Aruba vs Malta
Malta is 77% larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Malta about 1.8 times.
ArubaMaltaAruba moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
0.57×
Aruba is 0.57× the area of Malta. Put the other way, Malta is 1.77× the size of Aruba.
 Aruba |  Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaMalta: 1.77× the area | 179 km² | 316 km²#186 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMalta: 5.33× the population | 108,7852025 | 579,704#166 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityMalta: 3.02× the density | 608 / km² | 1,835 / km²#4 of 194 |
| Urban populationMalta: 1.55× the urban share | 62%2025 | 96%#9 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateAruba: 1.59× the births per woman | 1.61 per woman2024 | 1.01 per woman#188 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthMalta: 1.16 points higher | +0.73%2025 | +1.89%#51 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateAbout the same birth rate | 7.6 per 1,0002024 | 7.7 per 1,000#174 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateAruba: 1.07× the death rate | 7.8 per 1,0002024 | 7.3 per 1,000#93 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Aruba: 3.6 points higher | 16.5%2025 | 12.9%#182 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Malta: 2.7 points higher | 17.8%2025 | 20.5%#28 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationMalta: 7.9 per 1,000 higher | +1.0 per 1,0002025 | +8.9 per 1,000#9 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.02 per 1,000#145 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyMalta: 6.5 years longer | 76.5 years2024 | 83.0 years#18 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 4.51 per 1,000#16 of 178 · 2022 |
| University enrolmentMalta: 5.71× the university enrolment | 14.1%2024 | 80.5%#23 of 145 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.924#23 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaMalta: 1.18× the income per person | $35,2002024 | $41,440#26 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPMalta: 6.66× the economy | $4.17B2024 | $27.77B2025 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Malta: 1.4× the output per person | $51,7122024 | $72,210#21 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthAruba: 2.8 points higher | +6.8%2024 | +4.0%#69 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +2.4%#103 of 176 · 2025 |
| Unemployment | — | 2.9%#144 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 0.4%#107 of 149 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 31.8#104 of 149 · 2023 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 0.9% of jobs#172 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 17.7% of jobs#110 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 81.4% of jobs#10 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investmentMalta: 167.6 points higher | 2.5% of GDP2024 | 170.1% of GDP#1 of 184 · 2024 |
| ExportsMalta: 33.1 points higher | 86.0% of GDP2024 | 119.1% of GDP#5 of 168 · 2025 |
| Military spending | — | 0.5% of GDP#146 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 94%#33 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsMalta: 1.08× the mobile subscriptions | 131 per 1002022 | 142 per 100#32 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaAruba: 1.8× the forest share | 3% of land2024 | 2% of land#174 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personAruba: 1.62× the CO₂ per person | 5.15 t a year2024 | 3.18 t a year#81 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyAruba: 0.2 points higher | 8.8%2022 | 8.6%#150 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 10.8 µg/m³#149 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landMalta: 2.1 points higher | 26.9% of land2025 | 29.0% of land#37 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landMalta: 11.1 points higher | 11.1% of land2024 | 22.2% of land#46 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 72.6%#24 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 560 mm#137 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityAruba: 0.23 higher | +1.272025 | +1.04#31 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionAruba: 0.69 higher | +0.872025 | +0.18#72 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 0.6 per 100,000#132 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of Netherlands | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy; part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Parliamentary republic |
| Member of | — | EU, Euro area, Schengen Area |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Valletta |
| Currency | Aruban florin (AWG) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Dutch, Papiamento | English, Maltese |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| Calling code | +297 | +356 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | Southern Europe, Europe |
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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- No. Aruba is 43% smaller than Malta. Aruba covers 179 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Malta?
- About 1.8 times: Malta has 1.77× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².
- Which is richer, Aruba or Malta?
- By gross national income per person, Malta: $41,440 against $35,200 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2024) — 1.18× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Aruba or Malta?
- In Malta: life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years, against 76.5 — 6.5 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Aruba and Malta have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Aruba: dependent territory; Malta: parliamentary republic.