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Curacao vs DR Congo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 109M in The DR Congo (ranked 15/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 875,313 sq mi for The DR Congo (ranked 182nd vs. 11th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao DR Congo
Population
155910
115740092
Population rank 179/197 15/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$70.7B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 87/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 189/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$1,710
2024
Government debt n/a
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
16.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$125
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 183/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$1,758
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
875,313 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
6.05
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
16.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Curacao and DR Congo: Comparison Charts

Curacao and DR Congo economies compared

GDP
Curacao

DR Congo
Year GDP
Curacao DR Congo
1960 - $3,359,404,118
1961 - $3,086,746,857
1962 - $3,779,841,429
1963 - $6,213,185,743
1964 - $2,881,545,273
1965 - $4,043,901,818
1966 - $4,532,660,182
1967 - $3,384,063,372
1968 - $3,909,780,539
1969 - $5,032,434,970
1970 - $4,877,684,910
1971 - $5,594,770,359
1972 - $6,173,712,814
1973 - $7,870,239,461
1974 - $9,596,960,180
1975 - $10,237,343,174
1976 - $9,648,583,225
1977 - $12,344,424,764
1978 - $15,372,608,002
1979 - $15,068,422,236
1980 - $14,394,927,495
1981 - $12,537,821,038
1982 - $13,651,667,371
1983 - $11,006,712,650
1984 - $7,857,729,193
1985 - $7,195,042,616
1986 - $8,095,367,168
1987 - $7,661,625,473
1988 - $8,861,299,977
1989 - $9,021,862,775
1990 - $9,349,764,580
1991 - $9,625,436,873
1992 - $8,227,343,907
1993 - $10,706,259,937
1994 - $5,820,382,248
1995 - $5,643,439,376
1996 - $5,771,456,952
1997 - $6,090,838,693
1998 - $6,217,805,821
1999 - $4,711,259,427
2000 $2,120,511,229 $19,088,046,306
2001 $2,143,450,726 $7,438,189,100
2002 $2,160,784,693 $8,728,038,525
2003 $2,202,117,374 $8,937,567,060
2004 $2,237,160,503 $10,297,483,481
2005 $2,344,637,263 $11,964,484,466
2006 $2,457,581,732 $14,451,901,696
2007 $2,593,831,508 $16,737,071,816
2008 $2,833,476,145 $19,788,515,590
2009 $2,869,153,184 $18,648,372,553
2010 $2,951,342,793 $21,565,721,045
2011 $2,930,092,235 $25,839,749,199
2012 $3,012,836,257 $29,306,235,285
2013 $3,033,568,603 $32,679,745,048
2014 $3,059,406,983 $35,909,040,926
2015 $3,058,779,218 $37,917,706,497
2016 $3,024,690,168 $37,134,801,555
2017 $3,033,433,240 $38,019,264,795
2018 $3,046,364,804 $47,568,210,010
2019 $3,026,124,116 $51,775,829,877
2020 $2,534,327,592 $48,716,961,860
2021 $2,739,594,360 $55,328,482,784
2022 $3,075,180,835 $65,801,547,756
2023 $3,281,419,347 $67,006,756,666
2024 - $70,749,355,652

Curacao and DR Congo economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

DR Congo
Year GDP per capita
Curacao DR Congo
1960 - $220.1
1961 - $197.1
1962 - $235.1
1963 - $376
1964 - $169.9
1965 - $232
1966 - $252.8
1967 - $183.3
1968 - $205.6
1969 - $257.1
1970 - $242.2
1971 - $270.3
1972 - $290.5
1973 - $361
1974 - $428
1975 - $445
1976 - $408
1977 - $509
1978 - $615
1979 - $582
1980 - $539
1981 - $456
1982 - $482
1983 - $376
1984 - $259.8
1985 - $230.1
1986 - $250.9
1987 - $230.1
1988 - $257.7
1989 - $254.2
1990 - $254.9
1991 - $253.8
1992 - $209.7
1993 - $263.3
1994 - $136.5
1995 - $127
1996 - $127.4
1997 - $132.3
1998 - $131.5
1999 - $96.3
2000 $15,841 $378
2001 $16,610 $142.7
2002 $16,724 $162.4
2003 $16,696 $161.5
2004 $16,671 $180.7
2005 $17,032 $203.6
2006 $17,400 $238.4
2007 $18,006 $267.9
2008 $19,423 $307
2009 $19,540 $280.8
2010 $19,847 $315
2011 $19,426 $365
2012 $19,810 $400
2013 $19,721 $431
2014 $19,623 $458
2015 $19,362 $468
2016 $18,944 $442
2017 $18,938 $437
2018 $19,119 $528
2019 $19,221 $557
2020 $16,356 $508
2021 $17,980 $558
2022 $20,502 $643
2023 $21,062 $633
2024 - $647

Curacao vs. DR Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

DR Congo
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao DR Congo
1950 60.3 38.2
1951 61 38.5
1952 61.6 38.9
1953 62.1 39.1
1954 62.7 39.4
1955 63.3 39.7
1956 63.8 39.9
1957 64.2 40.2
1958 64.7 40.5
1959 65.1 40.6
1960 65.4 40.8
1961 65.7 40.2
1962 66 40.4
1963 66.3 40.6
1964 66.6 40.1
1965 66.9 40.8
1966 67.1 42.2
1967 67.4 42.3
1968 67.7 42.7
1969 67.9 43
1970 68.2 43.3
1971 68.5 43.6
1972 68.8 43.9
1973 69.1 44.1
1974 69.4 44.3
1975 69.7 44.5
1976 70 44.7
1977 70.2 44.9
1978 70.4 44.6
1979 70.7 45.3
1980 71 45.5
1981 71.2 45.7
1982 71.4 45.9
1983 71.5 46.2
1984 71.7 46.5
1985 71.9 46.7
1986 72 47
1987 72.1 47.4
1988 72.2 47.8
1989 72.2 48.1
1990 72.4 48.5
1991 72.5 48.9
1992 72.7 49.3
1993 72.7 49.6
1994 72.8 49.9
1995 72.8 50.4
1996 72.9 49.4
1997 73 50.5
1998 73.1 49.7
1999 73.2 50.1
2000 73.3 51.9
2001 73.4 52.2
2002 73.5 52.4
2003 73.6 53
2004 73.7 53.5
2005 73.9 54
2006 74 54.5
2007 74.1 55
2008 74.3 55.4
2009 74.5 55.8
2010 75.1 56.4
2011 75.6 56.9
2012 76 57.4
2013 76.2 57.8
2014 76.4 58.2
2015 76.5 58.7
2016 76.3 59.1
2017 76.4 59.5
2018 76.5 59.9
2019 76.5 60.2
2020 76.5 60.4
2021 75.7 60
2022 76.7 61
2023 76.8 61.9
2024 77 62.1
2025 77.2 62.2

Curacao and DR Congo population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

DR Congo
Year Population
Curacao DR Congo
1960 124,826 15,264,846
1961 126,125 15,662,374
1962 128,414 16,075,724
1963 130,860 16,507,599
1964 133,148 16,955,327
1965 135,266 17,427,802
1966 136,682 17,931,929
1967 138,140 18,462,782
1968 140,298 19,012,189
1969 142,581 19,570,445
1970 144,739 20,137,436
1971 147,389 20,695,569
1972 147,710 21,251,160
1973 146,912 21,827,665
1974 148,351 22,418,878
1975 149,129 23,021,101
1976 149,399 23,624,031
1977 149,459 24,229,061
1978 148,341 24,992,689
1979 147,851 25,886,782
1980 148,041 26,711,099
1981 148,629 27,500,515
1982 150,101 28,338,190
1983 151,159 29,250,963
1984 151,940 30,245,081
1985 152,711 31,264,816
1986 152,662 32,265,196
1987 151,456 33,298,904
1988 149,254 34,382,752
1989 146,937 35,486,866
1990 145,400 36,684,063
1991 144,403 37,925,817
1992 143,912 39,228,910
1993 144,299 40,656,336
1994 144,630 42,626,876
1995 145,139 44,433,704
1996 146,306 45,296,124
1997 146,956 46,029,902
1998 144,472 47,297,600
1999 139,428 48,912,971
2000 133,860 50,507,442
2001 129,047 52,132,646
2002 129,205 53,750,524
2003 131,897 55,343,867
2004 134,192 56,997,741
2005 137,658 58,775,724
2006 141,239 60,615,908
2007 144,056 62,477,752
2008 145,880 64,390,664
2009 146,833 66,412,044
2010 148,703 68,563,038
2011 150,831 70,849,311
2012 152,088 73,254,618
2013 153,822 75,789,395
2014 155,909 78,403,242
2015 157,980 81,035,531
2016 159,664 83,956,415
2017 160,175 87,083,398
2018 159,336 90,047,644
2019 157,441 92,947,442
2020 154,947 95,989,998
2021 152,369 99,148,932
2022 149,996 102,396,968
2023 155,800 105,789,731
2024 155,900 109,276,265

Fertility rates in Curacao and DR Congo

Fertility rate
Curacao

DR Congo
Year Fertility rate
Curacao DR Congo
1960 5.13 6.11
1961 5.04 6.12
1962 4.93 6.14
1963 4.8 6.16
1964 4.64 6.19
1965 4.47 6.21
1966 4.26 6.24
1967 4.06 6.27
1968 3.83 6.29
1969 3.61 6.3
1970 3.4 6.33
1971 3.18 6.34
1972 2.99 6.37
1973 2.87 6.39
1974 2.77 6.4
1975 2.66 6.42
1976 2.55 6.44
1977 2.46 6.45
1978 2.38 6.46
1979 2.31 6.48
1980 2.27 6.5
1981 2.25 6.52
1982 2.24 6.54
1983 2.24 6.56
1984 2.24 6.59
1985 2.24 6.61
1986 2.24 6.63
1987 2.24 6.65
1988 2.25 6.66
1989 2.27 6.65
1990 2.3 6.65
1991 2.37 6.65
1992 2.43 6.64
1993 2.44 6.64
1994 2.43 6.64
1995 2.42 6.68
1996 2.4 6.67
1997 2.37 6.69
1998 2.32 6.7
1999 2.29 6.69
2000 2.34 6.7
2001 2.4 6.66
2002 2.3 6.61
2003 2.19 6.55
2004 2.1 6.53
2005 2.04 6.53
2006 2.1 6.55
2007 2 6.56
2008 2.2 6.58
2009 2.1 6.59
2010 2.2 6.59
2011 2.1 6.58
2012 2.2 6.56
2013 2.1 6.53
2014 2 6.48
2015 1.9 6.44
2016 1.7 6.39
2017 1.5 6.35
2018 1.7 6.3
2019 1.6 6.25
2020 1.4 6.21
2021 1.4 6.16
2022 1.3 6.11
2023 1.2 6.05

Curacao and DR Congo demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

DR Congo
Year Median age, years
Curacao DR Congo
1960 19.8 18.4
1961 19.6 18.4
1962 19.5 18.4
1963 19.4 18.5
1964 19.4 18.5
1965 19.5 18.5
1966 19.5 18.5
1967 19.6 18.5
1968 19.7 18.5
1969 19.7 18.5
1970 19.8 18.4
1971 19.9 18.3
1972 20.1 18.2
1973 20.4 18.1
1974 20.8 18
1975 21.2 17.9
1976 21.6 17.8
1977 22 17.8
1978 22.4 17.8
1979 22.8 17.9
1980 23.3 17.9
1981 23.7 17.9
1982 24.1 17.8
1983 24.6 17.9
1984 25.1 17.9
1985 25.6 17.9
1986 26.1 17.9
1987 26.6 17.9
1988 27.1 17.8
1989 27.7 17.8
1990 28.2 17.8
1991 28.7 17.8
1992 29.2 17.8
1993 29.8 17.8
1994 30.3 18
1995 30.8 18.1
1996 31.3 17.7
1997 31.8 17.4
1998 32.4 17.2
1999 33 17.2
2000 33.6 17.2
2001 34.1 17.1
2002 34.6 17.1
2003 35.3 17.1
2004 35.8 17
2005 36.3 17
2006 36.8 17
2007 37.3 17
2008 37.9 16.9
2009 38.4 16.9
2010 39 16.9
2011 39.5 16.9
2012 39.9 16.9
2013 39.9 16.9
2014 39.9 16.9
2015 40 16.9
2016 40.1 16.9
2017 40.2 17
2018 38.4 17
2019 37.6 16.9
2020 38.5 16.9
2021 38.7 16.9
2022 39 16.9
2023 39.2 16.9
2024 39.5 16.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao DR Congo
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$70.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
17.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
2.84%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.16%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
134,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-2.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
1.47%
2020
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
33%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
46.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
47.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
35.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
2020
Total reserves including gold n/a
$5.1B
2023
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
351,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
0.38%
2018
Banked people share n/a
39.2%
2024

Energy

Curacao DR Congo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
391 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$3.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
3.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
3.97%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
96.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
2.84%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
1.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
130.7 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
90.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
22.1%
2023

Society

Curacao DR Congo
% of world population
0.002%
2024
1.34%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-26,968
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
48.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
8.32
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
20
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
39
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
13.6
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
34.9
2019
Visa free countries n/a
53
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
80.5%
2022
English speaking
60%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
30.5%
2023

Health

Curacao DR Congo
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$24.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$9.04
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
38.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.19
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
427
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
73.2
2023
Obesity rate n/a
6.89%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.92 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao DR Congo
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
1.52%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
8,010 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
135,505 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
474,331 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
94,680 mi
2015

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