Skip to content

Cayman Islands vs Curacao statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 156K in Curacao (ranked 179/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 171.4 sq mi for Curacao (ranked 190th vs. 182nd).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062).

Cayman Islands and Curacao: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Curacao economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Curacao
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Curacao
2000 - $2,120,511,229
2001 - $2,143,450,726
2002 - $2,160,784,693
2003 - $2,202,117,374
2004 - $2,237,160,503
2005 - $2,344,637,263
2006 $4,200,288,241 $2,457,581,732
2007 $4,466,278,065 $2,593,831,508
2008 $4,585,949,024 $2,833,476,145
2009 $4,281,714,567 $2,869,153,184
2010 $4,156,841,107 $2,951,342,793
2011 $4,186,073,104 $2,930,092,235
2012 $4,291,004,524 $3,012,836,257
2013 $4,405,796,023 $3,033,568,603
2014 $4,562,853,611 $3,059,406,983
2015 $4,708,167,233 $3,058,779,218
2016 $4,909,322,237 $3,024,690,168
2017 $5,166,281,305 $3,033,433,240
2018 $5,530,178,441 $3,046,364,804
2019 $5,941,896,608 $3,026,124,116
2020 $5,655,358,021 $2,534,327,592
2021 $6,060,026,520 $2,739,594,360
2022 $6,600,843,963 $3,075,180,835
2023 $7,139,428,558 $3,281,419,347

Cayman Islands and Curacao economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Curacao
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Curacao
2000 - $15,841
2001 - $16,610
2002 - $16,724
2003 - $16,696
2004 - $16,671
2005 - $17,032
2006 $87,085 $17,400
2007 $89,888 $18,006
2008 $89,655 $19,423
2009 $81,374 $19,540
2010 $76,838 $19,847
2011 $75,281 $19,426
2012 $75,102 $19,810
2013 $75,114 $19,721
2014 $75,845 $19,623
2015 $76,379 $19,362
2016 $77,802 $18,944
2017 $80,054 $18,938
2018 $83,866 $19,119
2019 $88,254 $19,221
2020 $82,339 $16,356
2021 $86,438 $17,980
2022 $92,202 $20,502
2023 $97,750 $21,062

Cayman Islands vs. Curacao life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Curacao
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Curacao
1950 54 60.3
1951 54.5 61
1952 55 61.6
1953 55.4 62.1
1954 55.9 62.7
1955 56.4 63.3
1956 56.8 63.8
1957 57.3 64.2
1958 57.7 64.7
1959 58.2 65.1
1960 58.8 65.4
1961 59.4 65.7
1962 60.1 66
1963 60.8 66.3
1964 61.4 66.6
1965 62.2 66.9
1966 62.8 67.1
1967 63.2 67.4
1968 63.6 67.7
1969 64 67.9
1970 64.4 68.2
1971 64.8 68.5
1972 65.4 68.8
1973 65.9 69.1
1974 66.5 69.4
1975 67 69.7
1976 67.5 70
1977 68.1 70.2
1978 68.5 70.4
1979 69 70.7
1980 69.5 71
1981 70 71.2
1982 70.4 71.4
1983 70.8 71.5
1984 71.2 71.7
1985 71.6 71.9
1986 71.9 72
1987 72.1 72.1
1988 72.4 72.2
1989 72.5 72.2
1990 72.7 72.4
1991 72.9 72.5
1992 73.1 72.7
1993 73.2 72.7
1994 73.4 72.8
1995 73.6 72.8
1996 73.7 72.9
1997 73.9 73
1998 74.1 73.1
1999 74.2 73.2
2000 74.4 73.3
2001 74.5 73.4
2002 74.6 73.5
2003 74.6 73.6
2004 74.6 73.7
2005 74.9 73.9
2006 75 74
2007 75.2 74.1
2008 75.4 74.3
2009 75.7 74.5
2010 76.1 75.1
2011 76.6 75.6
2012 77.1 76
2013 77.7 76.2
2014 77.9 76.4
2015 78.1 76.5
2016 78.4 76.3
2017 78.6 76.4
2018 78.8 76.5
2019 79.1 76.5
2020 79.2 76.5
2021 79.3 75.7
2022 80 76.7
2023 80.4 76.8
2024 80.5 77
2025 80.7 77.2

Cayman Islands and Curacao population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Curacao
Year Population
Cayman Islands Curacao
1960 8,428 124,826
1961 8,601 126,125
1962 8,781 128,414
1963 8,970 130,860
1964 9,166 133,148
1965 9,361 135,266
1966 9,560 136,682
1967 9,769 138,140
1968 9,971 140,298
1969 10,165 142,581
1970 10,517 144,739
1971 11,098 147,389
1972 11,764 147,710
1973 12,438 146,912
1974 13,114 148,351
1975 13,788 149,129
1976 14,454 149,399
1977 15,105 149,459
1978 15,727 148,341
1979 16,351 147,851
1980 17,079 148,041
1981 17,905 148,629
1982 18,750 150,101
1983 19,598 151,159
1984 20,454 151,940
1985 21,324 152,711
1986 22,197 152,662
1987 23,073 151,456
1988 23,951 149,254
1989 24,874 146,937
1990 25,999 145,400
1991 27,294 144,403
1992 28,621 143,912
1993 29,976 144,299
1994 31,352 144,630
1995 32,743 145,139
1996 34,143 146,306
1997 35,543 146,956
1998 36,922 144,472
1999 38,284 139,428
2000 39,674 133,860
2001 41,089 129,047
2002 42,514 129,205
2003 43,934 131,897
2004 45,352 134,192
2005 46,788 137,658
2006 48,232 141,239
2007 49,687 144,056
2008 51,151 145,880
2009 52,618 146,833
2010 54,099 148,703
2011 55,606 150,831
2012 57,136 152,088
2013 58,655 153,822
2014 60,160 155,909
2015 61,642 157,980
2016 63,100 159,664
2017 64,535 160,175
2018 65,941 159,336
2019 67,327 157,441
2020 68,684 154,947
2021 70,108 152,369
2022 71,591 149,996
2023 73,038 155,800
2024 74,457 155,900

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Curacao

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Curacao
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Curacao
1960 4.71 5.13
1961 4.78 5.04
1962 4.79 4.93
1963 4.69 4.8
1964 4.41 4.64
1965 4.16 4.47
1966 4.08 4.26
1967 4.05 4.06
1968 3.99 3.83
1969 3.52 3.61
1970 4.66 3.4
1971 3.47 3.18
1972 4.89 2.99
1973 3.56 2.87
1974 2.96 2.77
1975 2.72 2.66
1976 2.53 2.55
1977 2.41 2.46
1978 2.37 2.38
1979 2.37 2.31
1980 2.4 2.27
1981 2.38 2.25
1982 2.01 2.24
1983 1.83 2.24
1984 1.79 2.24
1985 1.75 2.24
1986 1.69 2.24
1987 1.58 2.24
1988 1.63 2.25
1989 1.76 2.27
1990 1.78 2.3
1991 1.85 2.37
1992 1.73 2.43
1993 1.67 2.44
1994 1.66 2.43
1995 1.67 2.42
1996 1.69 2.4
1997 1.7 2.37
1998 1.7 2.32
1999 1.71 2.29
2000 1.71 2.34
2001 1.7 2.4
2002 1.68 2.3
2003 1.67 2.19
2004 1.67 2.1
2005 1.67 2.04
2006 1.67 2.1
2007 1.68 2
2008 1.7 2.2
2009 1.72 2.1
2010 1.69 2.2
2011 1.64 2.1
2012 1.53 2.2
2013 1.45 2.1
2014 1.33 2
2015 1.27 1.9
2016 1.23 1.7
2017 1.22 1.5
2018 1.28 1.7
2019 1.51 1.6
2020 1.55 1.4
2021 1.55 1.4
2022 1.54 1.3
2023 1.53 1.2

Cayman Islands and Curacao demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Curacao
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Curacao
1960 23.5 19.8
1961 23.3 19.6
1962 22.9 19.5
1963 22.6 19.4
1964 22.3 19.4
1965 22.1 19.5
1966 21.8 19.5
1967 21.6 19.6
1968 21.3 19.7
1969 21.2 19.7
1970 21.2 19.8
1971 21.4 19.9
1972 21.8 20.1
1973 22.2 20.4
1974 22.6 20.8
1975 23.1 21.2
1976 23.7 21.6
1977 24.3 22
1978 25 22.4
1979 25.7 22.8
1980 26 23.3
1981 26.1 23.7
1982 26.2 24.1
1983 26.4 24.6
1984 26.8 25.1
1985 27.2 25.6
1986 27.6 26.1
1987 28.1 26.6
1988 28.6 27.1
1989 29.1 27.7
1990 29.5 28.2
1991 29.6 28.7
1992 29.9 29.2
1993 30.1 29.8
1994 30.5 30.3
1995 30.8 30.8
1996 31.3 31.3
1997 31.8 31.8
1998 32.3 32.4
1999 32.9 33
2000 33.2 33.6
2001 33.3 34.1
2002 33.4 34.6
2003 33.5 35.3
2004 33.7 35.8
2005 33.9 36.3
2006 34.2 36.8
2007 34.5 37.3
2008 34.8 37.9
2009 35.1 38.4
2010 35.4 39
2011 35.7 39.5
2012 35.8 39.9
2013 35.9 39.9
2014 36.1 39.9
2015 36.3 40
2016 36.5 40.1
2017 36.8 40.2
2018 37.1 38.4
2019 37.4 37.6
2020 37.8 38.5
2021 38.1 38.7
2022 38.5 39
2023 38.9 39.2
2024 39.3 39.5

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for the Cayman Islands and Curacao.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Curacao
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$3.27B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
31%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
5.44%
2024
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
19.1%
2020
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
73.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
11.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
74
2025
78
2025
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$116M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
1,293,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
27.8%
2020

Energy

Cayman Islands 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
0.36 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
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
2.94%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Curacao
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
+513
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
63.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
72
2025
Higher education index
20
2025
8
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
17.1
2007
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
17
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
n/a
English speaking
76.6%
2023
60%
2025
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
68.1%
2017

Health

Cayman Islands Curacao
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
77.2 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
81
2025

Territory

Cayman Islands Curacao
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
1,100 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
0.27 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
342 mi
2025

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Cayman Islands vs Curacao
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare