Aruba

Aruba
Status	Proto Dependency
Sovereignty	Netherlands
Capital	Oranjestad
Land Area	180km21
Location	North America, The Americas, The Caribbean
Groupings	Small Islands
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	AW, ABW, 5332
Internet Domain	.aw3
Currency	Guilder (AWG)4
Telephone	+2975

1. Overview
2. Aruba's Responsibility Towards The Environment
3. Aruba's Modernity and Learning
4. Religion and Beliefs
5. Links

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1. Overview

#netherlands #spain

“Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₆

“[Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao...] these three tiny islands once formed the Netherlands Antilles and are still independent territories within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so Dutch culture is very much in evidence. East coast Americans fleeing winter make Aruba the most touristed island in the southern Caribbean - not surprising given that it has miles of the best beaches, sociable rum shops, plenty of upmarket package resorts and a compact and cute main town, Oranjestad. Flights between Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao are frequent so you can hop between them or choose one and soak up the sun.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₇

As a territory of the Netherlands I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.

2. Aruba's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

This rank is calculated from 1 data sets. Aruba does better than average in its forested percent change 2000-2020₈.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better8
Pos.		Total8
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
116=	Jordan	0.0%
116=	Andorra	0.0%
116=	Grenada	0.0%
116=	Aruba	0.0%
116=	Svalbard	0.0%
116=	S. Sudan	0.0%
116=	Curaco	0.0%
116=	Turks & Caicos Islands	0.0%
	The Americas Avg	-2.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

3. Aruba's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)9
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank9
1	Canada	21.6
2	USA	29.3
3	Argentina	43.8
	...
13	Trinidad & Tobago	69.1
14	Uruguay	69.4
15=	Peru	70.1
16	Aruba	71.5
17	Colombia	77.1
18	Bahamas	80.0
19	Cuba	80.3
20	Cayman Islands	82.0
21	Dominican Rep.	83.4
	The Americas Avg	81.7
q=41.

Modernity & Learning (2020)9
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank9
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
	...
79=	Azerbaijan	70.1
80	Egypt	70.4
81	Macedonia	71.0
82	Aruba	71.5
83	Iran	71.7
84	Kyrgyzstan	71.8
85	Albania	72.4
86	Thailand	72.9
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better10
Pos.		201610
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
22=	Belgium	89%
23	Czechia	88%
24	Germany	88%
25	Aruba	88%
26	Switzerland	87%
27	France	86%
28	S. Korea	86%
29	Australia	85%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better11
Pos.		2017 Ratio11
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
155=	Andorra	0.0
155=	Greenland	0.0
155=	Brunei	0.0
155=	Aruba	0.0
155=	Bahrain	0.0
155=	Palau	0.0
155=	Equatorial Guinea	0.0
155=	Belize	0.0
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

4. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₁₂:

Christian	91.9%
Muslim	0.2%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	1.3%
Jewish	0.4%
Unaffiliated	6%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 80.8%, Protestant 7.8% (Evangelist 4.1%, Methodist 1.2%, other Protestant 2.5%), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%, Jewish 0.2%, other 5.1%, none or unspecified 4.6%₁₃.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

There isn't much information in the database for Aruba, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or possession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.