International Rankings of Aruba 2023, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of Aruba, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Aruba, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	36	18	2020
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	165	19000	2020
Internet users - percent of population	5	97 %	2021
Internet users - total	185	106800	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	26	33	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	158	35000	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	33	130	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	183	140000	2021
Economy
Average household expenditures - on alcohol and tobacco	59	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Average household expenditures - on food	95	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Budget - expenditures	178	782.000 million US Dollars	2019
Budget - revenues	177	793.000 million US Dollars	2019
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	56	2.7 % of GDP	0
Current account balance	68	79.257 million US Dollars	2021
Debt - external	175	693.200 million US Dollars	2014
Exports	157	2.201 billion US Dollars	2021
GDP (official exchange rate)	184	2.700 billion US Dollars	2017
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	26	70.5 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	25	25.3 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	111	60.3 % of GDP	2014
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	166	76.6 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	72	22.3 % of GDP	2014
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	56	0 % of GDP	2015
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	146	0.4 % of GDP	2002
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	46	33.3 % of GDP	2002
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	76	66.3 % of GDP	2002
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income	129	N/A %	2023
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	112	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	46	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Imports	174	1.947 billion US Dollars	2021
Industrial production growth rate	197	N/A %	0
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	77	4.26 %	2019
Labor force	192	51610 US Dollars	2007
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	149	N/A %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	135	N/A %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	166	N/A %	0
Population below poverty line	160	N/A %	0
Public debt	36	86 % of GDP	2017
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	183	4.141 billion US Dollars	2021
Real GDP growth rate	7	17.17 %	2021
Real GDP per capita	48	38900 US Dollars	2021
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	137	1.513 billion US Dollars	2021
Taxes and other revenues	44	25.2 % of GDP	0
Unemployment rate	93	7.7 %	2016
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	157	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	155	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	159	N/A	2023
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	128	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	124	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	167	1.254 million metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Coal - consumption	122	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - exports	62	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - imports	112	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - production	75	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - proven reserves	75	0 metric tons	2019
Electricity - consumption	162	909.442 million kWh	2019
Electricity - exports	98	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - imports	117	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - installed generating capacity	160	296000 kWh	2020
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	190	10.270 million kWh	2019
Electricity access	1	100 %	2021
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	57	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	53	83.3 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	17	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	132	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	34	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - solar	57	1.2 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	6	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - wind	16	15.4 %	2020
Energy consumption per capita	26	174.629 million Btu/person	2019
Natural gas - consumption	121	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - exports	57	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - imports	88	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - production	97	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - proven reserves	92	0 cubic meters	2021
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	73	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	82	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	89	0 bbl/day	2021
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	162	8100 bbl/day	2019
Petroleum - total petroleum production	106	0 bbl/day	2021
Refined petroleum products - exports	128	0 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - imports	154	7891 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - production	112	0 bbl/day	2015
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	184	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - methane emissions	185	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	189	N/A micrograms per cubic meter	2023
Land use - agricultural land	166	11.1	2018
Land use - arable land	90	11.1	2018
Land use - forest	167	2.3	2018
Land use - other	15	86.6	2018
Land use - permanent crops	86	0	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	162	0	2018
Revenue from coal	34	N/A % of GDP	2023
Revenue from forest resources	98	0 % of GDP	2017
Total renewable water resources	180	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	146	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - industrial	109	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - municipal	115	N/A cubic meters	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	126	0.77	2025
Urbanization - urban population	131	44.3	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	111	88132 tons	2013
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	112	9695 tons	2013
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	58	11 %	2013
Geography
Area - land	218	180 sq km	0
Area - total	219	180 sq km	0
Area - water	178	0217 sq km	0
Coastline	163	68.5 km	0
Elevation - highest point	182	188 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	35	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	152	N/A meters	2023
Irrigated land	161	N/A sq km	0
Land boundaries - total	164	N/A km	2023
Land use - agricultural land	166	11.1	2018
Land use - arable land	90	11.1	2018
Land use - forest	167	2.3	2018
Land use - other	15	86.6	2018
Land use - permanent crops	86	0	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	162	0	2018
Military
Military expenditures	53	N/A % of GDP	2023
Population
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	153	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	64	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	136	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	169	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	97	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Birth rate	155	11.69 births/1,000 population	2023
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	103	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	130	N/A %	0
Current health expenditure	93	N/A % of GDP	0
Currently married women (ages 15-49)	147	42.1 %	2023
Death rate	65	8.69 deaths/1,000 population	2023
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	49	23 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	111	4.4 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	131	47.8 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	150	24.8 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	18	98.1 % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	95	1.9 % of population	0
Drinking water source - total	85	1.9 % of population	2015
Drinking water source - unimproved	47	1.9 % of population	0
Education expenditures	31	5.5 % of GDP	2016
Gross reproduction rate	79	0.9 %	2023
Hospital bed density	71	N/A beds/1,000 population	2023
Infant mortality rate - female	141	7.45 deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Infant mortality rate - male	102	16.04 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	119	11.79 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	65	81.37 years	2023
Life expectancy at birth - male	76	75.19 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	65	78.25 years	0
Literacy - female	18	97.8 %	2018
Literacy - male	18	97.8 %	0
Literacy - total population	20	97.8 %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	122	N/A deaths/100,000 live births	2023
Median age - female	41	41.5 years	2020
Median age - male	40	38.2 years	0
Median age - total	39	39.9 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	86	N/A	2023
Net migration rate	11	8.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	145	N/A %	2023
Physicians density	159	N/A physicians/1,000 population	0
Population	189	123702	2023
Population growth rate	71	1.11 %	2023
Sanitation facility access - improved	19	97.7 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	100	2.3 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	103	2.3 % of population	2015
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	76	2.3 % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	9	14 years	2012
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	8	13 years	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	8	14 years	0
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	15	1.01 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-64 years	30	0.93 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	46	0.67 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	11	1.02 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	29	0.9 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	114	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - male	140	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - total	129	N/A %	2023
Total fertility rate	101	1.82 children born/woman	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	126	0.77	2025
Urbanization - urban population	131	44.3	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	157	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	155	N/A	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	159	N/A	2023
Transportation
Airports	122	1	2021
Airports - with paved runways - civil airports	18	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - joint use (civil-military) airports	1	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - military airports	14	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - other airports	22	N/A	2023
Airports - with unpaved runways	98	N/A	2023
Heliports	26	N/A	2023
Merchant marine - total	143	1	0
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	139	N/A	2023
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	130	274280	2018
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	83	19	0
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	25	3	2020
Railways	33	N/A km	2023
Roadways - paved	168	N/A km	2023
Roadways - total	188	N/A km	2023
Waterways	109	N/A km	2023

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding Aruba on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Aruba 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Aruba 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.