Aruba vs Grenada
Grenada is 95% larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Grenada about 1.9 times.
ArubaGrenadaAruba moved onto Grenada · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.51× the area of Grenada. Put the other way, Grenada is 1.95× the size of Aruba.
 Aruba |  Grenada | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaGrenada: 1.95× the area | 179 km² | 349 km²#185 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationGrenada: 1.08× the population | 108,7852025 | 117,303#180 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityAruba: 1.81× the density | 608 / km² | 336 / km²#24 of 194 |
| Urban populationAruba: 1.68× the urban share | 62%2025 | 37%#157 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateAruba: 1.1× the births per woman | 1.61 per woman2024 | 1.47 per woman#141 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthAruba: 0.65 points higher | +0.73%2025 | +0.08%#152 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateGrenada: 1.51× the birth rate | 7.6 per 1,0002024 | 11.5 per 1,000#116 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateGrenada: 1.14× the death rate | 7.8 per 1,0002024 | 8.9 per 1,000#55 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Grenada: 2.5 points higher | 16.5%2025 | 19.0%#119 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Aruba: 5.2 points higher | 17.8%2025 | 12.6%#66 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationAruba: 2.6 per 1,000 higher | +1.0 per 1,0002025 | −1.6 per 1,000#131 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 1.00 per 1,000#60 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyAruba: 1.1 years longer | 76.5 years2024 | 75.4 years#83 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 16.4 per 1,000 births#75 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 1.38 per 1,000#97 of 178 · 2018 |
| University enrolment | 14.1%2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.791#79 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaAruba: 3.02× the income per person | $35,2002024 | $11,660#76 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPAruba: 2.94× the economy | $4.17B2024 | $1.42B2025 |
| Income group | High income | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Aruba: 2.42× the output per person | $51,7122024 | $21,346#89 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthAruba: 2.4 points higher | +6.8%2024 | +4.4%#58 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +0.6%#153 of 176 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 0.8%#92 of 149 · 2018 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 43.8#20 of 149 · 2018 |
| Foreign investmentGrenada: 9.5 points higher | 2.5% of GDP2024 | 12.0% of GDP#11 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | 86.0% of GDP2024 | — |
| Internet users | — | 70%#119 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsAruba: 1.36× the mobile subscriptions | 131 per 1002022 | 96 per 100#135 of 191 · 2022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaGrenada: 19.1× the forest share | 3% of land2024 | 52% of land#44 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personAruba: 3.43× the CO₂ per person | 5.15 t a year2024 | 1.50 t a year#115 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyGrenada: 1.2 points higher | 8.8%2022 | 10.0%#142 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricityAruba: 4.4 points higher | 100.0%2024 | 95.6%#129 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 11.0 µg/m³#146 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landAruba: 18.1 points higher | 26.9% of land2025 | 8.8% of land#147 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landAruba: 2.4 points higher | 11.1% of land2024 | 8.7% of land#110 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 7.1%#105 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 2,350 mm#17 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityAruba: 0.03 higher | +1.272025 | +1.24#18 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionAruba: 0.37 higher | +0.872025 | +0.50#60 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 13.7 per 100,000#21 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of Netherlands | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy; part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Saint George's |
| Currency | Aruban florin (AWG) | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Official languages | Dutch, Papiamento | English, Grenadian Creole English |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +297 | +1 473 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | Caribbean, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13° N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Grenada at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Aruba bigger than Grenada?
- No. Aruba is 49% smaller than Grenada. Aruba covers 179 km² and Grenada covers 349 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Grenada?
- About 1.9 times: Grenada has 1.95× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Grenada look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Grenada about 1.05×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Aruba or Grenada?
- Grenada: 117,303 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Grenada 336 per km².
- Which is richer, Aruba or Grenada?
- By gross national income per person, Aruba: $35,200 against $11,660 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2024) — 3.02× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Aruba or Grenada?
- In Aruba: life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years, against 75.4 — 1.1 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Aruba and Grenada have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Aruba: dependent territory; Grenada: constitutional monarchy.