Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Dominica, you would:
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.
be 66.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.
Life
have 12.8% fewer children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.8% more likely to have internet access
In Dominica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.7% more on education
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 53.7% less coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Aruba: At a glance
How big is Aruba compared to Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.