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Afghanistan vs Curacao statistics compared

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Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 156K in Curacao (ranked 179/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 171.4 sq mi for Curacao (ranked 40th vs. 182nd).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Curacao
Population
44810409
155910
Population rank 36/197 179/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$3.28B
2023
GDP rank 137/197 168/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$21,062
2023
GDP per capita rank 196/197 56/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$30,716
2023
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
n/a
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
n/a
Government debt per person rank 185/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$14,281
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
171.4 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
909 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
39.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
77.2 years
2025

Afghanistan and Curacao: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Curacao economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Curacao
Year GDP
Afghanistan Curacao
2000 $3,521,418,060 $2,120,511,229
2001 $2,813,571,754 $2,143,450,726
2002 $3,825,701,439 $2,160,784,693
2003 $4,520,946,819 $2,202,117,374
2004 $5,224,896,719 $2,237,160,503
2005 $6,203,256,539 $2,344,637,263
2006 $6,971,758,282 $2,457,581,732
2007 $9,747,886,187 $2,593,831,508
2008 $10,109,297,048 $2,833,476,145
2009 $12,416,152,732 $2,869,153,184
2010 $15,856,668,556 $2,951,342,793
2011 $17,805,098,206 $2,930,092,235
2012 $19,907,329,778 $3,012,836,257
2013 $20,146,416,758 $3,033,568,603
2014 $20,497,128,556 $3,059,406,983
2015 $19,134,221,645 $3,058,779,218
2016 $18,116,572,395 $3,024,690,168
2017 $18,753,456,498 $3,033,433,240
2018 $18,053,222,687 $3,046,364,804
2019 $18,799,444,490 $3,026,124,116
2020 $19,955,929,052 $2,534,327,592
2021 $14,259,995,441 $2,739,594,360
2022 $14,497,243,872 $3,075,180,835
2023 $17,152,234,637 $3,281,419,347

Afghanistan and Curacao economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Curacao
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Curacao
2000 $174.9 $15,841
2001 $138.7 $16,610
2002 $179 $16,724
2003 $198.9 $16,696
2004 $221.8 $16,671
2005 $254.2 $17,032
2006 $274.2 $17,400
2007 $376 $18,006
2008 $382 $19,423
2009 $452 $19,540
2010 $561 $19,847
2011 $607 $19,426
2012 $651 $19,810
2013 $637 $19,721
2014 $625 $19,623
2015 $566 $19,362
2016 $522 $18,944
2017 $525 $18,938
2018 $491 $19,119
2019 $497 $19,221
2020 $511 $16,356
2021 $356 $17,980
2022 $357 $20,502
2023 $414 $21,062

Afghanistan vs. Curacao life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Curacao
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Curacao
1950 28.2 60.3
1951 28.6 61
1952 29 61.6
1953 29.5 62.1
1954 29.7 62.7
1955 30.4 63.3
1956 30.8 63.8
1957 31.3 64.2
1958 31.8 64.7
1959 32.3 65.1
1960 32.8 65.4
1961 33.3 65.7
1962 33.8 66
1963 34.2 66.3
1964 34.7 66.6
1965 35.1 66.9
1966 35.6 67.1
1967 36 67.4
1968 36.5 67.7
1969 37 67.9
1970 37.5 68.2
1971 37.9 68.5
1972 38.4 68.8
1973 39 69.1
1974 39.5 69.4
1975 40 69.7
1976 40.5 70
1977 41.1 70.2
1978 40.1 70.4
1979 38.8 70.7
1980 39.3 71
1981 39.4 71.2
1982 36.1 71.4
1983 36.5 71.5
1984 31.5 71.7
1985 32.1 71.9
1986 38.4 72
1987 38.8 72.1
1988 43.2 72.2
1989 44.5 72.2
1990 45.1 72.4
1991 45.5 72.5
1992 46.6 72.7
1993 51 72.7
1994 51 72.8
1995 52.1 72.8
1996 52.8 72.9
1997 53.2 73
1998 52.5 73.1
1999 54.5 73.2
2000 55 73.3
2001 55.5 73.4
2002 56.2 73.5
2003 57.2 73.6
2004 57.8 73.7
2005 58.2 73.9
2006 58.6 74
2007 59 74.1
2008 59.7 74.3
2009 60.2 74.5
2010 60.7 75.1
2011 61.3 75.6
2012 61.7 76
2013 62.2 76.2
2014 62.3 76.4
2015 62.3 76.5
2016 62.6 76.3
2017 62.4 76.4
2018 62.4 76.5
2019 62.9 76.5
2020 61.5 76.5
2021 60.4 75.7
2022 65.6 76.7
2023 66 76.8
2024 66.3 77
2025 66.5 77.2

Afghanistan and Curacao population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Curacao
Year Population
Afghanistan Curacao
1960 9,035,043 124,826
1961 9,214,083 126,125
1962 9,404,406 128,414
1963 9,604,487 130,860
1964 9,814,318 133,148
1965 10,036,008 135,266
1966 10,266,395 136,682
1967 10,505,959 138,140
1968 10,756,922 140,298
1969 11,017,409 142,581
1970 11,290,128 144,739
1971 11,567,667 147,389
1972 11,853,696 147,710
1973 12,157,999 146,912
1974 12,469,127 148,351
1975 12,773,954 149,129
1976 13,059,851 149,399
1977 13,340,756 149,459
1978 13,611,441 148,341
1979 13,655,567 147,851
1980 13,169,311 148,041
1981 11,937,581 148,629
1982 10,991,378 150,101
1983 10,917,982 151,159
1984 11,190,221 151,940
1985 11,426,852 152,711
1986 11,420,074 152,662
1987 11,387,818 151,456
1988 11,523,298 149,254
1989 11,874,088 146,937
1990 12,045,660 145,400
1991 12,238,879 144,403
1992 13,278,974 143,912
1993 14,943,172 144,299
1994 16,250,794 144,630
1995 17,065,836 145,139
1996 17,763,266 146,306
1997 18,452,091 146,956
1998 19,159,996 144,472
1999 19,887,785 139,428
2000 20,130,327 133,860
2001 20,284,307 129,047
2002 21,378,117 129,205
2003 22,733,049 131,897
2004 23,560,654 134,192
2005 24,404,567 137,658
2006 25,424,094 141,239
2007 25,909,852 144,056
2008 26,482,622 145,880
2009 27,466,101 146,833
2010 28,284,089 148,703
2011 29,347,708 150,831
2012 30,560,034 152,088
2013 31,622,704 153,822
2014 32,792,523 155,909
2015 33,831,764 157,980
2016 34,700,612 159,664
2017 35,688,935 160,175
2018 36,743,039 159,336
2019 37,856,121 157,441
2020 39,068,979 154,947
2021 40,000,412 152,369
2022 40,578,842 149,996
2023 41,454,761 155,800
2024 42,647,492 155,900

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Curacao

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Curacao
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Curacao
1960 7.28 5.13
1961 7.28 5.04
1962 7.29 4.93
1963 7.3 4.8
1964 7.3 4.64
1965 7.31 4.47
1966 7.32 4.26
1967 7.34 4.06
1968 7.36 3.83
1969 7.39 3.61
1970 7.4 3.4
1971 7.43 3.18
1972 7.45 2.99
1973 7.49 2.87
1974 7.53 2.77
1975 7.54 2.66
1976 7.56 2.55
1977 7.59 2.46
1978 7.6 2.38
1979 7.61 2.31
1980 7.64 2.27
1981 7.62 2.25
1982 7.6 2.24
1983 7.57 2.24
1984 7.55 2.24
1985 7.55 2.24
1986 7.55 2.24
1987 7.55 2.24
1988 7.55 2.25
1989 7.56 2.27
1990 7.58 2.3
1991 7.63 2.37
1992 7.7 2.43
1993 7.76 2.44
1994 7.77 2.43
1995 7.77 2.42
1996 7.76 2.4
1997 7.73 2.37
1998 7.69 2.32
1999 7.64 2.29
2000 7.57 2.34
2001 7.45 2.4
2002 7.32 2.3
2003 7.17 2.19
2004 7.02 2.1
2005 6.86 2.04
2006 6.69 2.1
2007 6.51 2
2008 6.39 2.2
2009 6.3 2.1
2010 6.2 2.2
2011 6.09 2.1
2012 5.99 2.2
2013 5.88 2.1
2014 5.77 2
2015 5.65 1.9
2016 5.54 1.7
2017 5.43 1.5
2018 5.33 1.7
2019 5.24 1.6
2020 5.15 1.4
2021 5.04 1.4
2022 4.93 1.3
2023 4.84 1.2

Afghanistan and Curacao demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Curacao
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Curacao
1960 18.9 19.8
1961 18.9 19.6
1962 18.8 19.5
1963 18.7 19.4
1964 18.6 19.4
1965 18.6 19.5
1966 18.5 19.5
1967 18.4 19.6
1968 18.3 19.7
1969 18.2 19.7
1970 18.1 19.8
1971 17.9 19.9
1972 17.8 20.1
1973 17.7 20.4
1974 17.6 20.8
1975 17.5 21.2
1976 17.4 21.6
1977 17.3 22
1978 17.2 22.4
1979 17 22.8
1980 16.9 23.3
1981 16.8 23.7
1982 16.7 24.1
1983 16.6 24.6
1984 16.5 25.1
1985 16.4 25.6
1986 16.3 26.1
1987 16.3 26.6
1988 16.2 27.1
1989 16.1 27.7
1990 16.1 28.2
1991 16 28.7
1992 15.9 29.2
1993 15.8 29.8
1994 15.7 30.3
1995 15.6 30.8
1996 15.5 31.3
1997 15.3 31.8
1998 15.2 32.4
1999 15.1 33
2000 15 33.6
2001 14.9 34.1
2002 14.9 34.6
2003 14.9 35.3
2004 14.9 35.8
2005 15 36.3
2006 15.1 36.8
2007 15.2 37.3
2008 15.3 37.9
2009 15.5 38.4
2010 15.7 39
2011 15.9 39.5
2012 16 39.9
2013 16.2 39.9
2014 16.4 39.9
2015 16.6 40
2016 16.8 40.1
2017 17 40.2
2018 17.1 38.4
2019 17.3 37.6
2020 17.5 38.5
2021 17.6 38.7
2022 17.8 39
2023 18 39.2
2024 18.2 39.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Curacao
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$3.27B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
31%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
5.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
19.1%
2020
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
73.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
11.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
53
2021
78
2025
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
n/a
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$116M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,293,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
27.8%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Curacao
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
5,775 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$5.12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
2.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.15%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
236.1%
2018
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,140 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Curacao
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+513
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
63.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
72
2025
Higher education index
19
2025
8
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
17.1
2007
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
17
2025
Visa free countries
38
2025
n/a
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
n/a
English speaking
6%
2023
60%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
68.1%
2017

Health

Afghanistan Curacao
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
77.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Afghanistan Curacao
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
1,100 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
0.27 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
342 mi
2025

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