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Aruba vs Belize
Side-by-side comparison of Aruba and Belize from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Belize
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 45 years
In short
Belize has 3.9 times the population of Aruba. Belize is 128 times larger than Aruba by land area. The economy of Belize is 13% larger than that of Aruba (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Aruba 108,785 and Belize 422,924 (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $51,712 in Aruba and $14,966 in Belize (2025, international dollars). People in Aruba live on average 2.8 years longer (76.5 vs 73.7 years).
Of 21 indicators reported by both countries, Aruba ranks higher in the world on 18 and Belize on 3. Aruba is clearly stronger in infrastructure & digital, institutions & safety and tourism. Belize is clearly stronger in environment & energy, main industries and natural resources.
As a nation, Belize is the older of the two (statehood since 1981, 45 years), compared with Aruba (since 1986).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Aruba and Belize.
Arubabetter
100.0%
1st of 215
Belize
99.6%
130th of 215
Secondary enrolmentSociety & health
Arubabetter
124.4%
12th of 173
Belize
86.5%
114th of 173
Regulatory qualityInstitutions & safety
Arubabetter
72.3
36th of 205
Belize
46.1
139th of 205
GDP growthEconomy
Arubabetter
6.8%
22nd of 210
Belize
2.7%
124th of 210
High-tech exportsTrade
Arubabetter
6.9%
84th of 168
Belize
0.0%
165th of 168
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Belize overtook Aruba in GDP (PPP) in 2020 and has stayed ahead since.
Aruba has been ahead of Belize in the NationsTree Index in every year since 2009.
Aruba has been ahead of Belize in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Belize has been ahead of Aruba in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
ArubaBelize All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Aruba | Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 180206th/216 · 2024 | 22,966148th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 180205th/216 · 2024 | 22,810148th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 108,785191st/217 · 2025 | 422,924174th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.73%119th/217 · 2025 | 1.39%75th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 600.016th/216 · 2024 | 18.3192nd/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 61.7%121st/217 · 2025 | 41.6%169th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 16.5%160th/217 · 2025 | 26.3%88th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 17.8%52nd/217 · 2025 | 5.2%145th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $4.17 bn173rd/210 · 2024 | $3.33 bn179th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $5.58 bn173rd/199 · 2024 | $6.33 bn172nd/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $4.91 bn173rd/199 · 2024 | $5.41 bn172nd/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $38,59144th/210 · 2024 | $7,865115th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $51,71250th/199 · 2024 | $14,966123rd/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $35,20043rd/201 · 2024 | $7,530107th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 6.8%22nd/210 · 2024 | 2.7%124th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 4.3%2019 | 1.1%38th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | — | 8.9%141st/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 61.0%2014 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 64.8%125th/189 · 2025 | 66.9%131st/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | 4.0%10th/192 · 2025 | -1.0%54th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 0.0%194th/197 · 2023 | 7.9%84th/197 · 2024 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 10.8%180th/200 · 2023 | 14.6%162nd/200 · 2024 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 2.4%174th/192 · 2023 | 6.6%138th/192 · 2024 |
| Services % of GDP | 76.3%15th/200 · 2023 | 62.4%70th/200 · 2024 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $3.58 bn142nd/182 · 2024 | $1.77 bn151st/182 · 2024 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $3.26 bn150th/182 · 2024 | $1.72 bn160th/182 · 2024 |
| Exports % of GDP | 86.0%14th/183 · 2024 | 55.2%41st/183 · 2024 |
| Imports % of GDP | 78.2%22nd/183 · 2024 | 53.7%67th/183 · 2024 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 164.1%15th/183 · 2024 | 109.0%49th/183 · 2024 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.1%138th/170 · 2023 | 0.0%152nd/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 21.9%104th/171 · 2023 | 3.2%157th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 67.3%17th/171 · 2023 | 95.3%4th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 6.8%53rd/171 · 2023 | 0.6%150th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 6.9%84th/168 · 2023 | 0.0%165th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 11.6%20th/191 · 2025 | -2.8%112th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 2.5%84th/196 · 2024 | 0.0%177th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.0%181st/209 · 2021 | 0.5%131st/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 0.28%66th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%92nd/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.00%167th/209 · 2021 | 0.24%88th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 11.1%95th/206 · 2024 | 4.6%139th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | — | 37,89114th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 2.0 m69th/194 · 2019 | 487,000124th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $1.08 bn68th/175 · 2020 | $101.0 m1998 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 74.6%7th/168 · 2020 | 30.9%1998 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 76.592nd/217 · 2024 | 73.7120th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | — | 12.788th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 1.121995 | 1.092018 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | — | 1.0118th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | — | 88%117th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 88.8%53rd/153 · 2023 | 52.2%113th/153 · 2020 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 124.4%12th/173 · 2024 | 86.5%114th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | — | 39.4%2009 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 27.0%53rd/217 · 2025 | 7.6%148th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | — | 4.1%152nd/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 96.8%2010 | 87.9%58th/98 · 2022 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 14.1%132nd/150 · 2024 | 24.8%112th/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | — | 0.721115th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | — | 39.92018 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | — | 1.0%2018 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 99.6%130th/215 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 97.2%2017 | 80.0%102nd/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 13157th/210 · 2022 | 67184th/210 · 2022 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 17.594th/208 · 2022 | 9.8121st/208 · 2022 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 274,2802018 | 776,198105th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 5.15153rd/203 · 2024 | 0.9362nd/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 8.8%153rd/212 · 2022 | 30.8%78th/212 · 2022 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | — | 16.899th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 2.7%188th/214 · 2024 | 58.0%36th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | — | 6012007 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 70.943rd/205 · 2025 | 48.6122nd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 65.643rd/207 · 2025 | 45.2100th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 78.828th/207 · 2025 | 52.5123rd/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 87.818th/207 · 2025 | 79.856th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 72.336th/205 · 2025 | 46.1139th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 78.229th/205 · 2025 | 61.690th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 1.92014 | 28.1134th/145 · 2022 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | — | $33.3 m147th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | — | 1.0%115th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | — | 3.7%117th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | — | 2,000154th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | — | 1.32%50th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 1.0 m150th/163 · 2023 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 18.0 m1996 | — |
| Science & innovation | ||
| Patent applications by residents applications | 12002 | 12006 |
| Scientific articles articles | — | 18175th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Aruba or Belize?
Belize has the larger population: 422,924 (2025) compared with 108,785 for Aruba (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Aruba or Belize?
Belize is larger: 22,966 km² (2024) compared with 180 km² for Aruba (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Aruba or Belize?
Belize has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $6.33 bn intl. (2025) compared with $5.58 bn intl. for Aruba (2024). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Aruba or Belize?
Aruba has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $51,712 intl. (2024) compared with $14,966 intl. for Belize (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Aruba or Belize?
Aruba has the higher life expectancy at birth: 76.5 years (2024) compared with 73.7 years for Belize (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Aruba vs Belize — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/aruba-vs-belize. Data as of 26 October 2026.