Aruba vs France: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 83 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Aruba and France: Aruba leads on Oil Imports (234,000) against France (2.22); France leads on Population Change (62,507 persons) against Aruba (-2.10 persons); France leads on Agricultural land (281,003 sq. km) against Aruba (20 sq. km). Across 83 compared metrics, Aruba wins on 28 and France wins on 37.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 39 metrics compared
  • Environment: 3 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 4 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 21 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇼 Aruba🇫🇷 FranceShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.17 %80.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2017 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Radios50,00055.3
Televisions20,00034.8
Waterwaysnone14,932

Economy

39 metrics
Metric🇦🇼 Aruba🇫🇷 FranceShare
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.17B $3.37T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %0 %
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7 %1.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)NA11.3 % of GDP
Electricity Consumption873.3450.8
Electricity Exports061.41
Electricity from Fossil Fuels8717
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants015
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels050
Electricity from Other Renewables1319
Electricity Imports019.9
Electricity Installed Capacity296,000130.8
Electricity Production939529.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)153.95 USD per capita123.53 USD per capita
Gross Fixed InvestmentNA%19.3
Gross National Saving1722.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)NA6.98 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.3 %2 %
Natural Gas Consumption141.88
Natural Gas Exports16.03
Natural Gas Imports148.59
Natural Gas Production116.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves08.41
Oil Consumption8,0001.86
Oil Exports206,400487,200
Oil Imports234,0002.22
Oil Production2,47784,820
Oil Proved Reserves091.63
Population Below Poverty LineNA13.6 people
Public Debt84.798.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.3 USD1.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption8,0001.71
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0440,600
Refined Petroleum Products Imports7,891886,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.31
Remittances1.11.2
Revenue from Forest Resources00.03
Taxes and Other Revenues25.224.62
Unemployment Rate7.7 %7.32 %

Environment

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇼 Aruba🇫🇷 FranceShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)34,060-6.11M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions1.16303.78
Population Distributionmost residents live in or around Oranjestad and San Nicolaas; most settlements tend to be located on the less mountainous western side of the islandmuch of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇼 Aruba🇫🇷 FranceShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization41.9 %4.22 %
Agricultural land20 sq. km281,003.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)68.5 km4,853 km
Irrigated LandNA14,236

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇼 Aruba🇫🇷 FranceShare
Rule of Law Index by Country88.47 %82.08 %
Administrative Divisionsnone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) note: Aruba is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Curacao, and Sint Maarten18
Independencenone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇼 Aruba🇫🇷 FranceShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.66.5
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA190,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

People and Society

21 metrics
Metric🇦🇼 Aruba🇫🇷 FranceShare
Currently married (Percent)46.09 %52.51 %
Life expectancy at birth80.02 years86.69 years
Median age of population41.73 years42.51 years
Population Change-2.1 persons62,507.4 persons
Population density601.87 per sq. km121.19 per sq. km
Total population108,229.5 persons66.75M persons
Birth Rate (%)11.44 %10.88 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)8.85 %9.91 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.6 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age23,841.2 persons13.97M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate51,61031.13
Major Urban Areas Population30,000 people11.21 people
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization95.59 %62.53 %
Physician DensityNA3.27 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.05 %0.2 %
Population living in slums0 %0 %
Total deaths991.5 persons607,731.9 persons
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.56 per woman
Total net-migration-27.7 persons66,501.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate12.31 per live births3.49 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇼 Aruba🇫🇷 FranceShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)10.691.35
Airports11,218
Civil Air TravelAir Aruba has a fleet of 3 intermediate-range Boeing aircraft195

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