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Central African Republic vs Curacao statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 156K in Curacao (ranked 179/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 171.4 sq mi for Curacao (ranked 43rd vs. 182nd).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Curacao
Population
5662456
155910
Population rank 117/197 179/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$3.28B
2023
GDP rank 171/197 168/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$21,062
2023
GDP per capita rank 194/197 56/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$30,716
2023
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$313
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 178/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$14,281
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
171.4 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
909 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
39.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
77.2 years
2025

Central African Republic and Curacao: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Curacao economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Curacao
Year GDP
CAR Curacao
1960 $112,155,598 -
1961 $123,134,583 -
1962 $124,482,774 -
1963 $129,379,124 -
1964 $142,025,079 -
1965 $150,574,795 -
1966 $157,930,018 -
1967 $163,820,514 -
1968 $191,767,442 -
1969 $188,039,210 -
1970 $189,106,529 -
1971 $201,450,800 -
1972 $230,317,883 -
1973 $271,183,082 -
1974 $281,398,706 -
1975 $378,660,016 -
1976 $451,152,461 -
1977 $507,298,148 -
1978 $610,578,632 -
1979 $700,764,748 -
1980 $797,048,199 -
1981 $694,803,623 -
1982 $748,312,391 -
1983 $658,679,333 -
1984 $637,820,670 -
1985 $864,849,836 -
1986 $1,122,265,013 -
1987 $1,200,991,978 -
1988 $1,264,899,288 -
1989 $1,233,930,281 -
1990 $1,440,711,459 -
1991 $1,377,374,987 -
1992 $1,411,917,553 -
1993 $1,278,781,262 -
1994 $851,174,357 -
1995 $1,115,389,674 -
1996 $1,007,791,127 -
1997 $937,741,513 -
1998 $967,338,390 -
1999 $999,477,511 -
2000 $916,777,283 $2,120,511,229
2001 $932,648,605 $2,143,450,726
2002 $996,068,145 $2,160,784,693
2003 $1,142,315,523 $2,202,117,374
2004 $1,272,360,517 $2,237,160,503
2005 $1,337,894,379 $2,344,637,263
2006 $1,461,859,762 $2,457,581,732
2007 $1,699,811,295 $2,593,831,508
2008 $1,993,407,888 $2,833,476,145
2009 $2,067,381,665 $2,869,153,184
2010 $2,142,591,540 $2,951,342,793
2011 $2,437,982,705 $2,930,092,235
2012 $2,510,126,512 $3,012,836,257
2013 $1,691,544,110 $3,033,568,603
2014 $1,894,813,389 $3,059,406,983
2015 $1,695,825,714 $3,058,779,218
2016 $1,825,018,145 $3,024,690,168
2017 $2,072,349,973 $3,033,433,240
2018 $2,220,979,146 $3,046,364,804
2019 $2,221,301,351 $3,026,124,116
2020 $2,326,720,900 $2,534,327,592
2021 $2,516,498,412 $2,739,594,360
2022 $2,382,618,615 $3,075,180,835
2023 $2,555,492,086 $3,281,419,347
2024 $2,751,544,520 -

Central African Republic and Curacao economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Curacao
Year GDP per capita
CAR Curacao
1960 $65.9 -
1961 $71 -
1962 $70.4 -
1963 $71.8 -
1964 $77.2 -
1965 $80.2 -
1966 $82.3 -
1967 $83.6 -
1968 $95.6 -
1969 $91.7 -
1970 $90.2 -
1971 $94.1 -
1972 $105.5 -
1973 $121.8 -
1974 $124 -
1975 $163.6 -
1976 $192.1 -
1977 $213.8 -
1978 $254.6 -
1979 $289.1 -
1980 $325 -
1981 $280.3 -
1982 $298.4 -
1983 $259.6 -
1984 $248.3 -
1985 $333 -
1986 $426 -
1987 $450 -
1988 $466 -
1989 $443 -
1990 $502 -
1991 $465 -
1992 $462 -
1993 $405 -
1994 $261.3 -
1995 $333 -
1996 $293.3 -
1997 $265.5 -
1998 $266.6 -
1999 $268 -
2000 $239.2 $15,841
2001 $238 $16,610
2002 $248.6 $16,724
2003 $278.4 $16,696
2004 $303 $16,671
2005 $312 $17,032
2006 $334 $17,400
2007 $381 $18,006
2008 $437 $19,423
2009 $456 $19,540
2010 $477 $19,847
2011 $534 $19,426
2012 $544 $19,810
2013 $364 $19,721
2014 $410 $19,623
2015 $366 $19,362
2016 $387 $18,944
2017 $432 $18,938
2018 $455 $19,119
2019 $449 $19,221
2020 $463 $16,356
2021 $492 $17,980
2022 $467 $20,502
2023 $496 $21,062
2024 $516 -

Central African Republic vs. Curacao life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Curacao
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Curacao
1950 35.4 60.3
1951 35.8 61
1952 36.2 61.6
1953 36.6 62.1
1954 37 62.7
1955 37.4 63.3
1956 37.8 63.8
1957 38.3 64.2
1958 38.7 64.7
1959 39.1 65.1
1960 39.6 65.4
1961 40.1 65.7
1962 40.6 66
1963 41.1 66.3
1964 41.6 66.6
1965 42.2 66.9
1966 42.8 67.1
1967 43.4 67.4
1968 44 67.7
1969 44.6 67.9
1970 45.2 68.2
1971 45.8 68.5
1972 46.3 68.8
1973 46.9 69.1
1974 47.4 69.4
1975 47.9 69.7
1976 48.4 70
1977 48.8 70.2
1978 49.2 70.4
1979 49.5 70.7
1980 49.8 71
1981 50 71.2
1982 50.2 71.4
1983 50.3 71.5
1984 50.4 71.7
1985 50.5 71.9
1986 50.4 72
1987 50.4 72.1
1988 50.2 72.2
1989 50.1 72.2
1990 49.9 72.4
1991 49.6 72.5
1992 49.2 72.7
1993 48.9 72.7
1994 48.5 72.8
1995 48.1 72.8
1996 47.7 72.9
1997 47.3 73
1998 47.1 73.1
1999 46.9 73.2
2000 46.6 73.3
2001 46.7 73.4
2002 46.8 73.5
2003 47.3 73.6
2004 47.7 73.7
2005 48.2 73.9
2006 48.7 74
2007 49.3 74.1
2008 49.9 74.3
2009 14.7 74.5
2010 46.9 75.1
2011 50.1 75.6
2012 51.3 76
2013 49.5 76.2
2014 40.3 76.4
2015 51.9 76.5
2016 51 76.3
2017 45.2 76.4
2018 52.3 76.5
2019 31.5 76.5
2020 50.6 76.5
2021 40.3 75.7
2022 18.8 76.7
2023 57.4 76.8
2024 57.7 77
2025 57.9 77.2

Central African Republic and Curacao population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Curacao
Year Population
CAR Curacao
1960 1,702,346 124,826
1961 1,734,580 126,125
1962 1,768,115 128,414
1963 1,803,063 130,860
1964 1,839,583 133,148
1965 1,877,854 135,266
1966 1,918,082 136,682
1967 1,960,444 138,140
1968 2,005,100 140,298
1969 2,051,515 142,581
1970 2,097,505 144,739
1971 2,141,450 147,389
1972 2,183,769 147,710
1973 2,226,008 146,912
1974 2,269,338 148,351
1975 2,313,916 149,129
1976 2,348,566 149,399
1977 2,372,930 149,459
1978 2,397,961 148,341
1979 2,423,794 147,851
1980 2,450,535 148,041
1981 2,478,402 148,629
1982 2,507,375 150,101
1983 2,537,399 151,159
1984 2,568,610 151,940
1985 2,600,932 152,711
1986 2,634,258 152,662
1987 2,669,155 151,456
1988 2,713,965 149,254
1989 2,783,970 146,937
1990 2,871,910 145,400
1991 2,963,191 144,403
1992 3,058,831 143,912
1993 3,157,839 144,299
1994 3,257,954 144,630
1995 3,348,052 145,139
1996 3,435,965 146,306
1997 3,531,700 146,956
1998 3,628,827 144,472
1999 3,729,450 139,428
2000 3,833,416 133,860
2001 3,919,487 129,047
2002 4,006,077 129,205
2003 4,103,086 131,897
2004 4,192,826 134,192
2005 4,288,810 137,658
2006 4,377,579 141,239
2007 4,462,770 144,056
2008 4,558,984 145,880
2009 4,529,047 146,833
2010 4,492,995 148,703
2011 4,565,021 150,831
2012 4,610,848 152,088
2013 4,642,419 153,822
2014 4,623,182 155,909
2015 4,629,320 157,980
2016 4,713,663 159,664
2017 4,793,511 160,175
2018 4,878,657 159,336
2019 4,944,703 157,441
2020 5,026,628 154,947
2021 5,112,100 152,369
2022 5,098,039 149,996
2023 5,152,421 155,800
2024 5,330,690 155,900

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Curacao

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Curacao
Year Fertility rate
CAR Curacao
1960 5.95 5.13
1961 5.96 5.04
1962 5.97 4.93
1963 5.99 4.8
1964 6.01 4.64
1965 6.03 4.47
1966 6.06 4.26
1967 6.08 4.06
1968 6.1 3.83
1969 6.06 3.61
1970 6.03 3.4
1971 5.99 3.18
1972 5.96 2.99
1973 5.93 2.87
1974 5.9 2.77
1975 5.88 2.66
1976 5.94 2.55
1977 5.99 2.46
1978 6.04 2.38
1979 6.09 2.31
1980 6.13 2.27
1981 6.17 2.25
1982 6.16 2.24
1983 6.15 2.24
1984 6.14 2.24
1985 6.12 2.24
1986 6.11 2.24
1987 6.12 2.24
1988 6.1 2.25
1989 6.07 2.27
1990 6.05 2.3
1991 6.03 2.37
1992 5.96 2.43
1993 5.93 2.44
1994 5.92 2.43
1995 5.94 2.42
1996 5.96 2.4
1997 5.92 2.37
1998 5.89 2.32
1999 5.88 2.29
2000 5.85 2.34
2001 5.81 2.4
2002 5.79 2.3
2003 5.8 2.19
2004 5.78 2.1
2005 5.81 2.04
2006 5.84 2.1
2007 5.87 2
2008 5.9 2.2
2009 5.94 2.1
2010 5.96 2.2
2011 6.01 2.1
2012 6.05 2.2
2013 6.08 2.1
2014 6.1 2
2015 6.13 1.9
2016 6.13 1.7
2017 6.13 1.5
2018 6.11 1.7
2019 6.09 1.6
2020 6.06 1.4
2021 6.05 1.4
2022 6.02 1.3
2023 6.01 1.2

Central African Republic and Curacao demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Curacao
Year Median age, years
CAR Curacao
1960 20.3 19.8
1961 20.1 19.6
1962 19.9 19.5
1963 19.7 19.4
1964 19.6 19.4
1965 19.4 19.5
1966 19.3 19.5
1967 19.2 19.6
1968 19 19.7
1969 18.9 19.7
1970 18.9 19.8
1971 18.8 19.9
1972 18.7 20.1
1973 18.6 20.4
1974 18.6 20.8
1975 18.5 21.2
1976 18.5 21.6
1977 18.5 22
1978 18.5 22.4
1979 18.5 22.8
1980 18.5 23.3
1981 18.4 23.7
1982 18.4 24.1
1983 18.3 24.6
1984 18.3 25.1
1985 18.3 25.6
1986 18.2 26.1
1987 18.1 26.6
1988 18 27.1
1989 17.9 27.7
1990 17.8 28.2
1991 17.6 28.7
1992 17.5 29.2
1993 17.5 29.8
1994 17.4 30.3
1995 17.3 30.8
1996 17.2 31.3
1997 17.1 31.8
1998 17.1 32.4
1999 17.1 33
2000 17.1 33.6
2001 17.1 34.1
2002 17.1 34.6
2003 17.2 35.3
2004 17.2 35.8
2005 17.2 36.3
2006 17.1 36.8
2007 17.1 37.3
2008 17 37.9
2009 16.9 38.4
2010 16.7 39
2011 16.6 39.5
2012 16.3 39.9
2013 16 39.9
2014 15.6 39.9
2015 15.4 40
2016 15.4 40.1
2017 15.4 40.2
2018 15.4 38.4
2019 15.4 37.6
2020 15.4 38.5
2021 15.4 38.7
2022 15.3 39
2023 15.3 39.2
2024 15.4 39.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Curacao
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$3.27B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
31%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
5.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
19.1%
2020
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
73.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
11.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
78
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$116M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
1,293,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
27.8%
2020
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
n/a

Energy

CAR 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
0.37 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
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
96.5%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

CAR Curacao
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
+513
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
0
2025
63.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
72
2025
Higher education index
3
2025
8
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
17.1
2007
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
17
2025
Visa free countries
61
2025
n/a
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
n/a
English speaking
3%
2025
60%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
68.1%
2017

Health

CAR Curacao
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
77.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
81
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

CAR Curacao
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
1,100 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
0.27 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
342 mi
2025

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