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Curacao vs Denmark statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 5.98M in Denmark (ranked 114/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 15,444 sq mi for Denmark (ranked 182nd vs. 130th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Denmark
Population
155910
6018959
Population rank 179/197 114/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$429B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 38/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$71,852
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 12/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$79,514
2024
Government debt n/a
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
26.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$20,114
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 31/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$50,067
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
15,444 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
387 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
42.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Curacao and Denmark: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Denmark economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Denmark
Year GDP
Curacao Denmark
1960 - $6,361,166,545
1961 - $7,058,361,229
1962 - $7,953,274,741
1963 - $8,466,044,980
1964 - $9,677,401,337
1965 - $10,870,670,865
1966 - $11,931,740,293
1967 - $13,059,064,806
1968 - $13,505,574,133
1969 - $15,414,902,667
1970 - $17,075,457,733
1971 - $19,086,192,720
1972 - $23,230,667,549
1973 - $30,718,181,337
1974 - $34,125,712,481
1975 - $40,418,967,666
1976 - $44,503,607,444
1977 - $49,711,709,588
1978 - $60,320,089,218
1979 - $70,393,030,603
1980 - $70,811,287,816
1981 - $61,459,941,461
1982 - $60,084,214,872
1983 - $60,331,158,447
1984 - $58,868,891,335
1985 - $62,452,421,011
1986 - $87,748,695,217
1987 - $109,183,446,340
1988 - $115,540,189,705
1989 - $112,312,200,761
1990 - $138,217,740,684
1991 - $139,180,507,778
1992 - $152,966,494,260
1993 - $143,111,306,004
1994 - $156,017,919,221
1995 - $184,848,481,008
1996 - $187,481,157,846
1997 - $173,241,365,735
1998 - $176,877,077,513
1999 - $177,887,720,536
2000 $2,120,511,229 $164,043,817,224
2001 $2,143,450,726 $164,881,594,415
2002 $2,160,784,693 $178,788,209,558
2003 $2,202,117,374 $218,421,193,436
2004 $2,237,160,503 $251,986,155,631
2005 $2,344,637,263 $265,150,087,712
2006 $2,457,581,732 $283,386,151,544
2007 $2,593,831,508 $320,213,157,595
2008 $2,833,476,145 $354,979,471,960
2009 $2,869,153,184 $322,619,152,195
2010 $2,951,342,793 $322,345,594,075
2011 $2,930,092,235 $344,315,595,263
2012 $3,012,836,257 $326,792,574,245
2013 $3,033,568,603 $344,631,016,965
2014 $3,059,406,983 $352,832,602,064
2015 $3,058,779,218 $301,758,922,338
2016 $3,024,690,168 $312,181,849,372
2017 $3,033,433,240 $331,610,593,962
2018 $3,046,364,804 $355,293,374,912
2019 $3,026,124,116 $345,401,473,013
2020 $2,534,327,592 $355,631,021,932
2021 $2,739,594,360 $408,378,204,640
2022 $3,075,180,835 $401,945,576,108
2023 $3,281,419,347 $407,091,920,305
2024 - $429,457,372,072

Curacao and Denmark economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Denmark
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Denmark
1960 - $1,389
1961 - $1,531
1962 - $1,711
1963 - $1,807
1964 - $2,049
1965 - $2,284
1966 - $2,487
1967 - $2,701
1968 - $2,776
1969 - $3,151
1970 - $3,464
1971 - $3,846
1972 - $4,654
1973 - $6,117
1974 - $6,764
1975 - $7,988
1976 - $8,773
1977 - $9,770
1978 - $11,818
1979 - $13,757
1980 - $13,822
1981 - $12,000
1982 - $11,740
1983 - $11,797
1984 - $11,517
1985 - $12,213
1986 - $17,137
1987 - $21,296
1988 - $22,525
1989 - $21,882
1990 - $26,886
1991 - $27,003
1992 - $29,579
1993 - $27,582
1994 - $29,968
1995 - $35,321
1996 - $35,622
1997 - $32,780
1998 - $33,346
1999 - $33,426
2000 $15,841 $30,722
2001 $16,610 $30,768
2002 $16,724 $33,257
2003 $16,696 $40,519
2004 $16,671 $46,625
2005 $17,032 $48,926
2006 $17,400 $52,119
2007 $18,006 $58,632
2008 $19,423 $64,617
2009 $19,540 $58,413
2010 $19,847 $58,105
2011 $19,426 $61,810
2012 $19,810 $58,444
2013 $19,721 $61,378
2014 $19,623 $62,520
2015 $19,362 $53,094
2016 $18,944 $54,501
2017 $18,938 $57,522
2018 $19,119 $61,325
2019 $19,221 $59,404
2020 $16,356 $60,985
2021 $17,980 $69,728
2022 $20,502 $68,091
2023 $21,062 $68,454
2024 - $71,852

Curacao vs. Denmark life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Denmark
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Denmark
1950 60.3 70.3
1951 61 70.9
1952 61.6 70.8
1953 62.1 71.2
1954 62.7 71.3
1955 63.3 71.9
1956 63.8 72
1957 64.2 71.8
1958 64.7 72.2
1959 65.1 72.2
1960 65.4 72.2
1961 65.7 72.5
1962 66 72.4
1963 66.3 72.4
1964 66.6 72.5
1965 66.9 72.4
1966 67.1 72.5
1967 67.4 73
1968 67.7 73.1
1969 67.9 73.2
1970 68.2 73.4
1971 68.5 73.4
1972 68.8 73.5
1973 69.1 73.7
1974 69.4 73.8
1975 69.7 74.1
1976 70 73.8
1977 70.2 74.7
1978 70.4 74.4
1979 70.7 74.2
1980 71 74.1
1981 71.2 74.3
1982 71.4 74.6
1983 71.5 74.5
1984 71.7 74.6
1985 71.9 74.5
1986 72 74.6
1987 72.1 74.7
1988 72.2 74.8
1989 72.2 74.9
1990 72.4 74.9
1991 72.5 75.2
1992 72.7 75.3
1993 72.7 75.2
1994 72.8 75.4
1995 72.8 75.3
1996 72.9 75.7
1997 73 76
1998 73.1 76.4
1999 73.2 76.6
2000 73.3 76.8
2001 73.4 77
2002 73.5 77.1
2003 73.6 77.4
2004 73.7 77.8
2005 73.9 78.2
2006 74 78.2
2007 74.1 78.3
2008 74.3 78.7
2009 74.5 79
2010 75.1 79.2
2011 75.6 79.8
2012 76 80.1
2013 76.2 80.3
2014 76.4 80.6
2015 76.5 80.7
2016 76.3 80.9
2017 76.4 81.1
2018 76.5 81
2019 76.5 81.4
2020 76.5 81.5
2021 75.7 81.4
2022 76.7 81.3
2023 76.8 81.9
2024 77 82.1
2025 77.2 82.2

Curacao and Denmark population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Denmark
Year Population
Curacao Denmark
1960 124,826 4,579,603
1961 126,125 4,611,687
1962 128,414 4,647,727
1963 130,860 4,684,483
1964 133,148 4,722,072
1965 135,266 4,759,012
1966 136,682 4,797,381
1967 138,140 4,835,354
1968 140,298 4,864,883
1969 142,581 4,891,860
1970 144,739 4,928,757
1971 147,389 4,963,126
1972 147,710 4,991,596
1973 146,912 5,021,861
1974 148,351 5,045,297
1975 149,129 5,059,862
1976 149,399 5,072,596
1977 149,459 5,088,419
1978 148,341 5,104,248
1979 147,851 5,116,801
1980 148,041 5,123,027
1981 148,629 5,121,572
1982 150,101 5,117,810
1983 151,159 5,114,297
1984 151,940 5,111,619
1985 152,711 5,113,691
1986 152,662 5,120,534
1987 151,456 5,127,024
1988 149,254 5,129,516
1989 146,937 5,132,594
1990 145,400 5,140,939
1991 144,403 5,154,298
1992 143,912 5,171,370
1993 144,299 5,188,628
1994 144,630 5,206,180
1995 145,139 5,233,373
1996 146,306 5,263,074
1997 146,956 5,284,991
1998 144,472 5,304,219
1999 139,428 5,321,799
2000 133,860 5,339,616
2001 129,047 5,358,783
2002 129,205 5,375,931
2003 131,897 5,390,574
2004 134,192 5,404,523
2005 137,658 5,419,432
2006 141,239 5,437,272
2007 144,056 5,461,438
2008 145,880 5,493,621
2009 146,833 5,523,095
2010 148,703 5,547,683
2011 150,831 5,570,572
2012 152,088 5,591,572
2013 153,822 5,614,932
2014 155,909 5,643,475
2015 157,980 5,683,483
2016 159,664 5,728,010
2017 160,175 5,764,980
2018 159,336 5,793,636
2019 157,441 5,814,422
2020 154,947 5,831,404
2021 152,369 5,856,733
2022 149,996 5,903,037
2023 155,800 5,946,952
2024 155,900 5,976,992

Fertility rates in Curacao and Denmark

Fertility rate
Curacao

Denmark
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Denmark
1960 5.13 2.57
1961 5.04 2.55
1962 4.93 2.55
1963 4.8 2.67
1964 4.64 2.6
1965 4.47 2.61
1966 4.26 2.62
1967 4.06 2.35
1968 3.83 2.12
1969 3.61 2
1970 3.4 1.95
1971 3.18 2.04
1972 2.99 2.03
1973 2.87 1.92
1974 2.77 1.9
1975 2.66 1.92
1976 2.55 1.75
1977 2.46 1.66
1978 2.38 1.67
1979 2.31 1.6
1980 2.27 1.55
1981 2.25 1.44
1982 2.24 1.43
1983 2.24 1.38
1984 2.24 1.4
1985 2.24 1.45
1986 2.24 1.48
1987 2.24 1.5
1988 2.25 1.56
1989 2.27 1.62
1990 2.3 1.67
1991 2.37 1.68
1992 2.43 1.76
1993 2.44 1.75
1994 2.43 1.81
1995 2.42 1.8
1996 2.4 1.75
1997 2.37 1.75
1998 2.32 1.72
1999 2.29 1.73
2000 2.34 1.77
2001 2.4 1.74
2002 2.3 1.72
2003 2.19 1.76
2004 2.1 1.78
2005 2.04 1.8
2006 2.1 1.85
2007 2 1.84
2008 2.2 1.89
2009 2.1 1.84
2010 2.2 1.87
2011 2.1 1.75
2012 2.2 1.73
2013 2.1 1.67
2014 2 1.69
2015 1.9 1.71
2016 1.7 1.79
2017 1.5 1.75
2018 1.7 1.73
2019 1.6 1.7
2020 1.4 1.68
2021 1.4 1.72
2022 1.3 1.55
2023 1.2 1.5

Curacao and Denmark demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Denmark
Year Median age, years
Curacao Denmark
1960 19.8 33
1961 19.6 33.1
1962 19.5 33
1963 19.4 33
1964 19.4 32.9
1965 19.5 32.8
1966 19.5 32.6
1967 19.6 32.5
1968 19.7 32.5
1969 19.7 32.5
1970 19.8 32.5
1971 19.9 32.5
1972 20.1 32.6
1973 20.4 32.7
1974 20.8 32.8
1975 21.2 33
1976 21.6 33.2
1977 22 33.4
1978 22.4 33.7
1979 22.8 33.9
1980 23.3 34.3
1981 23.7 34.7
1982 24.1 35.1
1983 24.6 35.5
1984 25.1 35.7
1985 25.6 36
1986 26.1 36.2
1987 26.6 36.5
1988 27.1 36.7
1989 27.7 36.9
1990 28.2 37.1
1991 28.7 37.3
1992 29.2 37.4
1993 29.8 37.5
1994 30.3 37.6
1995 30.8 37.7
1996 31.3 37.7
1997 31.8 37.9
1998 32.4 38
1999 33 38.2
2000 33.6 38.4
2001 34.1 38.6
2002 34.6 38.8
2003 35.3 39
2004 35.8 39.2
2005 36.3 39.5
2006 36.8 39.8
2007 37.3 40.1
2008 37.9 40.2
2009 38.4 40.4
2010 39 40.5
2011 39.5 40.7
2012 39.9 41
2013 39.9 41.2
2014 39.9 41.4
2015 40 41.5
2016 40.1 41.6
2017 40.2 41.7
2018 38.4 41.8
2019 37.6 41.9
2020 38.5 42.1
2021 38.7 42.2
2022 39 42.1
2023 39.2 42.2
2024 39.5 42.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Denmark
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$441B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
48.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
6.36%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.95%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+1.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
6.15%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
64%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
24%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
79.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
9
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
178
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$151B
2004
Total reserves including gold n/a
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$1.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
15,595,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
4.5%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98.7%
2024

Energy

Curacao Denmark
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
2,483 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$29.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
26.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
4.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
50%
2023
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
39.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
13.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
43.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
5,878 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao Denmark
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
+25,639
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
88.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.56 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
95.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
90
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
0.99
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
3.7
2019
Visa free countries n/a
175
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
99%
2003
English speaking
60%
2025
86.1%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
99.8%
2024

Health

Curacao Denmark
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$6,432
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$890
2023
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
4.38
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
3.4
2023
Obesity rate n/a
13.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
84
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
16.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
9.49 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Denmark
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
2,584 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
10,120 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
2,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
45,717 mi
2010

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