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Curacao vs Dominican Republic statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 11.4M in The Dominican Republic (ranked 85/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 18,609 sq mi for The Dominican Republic (ranked 182nd vs. 127th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Dominican Republic
Population
155910
11591984
Population rank 179/197 84/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$124B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 65/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$10,876
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 83/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$27,541
2024
Government debt n/a
$73.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
58.2%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$6,394
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 72/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$5,703
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
18,609 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
614 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
29 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
74 years
2025

Curacao and Dominican Republic: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Dominican Republic economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Dominican Republic
Year GDP
Curacao Dominican Republic
1960 - $672,399,700
1961 - $654,100,200
1962 - $824,100,000
1963 - $940,799,900
1964 - $1,025,599,900
1965 - $888,100,000
1966 - $983,900,000
1967 - $1,034,800,000
1968 - $1,079,100,000
1969 - $1,230,500,000
1970 - $1,485,500,000
1971 - $1,666,500,000
1972 - $1,987,400,000
1973 - $2,344,800,000
1974 - $2,925,700,000
1975 - $3,599,200,000
1976 - $3,951,500,000
1977 - $4,587,100,000
1978 - $4,734,400,000
1979 - $5,498,800,000
1980 - $6,761,300,000
1981 - $7,561,300,000
1982 - $8,267,400,000
1983 - $9,220,600,000
1984 - $11,594,000,000
1985 - $5,044,579,979
1986 - $6,122,128,558
1987 - $5,827,050,753
1988 - $5,374,299,981
1989 - $6,686,593,060
1990 - $7,073,675,545
1991 - $9,824,483,340
1992 - $11,605,382,504
1993 - $13,081,042,400
1994 - $14,644,734,599
1995 - $16,637,370,839
1996 - $18,241,622,548
1997 - $20,017,450,041
1998 - $21,672,215,547
1999 - $22,136,579,397
2000 $2,120,511,229 $24,305,780,629
2001 $2,143,450,726 $25,601,823,688
2002 $2,160,784,693 $27,137,440,786
2003 $2,202,117,374 $21,403,167,848
2004 $2,237,160,503 $22,322,387,382
2005 $2,344,637,263 $35,777,560,684
2006 $2,457,581,732 $37,879,830,084
2007 $2,593,831,508 $43,965,458,509
2008 $2,833,476,145 $48,091,433,554
2009 $2,869,153,184 $48,223,781,477
2010 $2,951,342,793 $53,801,053,353
2011 $2,930,092,235 $57,948,261,616
2012 $3,012,836,257 $60,561,635,556
2013 $3,033,568,603 $62,555,417,415
2014 $3,059,406,983 $67,014,329,100
2015 $3,058,779,218 $70,966,782,572
2016 $3,024,690,168 $75,552,902,636
2017 $3,033,433,240 $79,070,274,743
2018 $3,046,364,804 $84,994,732,049
2019 $3,026,124,116 $89,146,130,745
2020 $2,534,327,592 $78,546,672,407
2021 $2,739,594,360 $94,850,719,517
2022 $3,075,180,835 $113,478,087,135
2023 $3,281,419,347 $120,456,239,154
2024 - $124,282,245,639

Curacao and Dominican Republic economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Dominican Republic
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Dominican Republic
1960 - $205.7
1961 - $193.9
1962 - $236.8
1963 - $262.2
1964 - $277.3
1965 - $233.2
1966 - $250.9
1967 - $256.2
1968 - $259.6
1969 - $287.7
1970 - $338
1971 - $368
1972 - $427
1973 - $490
1974 - $595
1975 - $713
1976 - $763
1977 - $863
1978 - $868
1979 - $984
1980 - $1,180
1981 - $1,288
1982 - $1,376
1983 - $1,500
1984 - $1,844
1985 - $784
1986 - $932
1987 - $868
1988 - $784
1989 - $955
1990 - $989
1991 - $1,346
1992 - $1,558
1993 - $1,722
1994 - $1,892
1995 - $2,109
1996 - $2,271
1997 - $2,449
1998 - $2,608
1999 - $2,621
2000 $15,841 $2,831
2001 $16,610 $2,936
2002 $16,724 $3,066
2003 $16,696 $2,383
2004 $16,671 $2,452
2005 $17,032 $3,878
2006 $17,400 $4,055
2007 $18,006 $4,650
2008 $19,423 $5,024
2009 $19,540 $4,974
2010 $19,847 $5,479
2011 $19,426 $5,827
2012 $19,810 $6,014
2013 $19,721 $6,137
2014 $19,623 $6,496
2015 $19,362 $6,801
2016 $18,944 $7,160
2017 $18,938 $7,413
2018 $19,119 $7,883
2019 $19,221 $8,183
2020 $16,356 $7,135
2021 $17,980 $8,527
2022 $20,502 $10,104
2023 $21,062 $10,630
2024 - $10,876

Curacao vs. Dominican Republic life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Dominican Republic
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Dominican Republic
1950 60.3 44.1
1951 61 44.8
1952 61.6 45.6
1953 62.1 46.3
1954 62.7 47.1
1955 63.3 47.9
1956 63.8 48.7
1957 64.2 49.5
1958 64.7 50.2
1959 65.1 51
1960 65.4 51.7
1961 65.7 52.4
1962 66 53.2
1963 66.3 53.8
1964 66.6 54.7
1965 66.9 52.8
1966 67.1 56
1967 67.4 56.6
1968 67.7 57.3
1969 67.9 57.9
1970 68.2 58.5
1971 68.5 59.1
1972 68.8 59.7
1973 69.1 60.2
1974 69.4 60.8
1975 69.7 61.3
1976 70 61.7
1977 70.2 62.2
1978 70.4 62.6
1979 70.7 62.4
1980 71 63.4
1981 71.2 63.8
1982 71.4 64.2
1983 71.5 64.6
1984 71.7 65.1
1985 71.9 65.6
1986 72 66.1
1987 72.1 66.5
1988 72.2 66.9
1989 72.2 67.3
1990 72.4 67.7
1991 72.5 68.2
1992 72.7 68.5
1993 72.7 68.9
1994 72.8 69.2
1995 72.8 69.4
1996 72.9 69.6
1997 73 69.8
1998 73.1 69.9
1999 73.2 70.2
2000 73.3 70.4
2001 73.4 70.6
2002 73.5 70.7
2003 73.6 70.9
2004 73.7 70.7
2005 73.9 71
2006 74 71.1
2007 74.1 71.1
2008 74.3 71.3
2009 74.5 71.6
2010 75.1 72
2011 75.6 72.5
2012 76 72.8
2013 76.2 73
2014 76.4 73.1
2015 76.5 73
2016 76.3 72.9
2017 76.4 73.4
2018 76.5 73.6
2019 76.5 73.1
2020 76.5 72.6
2021 75.7 71.8
2022 76.7 74.2
2023 76.8 73.7
2024 77 73.9
2025 77.2 74

Curacao and Dominican Republic population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Dominican Republic
Year Population
Curacao Dominican Republic
1960 124,826 3,268,336
1961 126,125 3,373,233
1962 128,414 3,479,936
1963 130,860 3,588,287
1964 133,148 3,698,559
1965 135,266 3,808,963
1966 136,682 3,921,847
1967 138,140 4,038,928
1968 140,298 4,157,189
1969 142,581 4,277,035
1970 144,739 4,399,290
1971 147,389 4,524,234
1972 147,710 4,651,883
1973 146,912 4,782,227
1974 148,351 4,914,197
1975 149,129 5,046,776
1976 149,399 5,180,404
1977 149,459 5,315,443
1978 148,341 5,451,882
1979 147,851 5,589,690
1980 148,041 5,729,037
1981 148,629 5,868,453
1982 150,101 6,007,114
1983 151,159 6,147,248
1984 151,940 6,289,040
1985 152,711 6,430,404
1986 152,662 6,571,208
1987 151,456 6,712,515
1988 149,254 6,855,734
1989 146,937 7,002,295
1990 145,400 7,151,166
1991 144,403 7,299,853
1992 143,912 7,447,474
1993 144,299 7,594,572
1994 144,630 7,741,694
1995 145,139 7,888,115
1996 146,306 8,032,894
1997 146,956 8,174,078
1998 144,472 8,310,362
1999 139,428 8,446,208
2000 133,860 8,584,190
2001 129,047 8,720,283
2002 129,205 8,852,235
2003 131,897 8,980,620
2004 134,192 9,104,892
2005 137,658 9,225,034
2006 141,239 9,341,183
2007 144,056 9,455,658
2008 145,880 9,573,130
2009 146,833 9,695,265
2010 148,703 9,820,175
2011 150,831 9,945,621
2012 152,088 10,070,411
2013 153,822 10,193,833
2014 155,909 10,315,528
2015 157,980 10,434,829
2016 159,664 10,551,430
2017 160,175 10,666,843
2018 159,336 10,782,053
2019 157,441 10,894,043
2020 154,947 11,008,300
2021 152,369 11,123,476
2022 149,996 11,230,734
2023 155,800 11,331,265
2024 155,900 11,427,557

Fertility rates in Curacao and Dominican Republic

Fertility rate
Curacao

Dominican Republic
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Dominican Republic
1960 5.13 7.56
1961 5.04 7.49
1962 4.93 7.4
1963 4.8 7.3
1964 4.64 7.19
1965 4.47 7.05
1966 4.26 6.95
1967 4.06 6.76
1968 3.83 6.55
1969 3.61 6.37
1970 3.4 6.18
1971 3.18 6.01
1972 2.99 5.84
1973 2.87 5.67
1974 2.77 5.44
1975 2.66 5.24
1976 2.55 5.05
1977 2.46 4.84
1978 2.38 4.64
1979 2.31 4.47
1980 2.27 4.3
1981 2.25 4.15
1982 2.24 4.01
1983 2.24 3.95
1984 2.24 3.82
1985 2.24 3.69
1986 2.24 3.6
1987 2.24 3.53
1988 2.25 3.5
1989 2.27 3.48
1990 2.3 3.41
1991 2.37 3.35
1992 2.43 3.29
1993 2.44 3.23
1994 2.43 3.16
1995 2.42 3.1
1996 2.4 3.04
1997 2.37 2.92
1998 2.32 2.84
1999 2.29 2.85
2000 2.34 2.87
2001 2.4 2.83
2002 2.3 2.76
2003 2.19 2.7
2004 2.1 2.64
2005 2.04 2.57
2006 2.1 2.51
2007 2 2.51
2008 2.2 2.55
2009 2.1 2.57
2010 2.2 2.56
2011 2.1 2.53
2012 2.2 2.5
2013 2.1 2.47
2014 2 2.45
2015 1.9 2.43
2016 1.7 2.41
2017 1.5 2.4
2018 1.7 2.4
2019 1.6 2.37
2020 1.4 2.33
2021 1.4 2.29
2022 1.3 2.27
2023 1.2 2.24

Curacao and Dominican Republic demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Dominican Republic
Year Median age, years
Curacao Dominican Republic
1960 19.8 15.7
1961 19.6 15.6
1962 19.5 15.5
1963 19.4 15.4
1964 19.4 15.3
1965 19.5 15.3
1966 19.5 15.3
1967 19.6 15.4
1968 19.7 15.5
1969 19.7 15.6
1970 19.8 15.8
1971 19.9 16
1972 20.1 16.2
1973 20.4 16.4
1974 20.8 16.5
1975 21.2 16.8
1976 21.6 17
1977 22 17.2
1978 22.4 17.4
1979 22.8 17.6
1980 23.3 17.8
1981 23.7 18
1982 24.1 18.3
1983 24.6 18.5
1984 25.1 18.7
1985 25.6 18.9
1986 26.1 19.1
1987 26.6 19.3
1988 27.1 19.5
1989 27.7 19.7
1990 28.2 19.9
1991 28.7 20.1
1992 29.2 20.3
1993 29.8 20.5
1994 30.3 20.7
1995 30.8 20.9
1996 31.3 21.1
1997 31.8 21.4
1998 32.4 21.6
1999 33 21.9
2000 33.6 22.1
2001 34.1 22.4
2002 34.6 22.6
2003 35.3 22.9
2004 35.8 23.1
2005 36.3 23.4
2006 36.8 23.7
2007 37.3 24
2008 37.9 24.2
2009 38.4 24.5
2010 39 24.7
2011 39.5 25
2012 39.9 25.3
2013 39.9 25.6
2014 39.9 25.9
2015 40 26.2
2016 40.1 26.5
2017 40.2 26.8
2018 38.4 27.1
2019 37.6 27.4
2020 38.5 27.7
2021 38.7 28
2022 39 28.3
2023 39.2 28.7
2024 39.5 29

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Dominican Republic
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$117B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
3.76%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
71,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
5.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
59.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
64.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.5%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.3%
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$13.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$11.2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
2,748,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
37.7%
2018
Banked people share n/a
64.8%
2024

Energy

Curacao Dominican Republic
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
950 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$25.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
31.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
2.77 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
89.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
14.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
2.51%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
94.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
1,717 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
18.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
6.06%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Curacao Dominican Republic
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.14%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-34,806
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
85%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
42.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
36
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
33
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
12.4
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
64.6
2019
Visa free countries n/a
85
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
94%
2024
English speaking
60%
2025
0.15%
2025
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
91%
2024

Health

Curacao Dominican Republic
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$462
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$127.5
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
74 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
5.33%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
2.24
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
124
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
31.4
2023
Obesity rate n/a
30.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
17.6%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
6.5 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Dominican Republic
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
1,628 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
10,301 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
8,372 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
12,244 mi
2002

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