Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Dominica instead of Aruba, you would:
Economy
make 74.2% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $9,900 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.
Life
have 17.7% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Dominica, there are 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Dominica, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Dominica: At a glance
How big is Dominica compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.