Aruba vs Maldives
Maldives is 66% larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Maldives about 1.7 times.
ArubaMaldivesAruba moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.6× the area of Maldives. Put the other way, Maldives is 1.66× the size of Aruba.
 Aruba |  Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaMaldives: 1.66× the area | 179 km² | 298 km²#187 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMaldives: 4.87× the population | 108,7852025 | 529,676#167 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityMaldives: 2.92× the density | 608 / km² | 1,777 / km²#6 of 194 |
| Urban populationAruba: 1.45× the urban share | 62%2025 | 43%#145 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateAruba: 1.03× the births per woman | 1.61 per woman2024 | 1.56 per woman#127 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthAruba: 0.38 points higher | +0.73%2025 | +0.35%#141 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateMaldives: 1.39× the birth rate | 7.6 per 1,0002024 | 10.6 per 1,000#132 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateAruba: 3.25× the death rate | 7.8 per 1,0002024 | 2.4 per 1,000#186 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Maldives: 2.5 points higher | 16.5%2025 | 19.0%#119 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Aruba: 12.8 points higher | 17.8%2025 | 5.0%#123 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationAruba: 5.3 per 1,000 higher | +1.0 per 1,0002025 | −4.3 per 1,000#171 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.12 per 1,000#113 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyMaldives: 4.8 years longer | 76.5 years2024 | 81.3 years#37 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 2.24 per 1,000#80 of 178 · 2019 |
| University enrolmentMaldives: 3.44× the university enrolment | 14.1%2024 | 48.5%#77 of 145 · 2022 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.766#92 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaAruba: 2.72× the income per person | $35,2002024 | $12,950#72 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPMaldives: 1.86× the economy | $4.17B2024 | $7.74B2025 |
| Income group | High income | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Aruba: 1.81× the output per person | $51,7122024 | $28,555#72 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthAruba: 0.5 points higher | +6.8%2024 | +6.3%#26 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +4.0%#55 of 176 · 2025 |
| Unemployment | — | 4.5%#106 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2019 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 29.3#125 of 149 · 2019 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 11.3% of jobs#105 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 16.9% of jobs#115 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 71.8% of jobs#44 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investmentMaldives: 8.6 points higher | 2.5% of GDP2024 | 11.1% of GDP#12 of 184 · 2025 |
| ExportsAruba: 7.8 points higher | 86.0% of GDP2024 | 78.2% of GDP#16 of 168 · 2024 |
| Internet users | — | 85%#78 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsMaldives: 1.13× the mobile subscriptions | 131 per 1002022 | 148 per 100#28 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaMaldives: 4.63× the forest share | 3% of land2024 | 13% of land#140 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personAruba: 1.44× the CO₂ per person | 5.15 t a year2024 | 3.57 t a year#73 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyAruba: 7.6 points higher | 8.8%2022 | 1.2%#172 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 11.2 µg/m³#145 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landAruba: 23.9 points higher | 26.9% of land2025 | 3.0% of land#176 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landMaldives: 2.0 points higher | 11.1% of land2024 | 13.1% of land#79 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 15.7%#74 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 1,972 mm#35 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityAruba: 1.19 higher | +1.272025 | +0.08#100 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionAruba: 1.20 higher | +0.872025 | −0.33#105 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 0.6 per 100,000#132 of 146 · 2019 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of Netherlands | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy; part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Male |
| Currency | Aruban florin (AWG) | Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR) |
| Official languages | Dutch, Papiamento | Maldivian |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC+5 |
| Calling code | +297 | +960 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | Southern Asia, Asia |
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; Maldives at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- No. Aruba is 40% smaller than Maldives. Aruba covers 179 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Maldives?
- About 1.7 times: Maldives has 1.66× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Maldives 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 Maldives about 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².
- Which is richer, Aruba or Maldives?
- By gross national income per person, Aruba: $35,200 against $12,950 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2024) — 2.72× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Aruba or Maldives?
- In Maldives: life expectancy at birth is 81.3 years, against 76.5 — 4.8 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Aruba and Maldives have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Aruba: dependent territory; Maldives: presidential republic.