 2.4 % 2023 2.9 % 2024
Agriculture 0.0 % 2023 0.3 % 2024

Education

Indicator Aruba Curaçao
Secondary enrolment 124.4 % 2024
7th of 108		 89.9 % 2024
71st of 108
Tertiary enrolment 14.1 % 2024 23.1 % 2013
Education spending 3.6 % 2021 5.4 % 2024
23rd of 121

Society

Indicator Aruba Curaçao
Internet use 97.2 % 2017 68.1 % 2017
Mobile subscriptions 130.6 /100 2022 93.8 /100 2023
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
1st of 213		 100.0 % 2024
24th of 213

Refugees

Indicator Aruba Curaçao
Refugees hosted 0 2025
168th of 177		 0 2025
171st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
168th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
171st of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2025
158th of 177		 0 2025
163rd of 177
Refugees from the country 0 2025
192nd of 199		 8 2025
183rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
192nd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
135th of 199

Governance

Indicator Aruba Curaçao
Control of corruption 65.4 /100 2024
42nd of 207		 -
Government effectiveness 64.1 /100 2024
57th of 205		 -
Rule of law 78.0 /100 2024
26th of 207		 -
Regulatory quality 70.3 /100 2024
36th of 205		 -
Voice and accountability 73.6 /100 2024
38th of 205		 -
Political stability 88.6 /100 2024
8th of 207		 -

Environment

Indicator Aruba Curaçao
CO₂ per capita 5.15 t 2024
153rd of 202		 -
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.9 Mt 2024
167th of 204		 2.3 Mt 2024
154th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
166th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
154th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
152nd of 204		 0.5 Gt 2024
99th of 204
GHG per capita 5.45 t 2024
128th of 202		 -
Renewable energy 8.8 % 2022
151st of 211		 2.8 % 2021
176th of 211
Forest area 2.3 % 2023
186th of 212		 0.2 % 2023
204th of 212
Land area 180 km² 2023
203rd of 214		 444 km² 2023
192nd of 214

Energy

Indicator Aruba Curaçao
Renewable electricity 17.0 % 2024
129th of 190		 -
Wind and solar 17.0 % 2024
44th of 190		 -
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
31st of 180		 -
Low-carbon electricity 17.0 % 2024
133rd of 190		 -
Fossil electricity 83.0 % 2024
133rd of 190		 -
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
1st of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 549 g/kWh 2024
122nd of 190		 -
Electricity per capita 9.25 MWh 2024
23rd of 191		 -

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.