Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 182nd vs. 96th).
By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).
Main facts and rankings
Curacao
|
Eritrea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
155910
|
3667774
|
| Population rank | 179/197 | 131/197 |
| GDP |
$3.28B
2023 |
$2.07B
2011 |
| GDP rank | 168/197 | 179/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$21,062
2023 |
$689
2011 |
| GDP per capita rank | 56/197 | 188/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$30,716
2023 |
$1,742
2011 |
| Government debt | n/a |
$3.54B
2011 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio | n/a |
260.4%
2019 |
| Government debt per person | n/a |
$1,182
2011 |
| Government debt per person rank | n/a | 137/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$14,281
2025 |
$1,342
2025 |
| Land area |
171.4 sq mi
2025 |
46,787 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
909 ppl/mi²
2024 |
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
1.2
2023 |
3.71
2023 |
| Median age |
39.5 years
2024 |
19.9 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
77.2 years
2025 |
69.2 years
2025 |
Curacao and Eritrea: Comparison Charts
Curacao and Eritrea economies compared
GDP
Curacao
Eritrea
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1992 | - | $477,101,652 |
| 1993 | - | $467,872,715 |
| 1994 | - | $531,688,312 |
| 1995 | - | $578,015,625 |
| 1996 | - | $693,535,954 |
| 1997 | - | $686,490,090 |
| 1998 | - | $745,523,117 |
| 1999 | - | $688,918,537 |
| 2000 | $2,120,511,229 | $706,370,816 |
| 2001 | $2,143,450,726 | $752,371,689 |
| 2002 | $2,160,784,693 | $729,321,680 |
| 2003 | $2,202,117,374 | $870,248,268 |
| 2004 | $2,237,160,503 | $1,109,054,005 |
| 2005 | $2,344,637,263 | $1,098,424,686 |
| 2006 | $2,457,581,732 | $1,211,161,880 |
| 2007 | $2,593,831,508 | $1,317,974,491 |
| 2008 | $2,833,476,145 | $1,380,188,800 |
| 2009 | $2,869,153,184 | $1,856,695,551 |
| 2010 | $2,951,342,793 | $1,589,515,447 |
| 2011 | $2,930,092,235 | $2,065,001,626 |
| 2012 | $3,012,836,257 | - |
| 2013 | $3,033,568,603 | - |
| 2014 | $3,059,406,983 | - |
| 2015 | $3,058,779,218 | - |
| 2016 | $3,024,690,168 | - |
| 2017 | $3,033,433,240 | - |
| 2018 | $3,046,364,804 | - |
| 2019 | $3,026,124,116 | - |
| 2020 | $2,534,327,592 | - |
| 2021 | $2,739,594,360 | - |
| 2022 | $3,075,180,835 | - |
| 2023 | $3,281,419,347 | - |
Curacao and Eritrea economies compared
GDP per capita
Curacao
Eritrea
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1992 | - | $265.2 |
| 1993 | - | $252.1 |
| 1994 | - | $277.8 |
| 1995 | - | $285.4 |
| 1996 | - | $326 |
| 1997 | - | $319 |
| 1998 | - | $342 |
| 1999 | - | $311 |
| 2000 | $15,841 | $314 |
| 2001 | $16,610 | $325 |
| 2002 | $16,724 | $305 |
| 2003 | $16,696 | $349 |
| 2004 | $16,671 | $427 |
| 2005 | $17,032 | $413 |
| 2006 | $17,400 | $448 |
| 2007 | $18,006 | $480 |
| 2008 | $19,423 | $490 |
| 2009 | $19,540 | $643 |
| 2010 | $19,847 | $540 |
| 2011 | $19,426 | $689 |
| 2012 | $19,810 | - |
| 2013 | $19,721 | - |
| 2014 | $19,623 | - |
| 2015 | $19,362 | - |
| 2016 | $18,944 | - |
| 2017 | $18,938 | - |
| 2018 | $19,119 | - |
| 2019 | $19,221 | - |
| 2020 | $16,356 | - |
| 2021 | $17,980 | - |
| 2022 | $20,502 | - |
| 2023 | $21,062 | - |
Curacao vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator
Life expectancy
Curacao
Eritrea
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1950 | 60.3 | 33.3 |
| 1951 | 61 | 33.6 |
| 1952 | 61.6 | 34 |
| 1953 | 62.1 | 34.4 |
| 1954 | 62.7 | 34.8 |
| 1955 | 63.3 | 35.2 |
| 1956 | 63.8 | 35.6 |
| 1957 | 64.2 | 30.4 |
| 1958 | 64.7 | 30.9 |
| 1959 | 65.1 | 37 |
| 1960 | 65.4 | 37.4 |
| 1961 | 65.7 | 37.9 |
| 1962 | 66 | 38.3 |
| 1963 | 66.3 | 38.8 |
| 1964 | 66.6 | 39.2 |
| 1965 | 66.9 | 39.6 |
| 1966 | 67.1 | 37.6 |
| 1967 | 67.4 | 40.2 |
| 1968 | 67.7 | 40.5 |
| 1969 | 67.9 | 40.8 |
| 1970 | 68.2 | 41.2 |
| 1971 | 68.5 | 41.5 |
| 1972 | 68.8 | 40.7 |
| 1973 | 69.1 | 41.1 |
| 1974 | 69.4 | 39 |
| 1975 | 69.7 | 39 |
| 1976 | 70 | 42.6 |
| 1977 | 70.2 | 43 |
| 1978 | 70.4 | 43.4 |
| 1979 | 70.7 | 43.8 |
| 1980 | 71 | 44.6 |
| 1981 | 71.2 | 45 |
| 1982 | 71.4 | 44.9 |
| 1983 | 71.5 | 37.2 |
| 1984 | 71.7 | 37.7 |
| 1985 | 71.9 | 38.6 |
| 1986 | 72 | 39.5 |
| 1987 | 72.1 | 47.4 |
| 1988 | 72.2 | 48.1 |
| 1989 | 72.2 | 47.8 |
| 1990 | 72.4 | 49.7 |
| 1991 | 72.5 | 50.5 |
| 1992 | 72.7 | 52.4 |
| 1993 | 72.7 | 53.2 |
| 1994 | 72.8 | 54 |
| 1995 | 72.8 | 54.8 |
| 1996 | 72.9 | 55.5 |
| 1997 | 73 | 56.2 |
| 1998 | 73.1 | 50 |
| 1999 | 73.2 | 44.5 |
| 2000 | 73.3 | 56.3 |
| 2001 | 73.4 | 58.4 |
| 2002 | 73.5 | 58.9 |
| 2003 | 73.6 | 59.5 |
| 2004 | 73.7 | 60.1 |
| 2005 | 73.9 | 60.6 |
| 2006 | 74 | 61.5 |
| 2007 | 74.1 | 62 |
| 2008 | 74.3 | 62.4 |
| 2009 | 74.5 | 63.2 |
| 2010 | 75.1 | 63.7 |
| 2011 | 75.6 | 64.2 |
| 2012 | 76 | 64.7 |
| 2013 | 76.2 | 65 |
| 2014 | 76.4 | 65.5 |
| 2015 | 76.5 | 65.9 |
| 2016 | 76.3 | 66.2 |
| 2017 | 76.4 | 66.6 |
| 2018 | 76.5 | 67 |
| 2019 | 76.5 | 67.3 |
| 2020 | 76.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 75.7 | 66.9 |
| 2022 | 76.7 | 67.8 |
| 2023 | 76.8 | 68.6 |
| 2024 | 77 | 68.9 |
| 2025 | 77.2 | 69.2 |
Curacao and Eritrea population clocks and comparison
Population
Curacao
Eritrea
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1960 | 124,826 | 972,547 |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 995,573 |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 1,019,788 |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 1,045,092 |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 1,071,287 |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 1,098,335 |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 1,124,957 |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 1,152,339 |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 1,181,737 |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 1,212,005 |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 1,243,453 |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 1,276,154 |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 1,309,235 |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 1,342,669 |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 1,375,688 |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 1,408,210 |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 1,443,807 |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 1,482,565 |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 1,522,378 |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 1,563,332 |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 1,605,797 |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 1,649,939 |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 1,695,461 |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 1,736,160 |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 1,771,730 |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 1,807,816 |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 1,845,164 |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 1,888,669 |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 1,938,255 |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 1,987,017 |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 2,032,737 |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 1,919,571 |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 1,798,748 |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 1,856,006 |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 1,913,915 |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 2,025,267 |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 2,128,464 |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 2,152,135 |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 2,180,419 |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 2,212,780 |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 2,247,031 |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 2,312,079 |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 2,392,978 |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 2,493,903 |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 2,598,284 |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 2,661,215 |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 2,703,502 |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 2,743,222 |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 2,816,327 |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 2,887,885 |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 2,945,186 |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 2,998,485 |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 3,036,988 |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 3,074,360 |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 3,095,173 |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 3,105,546 |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 3,124,698 |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 3,150,347 |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 3,192,760 |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 3,240,194 |
| 2020 | 154,947 | 3,291,271 |
| 2021 | 152,369 | 3,350,183 |
| 2022 | 149,996 | 3,409,447 |
| 2023 | 155,800 | 3,470,390 |
| 2024 | 155,900 | 3,535,603 |
Fertility rates in Curacao and Eritrea
Fertility rate
Curacao
Eritrea
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1960 | 5.13 | 6.48 |
| 1961 | 5.04 | 6.47 |
| 1962 | 4.93 | 6.5 |
| 1963 | 4.8 | 6.48 |
| 1964 | 4.64 | 6.49 |
| 1965 | 4.47 | 6.49 |
| 1966 | 4.26 | 6.5 |
| 1967 | 4.06 | 6.5 |
| 1968 | 3.83 | 6.5 |
| 1969 | 3.61 | 6.5 |
| 1970 | 3.4 | 6.54 |
| 1971 | 3.18 | 6.54 |
| 1972 | 2.99 | 6.54 |
| 1973 | 2.87 | 6.55 |
| 1974 | 2.77 | 6.57 |
| 1975 | 2.66 | 6.59 |
| 1976 | 2.55 | 6.6 |
| 1977 | 2.46 | 6.61 |
| 1978 | 2.38 | 6.61 |
| 1979 | 2.31 | 6.62 |
| 1980 | 2.27 | 6.61 |
| 1981 | 2.25 | 6.62 |
| 1982 | 2.24 | 6.63 |
| 1983 | 2.24 | 6.65 |
| 1984 | 2.24 | 6.62 |
| 1985 | 2.24 | 6.59 |
| 1986 | 2.24 | 6.56 |
| 1987 | 2.24 | 6.52 |
| 1988 | 2.25 | 6.47 |
| 1989 | 2.27 | 6.41 |
| 1990 | 2.3 | 6.34 |
| 1991 | 2.37 | 6.24 |
| 1992 | 2.43 | 6.16 |
| 1993 | 2.44 | 6.07 |
| 1994 | 2.43 | 6.01 |
| 1995 | 2.42 | 5.94 |
| 1996 | 2.4 | 5.84 |
| 1997 | 2.37 | 5.74 |
| 1998 | 2.32 | 5.63 |
| 1999 | 2.29 | 5.52 |
| 2000 | 2.34 | 5.4 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 5.31 |
| 2002 | 2.3 | 5.23 |
| 2003 | 2.19 | 5.14 |
| 2004 | 2.1 | 5.04 |
| 2005 | 2.04 | 4.93 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 4.88 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4.81 |
| 2008 | 2.2 | 4.74 |
| 2009 | 2.1 | 4.66 |
| 2010 | 2.2 | 4.57 |
| 2011 | 2.1 | 4.49 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | 4.41 |
| 2013 | 2.1 | 4.34 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4.27 |
| 2015 | 1.9 | 4.22 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 4.16 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 4.11 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 4.06 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 3.93 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 3.87 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 3.79 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 3.71 |
Curacao and Eritrea demographics compared
Median age
Curacao
Eritrea
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1960 | 19.8 | 18.8 |
| 1961 | 19.6 | 18.9 |
| 1962 | 19.5 | 18.9 |
| 1963 | 19.4 | 19 |
| 1964 | 19.4 | 19 |
| 1965 | 19.5 | 19 |
| 1966 | 19.5 | 19 |
| 1967 | 19.6 | 18.9 |
| 1968 | 19.7 | 18.9 |
| 1969 | 19.7 | 18.8 |
| 1970 | 19.8 | 18.6 |
| 1971 | 19.9 | 18.5 |
| 1972 | 20.1 | 18.3 |
| 1973 | 20.4 | 18.2 |
| 1974 | 20.8 | 18.2 |
| 1975 | 21.2 | 18.1 |
| 1976 | 21.6 | 18 |
| 1977 | 22 | 17.9 |
| 1978 | 22.4 | 17.8 |
| 1979 | 22.8 | 17.8 |
| 1980 | 23.3 | 17.8 |
| 1981 | 23.7 | 17.7 |
| 1982 | 24.1 | 17.7 |
| 1983 | 24.6 | 17.7 |
| 1984 | 25.1 | 17.8 |
| 1985 | 25.6 | 17.8 |
| 1986 | 26.1 | 17.9 |
| 1987 | 26.6 | 17.9 |
| 1988 | 27.1 | 17.8 |
| 1989 | 27.7 | 17.7 |
| 1990 | 28.2 | 17.6 |
| 1991 | 28.7 | 17.6 |
| 1992 | 29.2 | 17.5 |
| 1993 | 29.8 | 17.6 |
| 1994 | 30.3 | 17.6 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | 18.1 |
| 1996 | 31.3 | 18.4 |
| 1997 | 31.8 | 18 |
| 1998 | 32.4 | 17.8 |
| 1999 | 33 | 17.5 |
| 2000 | 33.6 | 17.4 |
| 2001 | 34.1 | 17.5 |
| 2002 | 34.6 | 17.7 |
| 2003 | 35.3 | 18 |
| 2004 | 35.8 | 18.3 |
| 2005 | 36.3 | 18.3 |
| 2006 | 36.8 | 18.2 |
| 2007 | 37.3 | 18.1 |
| 2008 | 37.9 | 18.2 |
| 2009 | 38.4 | 18.4 |
| 2010 | 39 | 18.4 |
| 2011 | 39.5 | 18.5 |
| 2012 | 39.9 | 18.5 |
| 2013 | 39.9 | 18.5 |
| 2014 | 39.9 | 18.5 |
| 2015 | 40 | 18.4 |
| 2016 | 40.1 | 18.4 |
| 2017 | 40.2 | 18.5 |
| 2018 | 38.4 | 18.7 |
| 2019 | 37.6 | 18.9 |
| 2020 | 38.5 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | 38.7 | 19.3 |
| 2022 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 2023 | 39.2 | 19.7 |
| 2024 | 39.5 | 19.9 |
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Finance
|
Curacao
|
Eritrea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$3.27B
2023 |
$1.94B
2011 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
31%
2025 |
31.3%
2019 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.44%
2024 |
2.13%
2006 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP | n/a |
20.9%
2003 |
| Armed forces personnel | n/a |
202,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | n/a |
+2.72%
2019 |
| Unemployment rate |
19.1%
2020 |
5.8%
2017 |
| Services, % of GDP |
73.3%
2023 |
n/a |
| Industry, % of GDP |
11.7%
2023 |
21.8%
2009 |
| Economic freedom index |
78
2025 |
38.6
2025 |
| Total reserves including gold | n/a |
$192M
2019 |
| Personal remittances received |
$116M
2024 |
$0
2023 |
| International tourist arrivals |
1,293,000
2019 |
142,000
2016 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
27.8%
2020 |
36.8%
2000 |
Energy
|
Curacao
|
Eritrea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
5,775 kg
2022 |
289.5 kg
2022 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$5.12
2022 |
$6.73
2011 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | n/a |
0.67 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita | n/a |
0.19 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2022 |
22.4%
2022 |
| Renewable energy use share |
2.8%
2021 |
80.7%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
2.15%
2022 |
0.1%
2022 |
| Net energy imports use share |
236.1%
2018 |
34.8%
2004 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
5,140 kWh
2022 |
102.4 kWh
2022 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
18.3%
2021 |
5.79%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
54.4%
2023 |
Society
|
Curacao
|
Eritrea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.002%
2024 |
0.04%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+513
2024 |
-12,696
2024 |
| Urban population |
89%
2024 |
43.9%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height | n/a |
5.6 ft
2025 |
| Average female height | n/a |
5.17 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
63.6
2025 |
8.3
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
72
2025 |
13
2024 |
| Higher education index |
8
2025 |
5
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
17.1
2007 |
14.6
2012 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
17
2025 |
37.9
2019 |
| Visa free countries | n/a |
51
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate | n/a |
76.6%
2018 |
| English speaking |
60%
2025 |
0%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
68.1%
2017 |
20%
2023 |
Health
|
Curacao
|
Eritrea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$27.1
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$14.7
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
77.2 years
2025 |
69.2 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure | n/a |
22.5%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | n/a |
0.07
2022 |
| Age at first childbirth | n/a |
21.3 years
2025 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | n/a |
291
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | n/a |
35.4
2023 |
| Obesity rate | n/a |
4.94%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
13.4%
2024 |
4.4%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
81
2025 |
30
2025 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | n/a |
1.07 liters
2020 |
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