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Curacao vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

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Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 182nd vs. 139th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Guinea-Bissau
Population
155910
2288306
Population rank 179/197 146/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$3,053
2024
Government debt n/a
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Curacao and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Curacao Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $204,670,551
1971 - $204,167,297
1972 - $227,986,203
1973 - $232,331,281
1974 - $256,769,730
1975 - $283,311,997
1976 - $292,152,321
1977 - $298,871,675
1978 - $318,876,550
1979 - $308,143,183
1980 - $287,648,258
1981 - $402,230,865
1982 - $430,284,022
1983 - $425,225,177
1984 - $359,980,491
1985 - $373,959,151
1986 - $338,524,233
1987 - $451,893,375
1988 - $427,514,322
1989 - $554,072,303
1990 - $634,187,269
1991 - $668,470,891
1992 - $588,309,271
1993 - $615,779,519
1994 - $612,502,085
1995 - $660,195,402
1996 - $702,965,148
1997 - $698,107,222
1998 - $591,034,143
1999 - $579,365,780
2000 $2,120,511,229 $391,345,597
2001 $2,143,450,726 $412,610,872
2002 $2,160,784,693 $466,773,711
2003 $2,202,117,374 $553,614,800
2004 $2,237,160,503 $582,169,841
2005 $2,344,637,263 $639,776,041
2006 $2,457,581,732 $634,781,901
2007 $2,593,831,508 $753,162,998
2008 $2,833,476,145 $952,667,544
2009 $2,869,153,184 $890,167,833
2010 $2,951,342,793 $940,112,539
2011 $2,930,092,235 $1,157,074,319
2012 $3,012,836,257 $1,049,412,177
2013 $3,033,568,603 $1,109,682,824
2014 $3,059,406,983 $1,135,250,721
2015 $3,058,779,218 $1,152,384,167
2016 $3,024,690,168 $1,245,074,264
2017 $3,033,433,240 $1,469,978,606
2018 $3,046,364,804 $1,554,133,594
2019 $3,026,124,116 $1,588,767,976
2020 $2,534,327,592 $1,683,619,352
2021 $2,739,594,360 $1,878,659,687
2022 $3,075,180,835 $1,839,048,748
2023 $3,281,419,347 $2,077,816,135
2024 - $2,119,865,935

Curacao and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $350
1971 - $348
1972 - $389
1973 - $392
1974 - $419
1975 - $435
1976 - $421
1977 - $403
1978 - $403
1979 - $376
1980 - $347
1981 - $477
1982 - $503
1983 - $489
1984 - $407
1985 - $417
1986 - $371
1987 - $488
1988 - $454
1989 - $578
1990 - $651
1991 - $672
1992 - $574
1993 - $582
1994 - $561
1995 - $589
1996 - $615
1997 - $599
1998 - $498
1999 - $479
2000 $15,841 $317
2001 $16,610 $327
2002 $16,724 $362
2003 $16,696 $420
2004 $16,671 $431
2005 $17,032 $463
2006 $17,400 $449
2007 $18,006 $519
2008 $19,423 $640
2009 $19,540 $583
2010 $19,847 $600
2011 $19,426 $720
2012 $19,810 $635
2013 $19,721 $654
2014 $19,623 $652
2015 $19,362 $645
2016 $18,944 $680
2017 $18,938 $783
2018 $19,119 $809
2019 $19,221 $807
2020 $16,356 $836
2021 $17,980 $912
2022 $20,502 $873
2023 $21,062 $965
2024 - $963

Curacao vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Guinea-Bissau
1950 60.3 35.7
1951 61 35.9
1952 61.6 36.1
1953 62.1 36.3
1954 62.7 36.4
1955 63.3 36.6
1956 63.8 36.8
1957 64.2 37
1958 64.7 37.1
1959 65.1 37.3
1960 65.4 37.6
1961 65.7 37.8
1962 66 38
1963 66.3 35.6
1964 66.6 35.8
1965 66.9 35.9
1966 67.1 36.1
1967 67.4 36.3
1968 67.7 36.7
1969 67.9 37
1970 68.2 37.3
1971 68.5 37.5
1972 68.8 37.8
1973 69.1 38.2
1974 69.4 41.6
1975 69.7 41.9
1976 70 42.3
1977 70.2 42.6
1978 70.4 42.9
1979 70.7 43.2
1980 71 43.6
1981 71.2 43.9
1982 71.4 44.3
1983 71.5 44.6
1984 71.7 44.9
1985 71.9 45.3
1986 72 45.5
1987 72.1 45.8
1988 72.2 46.3
1989 72.2 46.6
1990 72.4 46.9
1991 72.5 47.2
1992 72.7 47.5
1993 72.7 47.8
1994 72.8 47.8
1995 72.8 48.5
1996 72.9 48.8
1997 73 48
1998 73.1 48.1
1999 73.2 48.5
2000 73.3 50.6
2001 73.4 51.1
2002 73.5 51.6
2003 73.6 52.2
2004 73.7 52.8
2005 73.9 52.9
2006 74 54.1
2007 74.1 54.9
2008 74.3 55.3
2009 74.5 56.3
2010 75.1 57
2011 75.6 57.7
2012 76 58.3
2013 76.2 58.9
2014 76.4 59.5
2015 76.5 60.1
2016 76.3 60.6
2017 76.4 61.1
2018 76.5 61.7
2019 76.5 62.2
2020 76.5 61.3
2021 75.7 61.7
2022 76.7 63.6
2023 76.8 64.1
2024 77 64.3
2025 77.2 64.4

Curacao and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Curacao Guinea-Bissau
1960 124,826 577,633
1961 126,125 582,532
1962 128,414 589,474
1963 130,860 594,418
1964 133,148 588,543
1965 135,266 575,005
1966 136,682 566,908
1967 138,140 569,011
1968 140,298 578,170
1969 142,581 581,610
1970 144,739 584,403
1971 147,389 586,221
1972 147,710 586,620
1973 146,912 592,808
1974 148,351 613,338
1975 149,129 650,966
1976 149,399 694,191
1977 149,459 741,789
1978 148,341 791,694
1979 147,851 819,867
1980 148,041 829,303
1981 148,629 842,432
1982 150,101 855,891
1983 151,159 869,592
1984 151,940 883,519
1985 152,711 897,697
1986 152,662 912,126
1987 151,456 926,862
1988 149,254 942,061
1989 146,937 957,789
1990 145,400 973,669
1991 144,403 994,639
1992 143,912 1,024,356
1993 144,299 1,058,745
1994 144,630 1,092,031
1995 145,139 1,119,949
1996 146,306 1,143,535
1997 146,956 1,165,545
1998 144,472 1,187,473
1999 139,428 1,210,206
2000 133,860 1,234,741
2001 129,047 1,261,273
2002 129,205 1,289,307
2003 131,897 1,318,806
2004 134,192 1,349,563
2005 137,658 1,381,585
2006 141,239 1,415,303
2007 144,056 1,450,986
2008 145,880 1,488,054
2009 146,833 1,526,377
2010 148,703 1,566,347
2011 150,831 1,608,076
2012 152,088 1,651,417
2013 153,822 1,695,973
2014 155,909 1,741,122
2015 157,980 1,786,457
2016 159,664 1,831,893
2017 160,175 1,877,072
2018 159,336 1,922,168
2019 157,441 1,967,696
2020 154,947 2,013,255
2021 152,369 2,058,841
2022 149,996 2,105,529
2023 155,800 2,153,339
2024 155,900 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Curacao and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Curacao

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Guinea-Bissau
1960 5.13 5.92
1961 5.04 5.93
1962 4.93 5.94
1963 4.8 5.95
1964 4.64 5.96
1965 4.47 5.97
1966 4.26 5.98
1967 4.06 5.99
1968 3.83 6.01
1969 3.61 6.02
1970 3.4 6.04
1971 3.18 6.06
1972 2.99 6.08
1973 2.87 6.1
1974 2.77 6.12
1975 2.66 6.15
1976 2.55 6.19
1977 2.46 6.25
1978 2.38 6.32
1979 2.31 6.4
1980 2.27 6.49
1981 2.25 6.57
1982 2.24 6.64
1983 2.24 6.69
1984 2.24 6.73
1985 2.24 6.74
1986 2.24 6.73
1987 2.24 6.72
1988 2.25 6.69
1989 2.27 6.66
1990 2.3 6.5
1991 2.37 6.47
1992 2.43 6.44
1993 2.44 6.37
1994 2.43 6.3
1995 2.42 6.22
1996 2.4 6.14
1997 2.37 6.06
1998 2.32 5.97
1999 2.29 5.87
2000 2.34 5.79
2001 2.4 5.69
2002 2.3 5.63
2003 2.19 5.58
2004 2.1 5.5
2005 2.04 5.46
2006 2.1 5.41
2007 2 5.37
2008 2.2 5.27
2009 2.1 5.18
2010 2.2 5.11
2011 2.1 5.07
2012 2.2 5
2013 2.1 4.93
2014 2 4.79
2015 1.9 4.66
2016 1.7 4.52
2017 1.5 4.35
2018 1.7 4.24
2019 1.6 4.15
2020 1.4 4.08
2021 1.4 4
2022 1.3 3.91
2023 1.2 3.84

Curacao and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Curacao Guinea-Bissau
1960 19.8 22.9
1961 19.6 22.9
1962 19.5 22.6
1963 19.4 22.3
1964 19.4 21.7
1965 19.5 20.7
1966 19.5 19.9
1967 19.6 19.6
1968 19.7 19.5
1969 19.7 19.3
1970 19.8 19.1
1971 19.9 19
1972 20.1 18.8
1973 20.4 18.9
1974 20.8 18.9
1975 21.2 18.8
1976 21.6 18.5
1977 22 18.2
1978 22.4 17.8
1979 22.8 17.6
1980 23.3 17.7
1981 23.7 17.6
1982 24.1 17.5
1983 24.6 17.3
1984 25.1 17.2
1985 25.6 17.2
1986 26.1 17.1
1987 26.6 17.1
1988 27.1 17
1989 27.7 17
1990 28.2 17.1
1991 28.7 17.1
1992 29.2 17.1
1993 29.8 17.1
1994 30.3 17.1
1995 30.8 17.2
1996 31.3 17.2
1997 31.8 17.3
1998 32.4 17.3
1999 33 17.4
2000 33.6 17.4
2001 34.1 17.5
2002 34.6 17.6
2003 35.3 17.6
2004 35.8 17.7
2005 36.3 17.8
2006 36.8 17.9
2007 37.3 17.9
2008 37.9 18
2009 38.4 18.1
2010 39 18.2
2011 39.5 18.3
2012 39.9 18.3
2013 39.9 18.4
2014 39.9 18.5
2015 40 18.6
2016 40.1 18.8
2017 40.2 18.9
2018 38.4 19.1
2019 37.6 19.2
2020 38.5 19.4
2021 38.7 19.6
2022 39 19.8
2023 39.2 19.9
2024 39.5 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2021
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
6.48%
2019

Energy

Curacao Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
87.4%
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
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Curacao Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
21
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
32.2
2019
Visa free countries n/a
60
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
63.9%
2022
English speaking
60%
2025
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
32.5%
2023

Health

Curacao Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.21
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
69.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
2,734 mi
2018

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