Antigua and Barbuda vs Aruba

Antigua and Barbuda and Aruba compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Aruba has about 1.2 times as many people as Antigua and Barbuda: 108,785 against 94,209 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Aruba ($38,591 in 2024) is 55% higher than in Antigua and Barbuda ($24,819 in 2025).
• The economy grew faster in Aruba (6.8% in 2024) than in Antigua and Barbuda (5% in 2025), a difference of 1.8 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Aruba (4.3% in 2019) than in Antigua and Barbuda (1.4% in 2025), a difference of 2.9 percentage points.
• A baby born in Antigua and Barbuda can expect to live 1.3 years longer than one born in Aruba: 77.8 years against 76.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Aruba is older: half of its people are over 41 years, against 35.5 years in Antigua and Barbuda in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Aruba (97.2% in 2017) than in Antigua and Barbuda (72.7% in 2024), a difference of 24.5 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Aruba (5.1 tonnes) are 34% higher than in Antigua and Barbuda (3.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Antigua and Barbuda (17.9%) than in Aruba (2.7%), a difference of 15.2 percentage points in 2024.