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Curacao vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 182nd vs. 161st).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Gambia
Population
155910
2871879
Population rank 179/197 138/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$3,445
2024
Government debt n/a
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$753
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Curacao and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Gambia
Year GDP
Curacao Gambia
1966 - $44,212,081
1967 - $46,695,007
1968 - $41,160,066
1969 - $45,168,072
1970 - $52,296,084
1971 - $55,728,663
1972 - $59,160,569
1973 - $75,187,749
1974 - $95,796,022
1975 - $115,179,719
1976 - $112,190,829
1977 - $138,093,099
1978 - $171,833,086
1979 - $207,112,628
1980 - $241,083,090
1981 - $218,767,743
1982 - $216,050,552
1983 - $213,448,585
1984 - $177,340,880
1985 - $225,726,359
1986 - $185,646,987
1987 - $220,626,484
1988 - $266,672,212
1989 - $284,120,329
1990 - $317,083,695
1991 - $690,311,081
1992 - $714,254,256
1993 - $755,040,974
1994 - $746,493,952
1995 - $785,999,865
1996 - $848,239,446
1997 - $803,633,342
1998 - $840,285,265
1999 - $814,724,032
2000 $2,120,511,229 $782,913,872
2001 $2,143,450,726 $687,410,645
2002 $2,160,784,693 $578,235,309
2003 $2,202,117,374 $487,038,685
2004 $2,237,160,503 $961,900,651
2005 $2,344,637,263 $1,027,701,068
2006 $2,457,581,732 $1,054,112,488
2007 $2,593,831,508 $1,279,703,047
2008 $2,833,476,145 $1,561,766,956
2009 $2,869,153,184 $1,450,142,509
2010 $2,951,342,793 $1,543,294,927
2011 $2,930,092,235 $1,409,693,597
2012 $3,012,836,257 $1,415,004,738
2013 $3,033,568,603 $1,375,609,453
2014 $3,059,406,983 $1,229,461,721
2015 $3,058,779,218 $1,378,176,609
2016 $3,024,690,168 $1,484,578,886
2017 $3,033,433,240 $1,504,909,463
2018 $3,046,364,804 $1,670,671,328
2019 $3,026,124,116 $1,813,609,692
2020 $2,534,327,592 $1,812,170,891
2021 $2,739,594,360 $2,014,158,842
2022 $3,075,180,835 $2,204,734,527
2023 $3,281,419,347 $2,396,111,021
2024 - $2,507,519,958

Curacao and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Gambia
1966 - $94.4
1967 - $97
1968 - $83.1
1969 - $88.7
1970 - $99.8
1971 - $103.3
1972 - $106.5
1973 - $131.4
1974 - $162.6
1975 - $189.8
1976 - $179.3
1977 - $213.8
1978 - $257.6
1979 - $300
1980 - $338
1981 - $296
1982 - $282.1
1983 - $268.6
1984 - $214.8
1985 - $262.8
1986 - $207.7
1987 - $237
1988 - $274.9
1989 - $280.9
1990 - $301
1991 - $628
1992 - $623
1993 - $635
1994 - $608
1995 - $622
1996 - $652
1997 - $600
1998 - $610
1999 - $575
2000 $15,841 $538
2001 $16,610 $460
2002 $16,724 $377
2003 $16,696 $309
2004 $16,671 $593
2005 $17,032 $616
2006 $17,400 $615
2007 $18,006 $725
2008 $19,423 $859
2009 $19,540 $775
2010 $19,847 $801
2011 $19,426 $711
2012 $19,810 $693
2013 $19,721 $654
2014 $19,623 $568
2015 $19,362 $620
2016 $18,944 $650
2017 $18,938 $643
2018 $19,119 $696
2019 $19,221 $738
2020 $16,356 $720
2021 $17,980 $782
2022 $20,502 $836
2023 $21,062 $888
2024 - $909

Curacao vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Gambia
1950 60.3 31.2
1951 61 31.5
1952 61.6 31.7
1953 62.1 31.9
1954 62.7 32.2
1955 63.3 32.4
1956 63.8 32.8
1957 64.2 33.1
1958 64.7 33.6
1959 65.1 34.1
1960 65.4 34.6
1961 65.7 35.1
1962 66 35.6
1963 66.3 36.1
1964 66.6 36.6
1965 66.9 37.1
1966 67.1 37.6
1967 67.4 38.1
1968 67.7 38.5
1969 67.9 39
1970 68.2 39.5
1971 68.5 40
1972 68.8 40.5
1973 69.1 41.1
1974 69.4 41.7
1975 69.7 42.2
1976 70 42.9
1977 70.2 43.4
1978 70.4 43.6
1979 70.7 44.5
1980 71 45
1981 71.2 44.5
1982 71.4 46.3
1983 71.5 46.9
1984 71.7 47.5
1985 71.9 48.2
1986 72 48.8
1987 72.1 49.4
1988 72.2 50.1
1989 72.2 50.7
1990 72.4 51.3
1991 72.5 51.9
1992 72.7 52.5
1993 72.7 53.2
1994 72.8 53.8
1995 72.8 54.3
1996 72.9 54.8
1997 73 55.2
1998 73.1 56
1999 73.2 56.5
2000 73.3 56.9
2001 73.4 57.3
2002 73.5 57.7
2003 73.6 58.2
2004 73.7 58.7
2005 73.9 59.1
2006 74 59.7
2007 74.1 60
2008 74.3 60.5
2009 74.5 60.7
2010 75.1 61.2
2011 75.6 61.6
2012 76 61.9
2013 76.2 62.3
2014 76.4 62.6
2015 76.5 63
2016 76.3 63.4
2017 76.4 63.7
2018 76.5 64
2019 76.5 64.4
2020 76.5 64.4
2021 75.7 63.8
2022 76.7 64.9
2023 76.8 65.9
2024 77 66.1
2025 77.2 66.3

Curacao and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Gambia
Year Population
Curacao Gambia
1960 124,826 398,060
1961 126,125 408,930
1962 128,414 420,163
1963 130,860 431,757
1964 133,148 443,687
1965 135,266 455,952
1966 136,682 468,516
1967 138,140 481,588
1968 140,298 495,269
1969 142,581 509,440
1970 144,739 524,105
1971 147,389 539,388
1972 147,710 555,370
1973 146,912 571,991
1974 148,351 589,085
1975 149,129 606,821
1976 149,399 625,667
1977 149,459 645,770
1978 148,341 667,103
1979 147,851 689,781
1980 148,041 713,913
1981 148,629 739,125
1982 150,101 765,753
1983 151,159 794,525
1984 151,940 825,631
1985 152,711 858,874
1986 152,662 894,019
1987 151,456 931,091
1988 149,254 970,160
1989 146,937 1,011,357
1990 145,400 1,054,696
1991 144,403 1,099,959
1992 143,912 1,145,582
1993 144,299 1,188,365
1994 144,630 1,227,226
1995 145,139 1,264,313
1996 146,306 1,301,410
1997 146,956 1,338,889
1998 144,472 1,376,987
1999 139,428 1,415,779
2000 133,860 1,455,084
2001 129,047 1,495,011
2002 129,205 1,535,691
2003 131,897 1,577,611
2004 134,192 1,621,312
2005 137,658 1,667,037
2006 141,239 1,715,275
2007 144,056 1,765,774
2008 145,880 1,817,852
2009 146,833 1,871,422
2010 148,703 1,926,630
2011 150,831 1,983,784
2012 152,088 2,043,094
2013 153,822 2,103,820
2014 155,909 2,164,528
2015 157,980 2,224,529
2016 159,664 2,283,769
2017 160,175 2,342,189
2018 159,336 2,399,632
2019 157,441 2,456,844
2020 154,947 2,515,733
2021 152,369 2,576,010
2022 149,996 2,636,470
2023 155,800 2,697,845
2024 155,900 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Curacao and Gambia

Fertility rate
Curacao

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Gambia
1960 5.13 6.25
1961 5.04 6.23
1962 4.93 6.21
1963 4.8 6.2
1964 4.64 6.2
1965 4.47 6.19
1966 4.26 6.18
1967 4.06 6.21
1968 3.83 6.22
1969 3.61 6.25
1970 3.4 6.26
1971 3.18 6.33
1972 2.99 6.37
1973 2.87 6.41
1974 2.77 6.42
1975 2.66 6.43
1976 2.55 6.43
1977 2.46 6.43
1978 2.38 6.42
1979 2.31 6.41
1980 2.27 6.41
1981 2.25 6.4
1982 2.24 6.4
1983 2.24 6.39
1984 2.24 6.39
1985 2.24 6.36
1986 2.24 6.34
1987 2.24 6.3
1988 2.25 6.26
1989 2.27 6.25
1990 2.3 6.25
1991 2.37 6.19
1992 2.43 6.11
1993 2.44 6.03
1994 2.43 6.04
1995 2.42 5.99
1996 2.4 5.93
1997 2.37 5.85
1998 2.32 5.82
1999 2.29 5.77
2000 2.34 5.72
2001 2.4 5.67
2002 2.3 5.66
2003 2.19 5.66
2004 2.1 5.68
2005 2.04 5.71
2006 2.1 5.74
2007 2 5.69
2008 2.2 5.63
2009 2.1 5.57
2010 2.2 5.56
2011 2.1 5.54
2012 2.2 5.52
2013 2.1 5.39
2014 2 5.2
2015 1.9 5
2016 1.7 4.81
2017 1.5 4.61
2018 1.7 4.42
2019 1.6 4.33
2020 1.4 4.25
2021 1.4 4.17
2022 1.3 4.08
2023 1.2 4.01

Curacao and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Curacao Gambia
1960 19.8 19.4
1961 19.6 19.4
1962 19.5 19.5
1963 19.4 19.6
1964 19.4 19.6
1965 19.5 19.7
1966 19.5 19.7
1967 19.6 19.8
1968 19.7 19.7
1969 19.7 19.6
1970 19.8 19.5
1971 19.9 19.4
1972 20.1 19.3
1973 20.4 19.2
1974 20.8 19.1
1975 21.2 18.9
1976 21.6 18.8
1977 22 18.6
1978 22.4 18.5
1979 22.8 18.4
1980 23.3 18.2
1981 23.7 18.1
1982 24.1 17.9
1983 24.6 17.8
1984 25.1 17.6
1985 25.6 17.5
1986 26.1 17.4
1987 26.6 17.4
1988 27.1 17.3
1989 27.7 17.2
1990 28.2 17.2
1991 28.7 17.1
1992 29.2 17.1
1993 29.8 17
1994 30.3 16.9
1995 30.8 16.8
1996 31.3 16.7
1997 31.8 16.6
1998 32.4 16.5
1999 33 16.5
2000 33.6 16.5
2001 34.1 16.6
2002 34.6 16.6
2003 35.3 16.7
2004 35.8 16.8
2005 36.3 16.9
2006 36.8 17
2007 37.3 17.1
2008 37.9 17.2
2009 38.4 17.3
2010 39 17.4
2011 39.5 17.5
2012 39.9 17.6
2013 39.9 17.7
2014 39.9 17.8
2015 40 17.9
2016 40.1 18.1
2017 40.2 18.2
2018 38.4 18.4
2019 37.6 18.5
2020 38.5 18.7
2021 38.7 18.9
2022 39 19.1
2023 39.2 19.2
2024 39.5 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2020
Total reserves including gold n/a
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
30.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
38.2%
2024

Energy

Curacao Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Curacao Gambia
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
65.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
38
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
29.6
2019
Visa free countries n/a
74
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
58.7%
2022
English speaking
60%
2025
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
45.9%
2023

Health

Curacao Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
44.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Gambia
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
1,850 mi
2011

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