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Colombia vs Curacao statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 156K in Curacao (ranked 179/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 171.4 sq mi for Curacao (ranked 26th vs. 182nd).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Curacao
Population
53835787
155910
Population rank 28/197 179/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$3.28B
2023
GDP rank 40/197 168/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$21,062
2023
GDP per capita rank 97/197 56/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$30,716
2023
Government debt
$256B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 81/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$14,281
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
171.4 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
909 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
33.1 years
2024
39.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
77.2 years
2025

Colombia and Curacao: Comparison Charts

Colombia and Curacao economies compared

GDP
Colombia

Curacao
Year GDP
Colombia Curacao
1960 $4,031,152,977 -
1961 $4,540,447,761 -
1962 $4,955,538,219 -
1963 $4,836,166,667 -
1964 $5,973,366,667 -
1965 $5,760,761,905 -
1966 $5,428,518,519 -
1967 $5,825,170,438 -
1968 $5,960,212,869 -
1969 $6,450,175,214 -
1970 $7,198,360,460 -
1971 $7,820,380,971 -
1972 $8,671,358,733 -
1973 $10,315,760,000 -
1974 $12,370,029,584 -
1975 $13,098,633,902 -
1976 $15,341,403,660 -
1977 $19,470,960,619 -
1978 $23,263,511,958 -
1979 $27,940,411,250 -
1980 $33,400,735,644 -
1981 $36,388,366,869 -
1982 $38,968,039,722 -
1983 $38,729,822,782 -
1984 $38,253,120,738 -
1985 $34,894,419,443 -
1986 $34,942,489,684 -
1987 $36,373,307,085 -
1988 $39,212,550,050 -
1989 $39,540,080,200 -
1990 $47,844,090,710 -
1991 $49,637,993,949 -
1992 $58,394,443,378 -
1993 $66,474,101,301 -
1994 $81,705,497,617 -
1995 $92,495,970,511 -
1996 $97,153,389,011 -
1997 $106,656,492,294 -
1998 $98,486,358,581 -
1999 $86,278,947,637 -
2000 $99,875,074,951 $2,120,511,229
2001 $98,200,641,203 $2,143,450,726
2002 $97,945,812,803 $2,160,784,693
2003 $94,644,969,157 $2,202,117,374
2004 $117,092,416,666 $2,237,160,503
2005 $145,600,529,606 $2,344,637,263
2006 $161,792,958,905 $2,457,581,732
2007 $206,229,540,926 $2,593,831,508
2008 $242,504,150,473 $2,833,476,145
2009 $232,468,663,110 $2,869,153,184
2010 $286,498,534,095 $2,951,342,793
2011 $334,966,134,805 $2,930,092,235
2012 $370,691,143,018 $3,012,836,257
2013 $382,093,697,078 $3,033,568,603
2014 $381,240,864,422 $3,059,406,983
2015 $293,492,370,193 $3,058,779,218
2016 $282,720,100,286 $3,024,690,168
2017 $311,866,875,157 $3,033,433,240
2018 $334,198,218,098 $3,046,364,804
2019 $323,031,701,193 $3,026,124,116
2020 $270,348,342,541 $2,534,327,592
2021 $318,524,633,225 $2,739,594,360
2022 $345,632,492,851 $3,075,180,835
2023 $366,291,836,138 $3,281,419,347
2024 $418,542,042,920 -

Colombia and Curacao economies compared

GDP per capita
Colombia

Curacao
Year GDP per capita
Colombia Curacao
1960 $258.3 -
1961 $282.1 -
1962 $298.5 -
1963 $282.6 -
1964 $339 -
1965 $317 -
1966 $290.3 -
1967 $303 -
1968 $302 -
1969 $318 -
1970 $346 -
1971 $367 -
1972 $397 -
1973 $462 -
1974 $542 -
1975 $561 -
1976 $643 -
1977 $798 -
1978 $932 -
1979 $1,095 -
1980 $1,280 -
1981 $1,362 -
1982 $1,425 -
1983 $1,384 -
1984 $1,336 -
1985 $1,192 -
1986 $1,169 -
1987 $1,193 -
1988 $1,260 -
1989 $1,244 -
1990 $1,475 -
1991 $1,500 -
1992 $1,730 -
1993 $1,930 -
1994 $2,326 -
1995 $2,583 -
1996 $2,664 -
1997 $2,873 -
1998 $2,606 -
1999 $2,244 -
2000 $2,555 $15,841
2001 $2,473 $16,610
2002 $2,429 $16,724
2003 $2,312 $16,696
2004 $2,819 $16,671
2005 $3,456 $17,032
2006 $3,790 $17,400
2007 $4,770 $18,006
2008 $5,542 $19,423
2009 $5,251 $19,540
2010 $6,398 $19,847
2011 $7,401 $19,426
2012 $8,109 $19,810
2013 $8,279 $19,721
2014 $8,187 $19,623
2015 $6,249 $19,362
2016 $5,960 $18,944
2017 $6,480 $18,938
2018 $6,817 $19,119
2019 $6,473 $19,221
2020 $5,340 $16,356
2021 $6,223 $17,980
2022 $6,680 $20,502
2023 $7,001 $21,062
2024 $7,914 -

Colombia vs. Curacao life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Curacao
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Curacao
1950 48.3 60.3
1951 49 61
1952 49.8 61.6
1953 50.6 62.1
1954 51.3 62.7
1955 51.9 63.3
1956 52.5 63.8
1957 54.1 64.2
1958 54.7 64.7
1959 55.9 65.1
1960 56.6 65.4
1961 57.2 65.7
1962 57.7 66
1963 58.3 66.3
1964 58.8 66.6
1965 59.2 66.9
1966 59.7 67.1
1967 60.1 67.4
1968 60.6 67.7
1969 61 67.9
1970 61.5 68.2
1971 62 68.5
1972 62.5 68.8
1973 63 69.1
1974 63.5 69.4
1975 64 69.7
1976 64.6 70
1977 65.2 70.2
1978 65.8 70.4
1979 66.2 70.7
1980 66.7 71
1981 67.2 71.2
1982 67.9 71.4
1983 68.1 71.5
1984 68.3 71.7
1985 65.4 71.9
1986 68.3 72
1987 68.2 72.1
1988 68.3 72.2
1989 68.6 72.2
1990 68.7 72.4
1991 68.8 72.5
1992 68.8 72.7
1993 69.1 72.7
1994 69.4 72.8
1995 69.8 72.8
1996 70.2 72.9
1997 70.6 73
1998 70.9 73.1
1999 70.9 73.2
2000 70.9 73.3
2001 71.2 73.4
2002 71.5 73.5
2003 72.3 73.6
2004 72.8 73.7
2005 73.2 73.9
2006 73.5 74
2007 73.8 74.1
2008 74.2 74.3
2009 74.5 74.5
2010 74.9 75.1
2011 75.2 75.6
2012 75.6 76
2013 75.8 76.2
2014 75.9 76.4
2015 76.1 76.5
2016 76.2 76.3
2017 76.4 76.4
2018 76.6 76.5
2019 76.8 76.5
2020 74.8 76.5
2021 72.7 75.7
2022 76.5 76.7
2023 77.7 76.8
2024 77.9 77
2025 78.1 77.2

Colombia and Curacao population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Curacao
Year Population
Colombia Curacao
1960 15,606,209 124,826
1961 16,095,203 126,125
1962 16,599,029 128,414
1963 17,113,823 130,860
1964 17,637,411 133,148
1965 18,169,050 135,266
1966 18,702,688 136,682
1967 19,235,618 138,140
1968 19,766,796 140,298
1969 20,291,942 142,581
1970 20,811,782 144,739
1971 21,319,096 147,389
1972 21,819,563 147,710
1973 22,325,374 146,912
1974 22,833,469 148,351
1975 23,344,644 149,129
1976 23,858,810 149,399
1977 24,393,494 149,459
1978 24,950,337 148,341
1979 25,515,626 147,851
1980 26,104,498 148,041
1981 26,713,267 148,629
1982 27,338,331 150,101
1983 27,988,173 151,159
1984 28,642,690 151,940
1985 29,268,470 152,711
1986 29,879,112 152,662
1987 30,499,467 151,456
1988 31,130,524 149,254
1989 31,776,279 146,937
1990 32,440,069 145,400
1991 33,098,372 144,403
1992 33,760,571 143,912
1993 34,441,473 144,299
1994 35,127,410 144,630
1995 35,804,662 145,139
1996 36,462,745 146,306
1997 37,121,149 146,956
1998 37,792,165 144,472
1999 38,454,863 139,428
2000 39,089,934 133,860
2001 39,709,262 129,047
2002 40,324,680 129,205
2003 40,937,429 131,897
2004 41,543,171 134,192
2005 42,128,977 137,658
2006 42,691,084 141,239
2007 43,235,374 144,056
2008 43,758,808 145,880
2009 44,271,541 146,833
2010 44,777,319 148,703
2011 45,259,614 150,831
2012 45,715,810 152,088
2013 46,151,584 153,822
2014 46,565,429 155,909
2015 46,969,940 157,980
2016 47,437,512 159,664
2017 48,131,078 160,175
2018 49,024,465 159,336
2019 49,907,985 157,441
2020 50,629,997 154,947
2021 51,188,173 152,369
2022 51,737,944 149,996
2023 52,321,152 155,800
2024 52,886,363 155,900

Fertility rates in Colombia and Curacao

Fertility rate
Colombia

Curacao
Year Fertility rate
Colombia Curacao
1960 6.74 5.13
1961 6.71 5.04
1962 6.66 4.93
1963 6.58 4.8
1964 6.48 4.64
1965 6.33 4.47
1966 6.16 4.26
1967 5.96 4.06
1968 5.74 3.83
1969 5.51 3.61
1970 5.28 3.4
1971 5.06 3.18
1972 4.86 2.99
1973 4.68 2.87
1974 4.53 2.77
1975 4.4 2.66
1976 4.29 2.55
1977 4.16 2.46
1978 4 2.38
1979 3.89 2.31
1980 3.8 2.27
1981 3.71 2.25
1982 3.62 2.24
1983 3.5 2.24
1984 3.35 2.24
1985 3.23 2.24
1986 3.15 2.24
1987 3.09 2.24
1988 3.04 2.25
1989 3.01 2.27
1990 3 2.3
1991 2.98 2.37
1992 2.98 2.43
1993 2.98 2.44
1994 2.94 2.43
1995 2.85 2.42
1996 2.77 2.4
1997 2.74 2.37
1998 2.72 2.32
1999 2.64 2.29
2000 2.57 2.34
2001 2.52 2.4
2002 2.49 2.3
2003 2.45 2.19
2004 2.38 2.1
2005 2.31 2.04
2006 2.24 2.1
2007 2.19 2
2008 2.15 2.2
2009 2.1 2.1
2010 2.01 2.2
2011 1.94 2.1
2012 1.9 2.2
2013 1.86 2.1
2014 1.82 2
2015 1.77 1.9
2016 1.72 1.7
2017 1.72 1.5
2018 1.72 1.7
2019 1.71 1.6
2020 1.69 1.4
2021 1.68 1.4
2022 1.66 1.3
2023 1.65 1.2

Colombia and Curacao demographics compared

Median age
Colombia

Curacao
Year Median age, years
Colombia Curacao
1960 16.6 19.8
1961 16.5 19.6
1962 16.4 19.5
1963 16.4 19.4
1964 16.3 19.4
1965 16.3 19.5
1966 16.4 19.5
1967 16.4 19.6
1968 16.5 19.7
1969 16.6 19.7
1970 16.8 19.8
1971 16.9 19.9
1972 17.1 20.1
1973 17.3 20.4
1974 17.6 20.8
1975 17.8 21.2
1976 18 21.6
1977 18.2 22
1978 18.5 22.4
1979 18.7 22.8
1980 19 23.3
1981 19.2 23.7
1982 19.5 24.1
1983 19.8 24.6
1984 20.1 25.1
1985 20.4 25.6
1986 20.7 26.1
1987 21 26.6
1988 21.3 27.1
1989 21.6 27.7
1990 21.8 28.2
1991 22.1 28.7
1992 22.3 29.2
1993 22.5 29.8
1994 22.8 30.3
1995 23 30.8
1996 23.2 31.3
1997 23.5 31.8
1998 23.7 32.4
1999 23.9 33
2000 24.2 33.6
2001 24.5 34.1
2002 24.7 34.6
2003 25 35.3
2004 25.3 35.8
2005 25.6 36.3
2006 26 36.8
2007 26.4 37.3
2008 26.7 37.9
2009 27.1 38.4
2010 27.5 39
2011 27.9 39.5
2012 28.3 39.9
2013 28.7 39.9
2014 29.2 39.9
2015 29.6 40
2016 30 40.1
2017 30.4 40.2
2018 30.7 38.4
2019 31.1 37.6
2020 31.5 38.5
2021 31.9 38.7
2022 32.2 39
2023 32.7 39.2
2024 33.1 39.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Curacao
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$3.27B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
31%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
5.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
19.1%
2020
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
73.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
11.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
78
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
60
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$72.6B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$61.9B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
$116M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
1,293,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
27.8%
2020
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Colombia Curacao
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
863 kg
2023
5,775 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$24.3
2023
$5.12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
100.9 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
2.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.3%
2023
2.15%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-142%
2023
236.1%
2018
Electric power consumption per capita
1,553 kWh
2023
5,140 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
75.1%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Colombia Curacao
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
+513
2024
Urban population
82.7%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
63.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
72
2025
Higher education index
75
2025
8
2025
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
17.1
2007
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
17
2025
Visa free countries
135
2025
n/a
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
n/a
English speaking
4.22%
2023
60%
2025
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
68.1%
2017

Health

Colombia Curacao
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
n/a
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
77.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Colombia Curacao
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
1,100 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
0.27 sq mi
2025
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
342 mi
2025

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