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Curacao vs El Salvador statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 6.34M in El Salvador (ranked 111/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 8,000 sq mi for El Salvador (ranked 182nd vs. 150th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao El Salvador
Population
155910
6386184
Population rank 179/197 112/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$35.4B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 105/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$5,580
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 116/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$13,264
2024
Government debt n/a
$31B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
87.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$4,887
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 80/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$4,836
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
8,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
792 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Curacao and El Salvador: Comparison Charts

Curacao and El Salvador economies compared

GDP
Curacao

El Salvador
Year GDP
Curacao El Salvador
1965 - $877,720,000
1966 - $929,520,000
1967 - $976,200,000
1968 - $1,009,760,100
1969 - $1,049,400,000
1970 - $1,132,920,000
1971 - $1,186,120,000
1972 - $1,263,720,000
1973 - $1,442,320,000
1974 - $1,665,880,000
1975 - $1,884,120,100
1976 - $2,328,280,100
1977 - $2,941,640,100
1978 - $3,127,960,000
1979 - $3,463,639,900
1980 - $3,573,959,900
1981 - $3,437,200,200
1982 - $3,399,189,100
1983 - $3,506,347,800
1984 - $3,661,683,400
1985 - $3,800,368,600
1986 - $3,771,663,200
1987 - $3,958,045,800
1988 - $4,189,880,000
1989 - $4,372,215,300
1990 - $4,817,542,204
1991 - $5,252,342,400
1992 - $5,813,399,300
1993 - $6,680,269,200
1994 - $7,679,384,000
1995 - $8,921,947,100
1996 - $9,586,327,800
1997 - $10,221,705,900
1998 - $10,936,669,900
1999 - $11,284,197,000
2000 $2,120,511,229 $11,784,927,700
2001 $2,143,450,726 $12,282,533,600
2002 $2,160,784,693 $12,664,190,300
2003 $2,202,117,374 $13,243,892,200
2004 $2,237,160,503 $13,724,810,900
2005 $2,344,637,263 $14,698,000,000
2006 $2,457,581,732 $15,999,890,000
2007 $2,593,831,508 $17,011,750,000
2008 $2,833,476,145 $17,986,890,000
2009 $2,869,153,184 $17,601,620,000
2010 $2,951,342,793 $18,447,920,000
2011 $2,930,092,235 $20,283,780,000
2012 $3,012,836,257 $21,386,150,000
2013 $3,033,568,603 $21,990,960,000
2014 $3,059,406,983 $22,593,470,000
2015 $3,058,779,218 $23,438,240,000
2016 $3,024,690,168 $24,191,430,000
2017 $3,033,433,240 $24,979,190,000
2018 $3,046,364,804 $26,020,850,000
2019 $3,026,124,116 $26,881,140,000
2020 $2,534,327,592 $24,921,190,000
2021 $2,739,594,360 $29,043,140,000
2022 $3,075,180,835 $31,870,120,000
2023 $3,281,419,347 $33,853,940,000
2024 - $35,364,960,000

Curacao and El Salvador economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

El Salvador
Year GDP per capita
Curacao El Salvador
1965 - $274.3
1966 - $282.4
1967 - $288.4
1968 - $290.1
1969 - $293.4
1970 - $309
1971 - $316
1972 - $329
1973 - $366
1974 - $413
1975 - $457
1976 - $553
1977 - $684
1978 - $712
1979 - $773
1980 - $787
1981 - $752
1982 - $735
1983 - $745
1984 - $763
1985 - $776
1986 - $755
1987 - $777
1988 - $806
1989 - $825
1990 - $892
1991 - $956
1992 - $1,041
1993 - $1,180
1994 - $1,344
1995 - $1,548
1996 - $1,651
1997 - $1,749
1998 - $1,860
1999 - $1,908
2000 $15,841 $1,983
2001 $16,610 $2,058
2002 $16,724 $2,115
2003 $16,696 $2,208
2004 $16,671 $2,286
2005 $17,032 $2,447
2006 $17,400 $2,666
2007 $18,006 $2,831
2008 $19,423 $2,983
2009 $19,540 $2,910
2010 $19,847 $3,040
2011 $19,426 $3,331
2012 $19,810 $3,498
2013 $19,721 $3,582
2014 $19,623 $3,666
2015 $19,362 $3,790
2016 $18,944 $3,901
2017 $18,938 $4,020
2018 $19,119 $4,184
2019 $19,221 $4,320
2020 $16,356 $3,997
2021 $17,980 $4,643
2022 $20,502 $5,075
2023 $21,062 $5,365
2024 - $5,580

Curacao vs. El Salvador life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

El Salvador
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao El Salvador
1950 60.3 44.2
1951 61 43.8
1952 61.6 44.8
1953 62.1 45
1954 62.7 45.5
1955 63.3 46
1956 63.8 46.6
1957 64.2 47.1
1958 64.7 47.7
1959 65.1 48
1960 65.4 48.3
1961 65.7 48.6
1962 66 49
1963 66.3 49.4
1964 66.6 49.7
1965 66.9 50.2
1966 67.1 50.7
1967 67.4 50.8
1968 67.7 50.8
1969 67.9 51.3
1970 68.2 51.4
1971 68.5 51.7
1972 68.8 52
1973 69.1 52.8
1974 69.4 52.9
1975 69.7 53.4
1976 70 54.4
1977 70.2 54
1978 70.4 54.7
1979 70.7 53.8
1980 71 48.6
1981 71.2 50.9
1982 71.4 53.3
1983 71.5 54.4
1984 71.7 56.6
1985 71.9 58
1986 72 59.3
1987 72.1 59.4
1988 72.2 60
1989 72.2 61.3
1990 72.4 62
1991 72.5 62.5
1992 72.7 62.9
1993 72.7 64
1994 72.8 64.5
1995 72.8 64.9
1996 72.9 65.5
1997 73 66.2
1998 73.1 66.7
1999 73.2 67.3
2000 73.3 67.7
2001 73.4 68
2002 73.5 68.5
2003 73.6 68.8
2004 73.7 69.3
2005 73.9 69.3
2006 74 69.6
2007 74.1 69.8
2008 74.3 70.1
2009 74.5 70.4
2010 75.1 70.9
2011 75.6 71.2
2012 76 71.4
2013 76.2 71.2
2014 76.4 71.1
2015 76.5 71
2016 76.3 70.9
2017 76.4 71
2018 76.5 71.4
2019 76.5 71.7
2020 76.5 70.2
2021 75.7 69.9
2022 76.7 72
2023 76.8 72.1
2024 77 72.3
2025 77.2 72.5

Curacao and El Salvador population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

El Salvador
Year Population
Curacao El Salvador
1960 124,826 2,791,459
1961 126,125 2,870,016
1962 128,414 2,949,204
1963 130,860 3,028,679
1964 133,148 3,111,883
1965 135,266 3,199,466
1966 136,682 3,290,961
1967 138,140 3,385,184
1968 140,298 3,480,773
1969 142,581 3,576,485
1970 144,739 3,668,796
1971 147,389 3,757,523
1972 147,710 3,846,830
1973 146,912 3,938,068
1974 148,351 4,029,671
1975 149,129 4,120,449
1976 149,399 4,210,310
1977 149,459 4,301,256
1978 148,341 4,394,114
1979 147,851 4,480,388
1980 148,041 4,540,382
1981 148,629 4,570,599
1982 150,101 4,622,477
1983 151,159 4,707,367
1984 151,940 4,798,003
1985 152,711 4,894,706
1986 152,662 4,992,769
1987 151,456 5,092,441
1988 149,254 5,195,833
1989 146,937 5,298,979
1990 145,400 5,399,726
1991 144,403 5,495,077
1992 143,912 5,585,609
1993 144,299 5,659,957
1994 144,630 5,714,129
1995 145,139 5,762,131
1996 146,306 5,805,286
1997 146,956 5,844,578
1998 144,472 5,880,781
1999 139,428 5,913,900
2000 133,860 5,943,366
2001 129,047 5,968,060
2002 129,205 5,986,631
2003 131,897 5,998,599
2004 134,192 6,004,671
2005 137,658 6,005,578
2006 141,239 6,002,319
2007 144,056 6,009,824
2008 145,880 6,029,297
2009 146,833 6,048,279
2010 148,703 6,068,249
2011 150,831 6,090,127
2012 152,088 6,113,975
2013 153,822 6,138,839
2014 155,909 6,162,955
2015 157,980 6,183,676
2016 159,664 6,200,800
2017 160,175 6,213,533
2018 159,336 6,219,807
2019 157,441 6,222,318
2020 154,947 6,234,673
2021 152,369 6,255,782
2022 149,996 6,280,319
2023 155,800 6,309,624
2024 155,900 6,338,193

Fertility rates in Curacao and El Salvador

Fertility rate
Curacao

El Salvador
Year Fertility rate
Curacao El Salvador
1960 5.13 6.62
1961 5.04 6.64
1962 4.93 6.68
1963 4.8 6.69
1964 4.64 6.68
1965 4.47 6.64
1966 4.26 6.57
1967 4.06 6.49
1968 3.83 6.39
1969 3.61 6.28
1970 3.4 6.18
1971 3.18 6.13
1972 2.99 6.03
1973 2.87 5.93
1974 2.77 5.82
1975 2.66 5.71
1976 2.55 5.59
1977 2.46 5.47
1978 2.38 5.36
1979 2.31 5.23
1980 2.27 5.11
1981 2.25 4.99
1982 2.24 4.83
1983 2.24 4.65
1984 2.24 4.48
1985 2.24 4.32
1986 2.24 4.19
1987 2.24 4.18
1988 2.25 4.1
1989 2.27 4.03
1990 2.3 3.96
1991 2.37 3.89
1992 2.43 3.8
1993 2.44 3.69
1994 2.43 3.61
1995 2.42 3.57
1996 2.4 3.48
1997 2.37 3.38
1998 2.32 3.34
1999 2.29 3.22
2000 2.34 3.08
2001 2.4 2.93
2002 2.3 2.78
2003 2.19 2.64
2004 2.1 2.52
2005 2.04 2.44
2006 2.1 2.4
2007 2 2.35
2008 2.2 2.29
2009 2.1 2.26
2010 2.2 2.24
2011 2.1 2.22
2012 2.2 2.19
2013 2.1 2.15
2014 2 2.13
2015 1.9 2.07
2016 1.7 1.97
2017 1.5 1.9
2018 1.7 1.85
2019 1.6 1.84
2020 1.4 1.82
2021 1.4 1.8
2022 1.3 1.79
2023 1.2 1.78

Curacao and El Salvador demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

El Salvador
Year Median age, years
Curacao El Salvador
1960 19.8 17.2
1961 19.6 17.1
1962 19.5 17
1963 19.4 17
1964 19.4 16.9
1965 19.5 16.9
1966 19.5 16.8
1967 19.6 16.7
1968 19.7 16.6
1969 19.7 16.6
1970 19.8 16.6
1971 19.9 16.6
1972 20.1 16.6
1973 20.4 16.7
1974 20.8 16.8
1975 21.2 16.9
1976 21.6 17
1977 22 17.1
1978 22.4 17.2
1979 22.8 17.4
1980 23.3 17.5
1981 23.7 17.6
1982 24.1 17.7
1983 24.6 17.8
1984 25.1 18
1985 25.6 18.2
1986 26.1 18.4
1987 26.6 18.5
1988 27.1 18.6
1989 27.7 18.7
1990 28.2 18.8
1991 28.7 18.8
1992 29.2 18.8
1993 29.8 19
1994 30.3 19.3
1995 30.8 19.6
1996 31.3 19.9
1997 31.8 20.3
1998 32.4 20.6
1999 33 21
2000 33.6 21.3
2001 34.1 21.6
2002 34.6 21.9
2003 35.3 22.2
2004 35.8 22.5
2005 36.3 22.7
2006 36.8 23
2007 37.3 23.2
2008 37.9 23.3
2009 38.4 23.5
2010 39 23.7
2011 39.5 23.9
2012 39.9 24.1
2013 39.9 24.3
2014 39.9 24.6
2015 40 24.9
2016 40.1 25.2
2017 40.2 25.6
2018 38.4 26
2019 37.6 26.4
2020 38.5 26.8
2021 38.7 27.2
2022 39 27.6
2023 39.2 28
2024 39.5 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao El Salvador
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$32.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
3.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.28%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
42,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
2.99%
2023
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
61%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
22.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
56.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.9%
2023
Total reserves including gold n/a
$3.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$8.49B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
707,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
12.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
43.4%
2024

Energy

Curacao El Salvador
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
769 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
8.38 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
1.33 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
55.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
21.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
34.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
59.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
1,110 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
95.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
30.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.3%
2023

Society

Curacao El Salvador
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-23,102
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
76%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
41
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
30
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
33
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
7.83
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
20.9
2019
Visa free countries n/a
132
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
89.8%
2024
English speaking
60%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
67.7%
2023

Health

Curacao El Salvador
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$501
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$158.4
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
1.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
1.55
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
39
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
10.4
2023
Obesity rate n/a
31.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
12.7%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
3.15 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao El Salvador
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
1,262 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
4,617 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
2,202 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
5,600 mi
2017

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