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Curacao vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 182nd vs. 104th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Iceland
Population
155910
412970
Population rank 179/197 172/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$78,259
2024
Government debt n/a
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Curacao and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Iceland
Year GDP
Curacao Iceland
1960 - $252,169,712
1961 - $257,703,245
1962 - $289,200,704
1963 - $345,175,036
1964 - $440,797,869
1965 - $531,569,564
1966 - $638,349,755
1967 - $630,567,116
1968 - $481,532,848
1969 - $420,945,148
1970 - $526,704,545
1971 - $670,251,136
1972 - $839,652,164
1973 - $1,154,440,253
1974 - $1,515,190,595
1975 - $1,406,875,081
1976 - $1,669,488,390
1977 - $2,208,509,076
1978 - $2,511,826,196
1979 - $2,853,435,054
1980 - $3,381,419,251
1981 - $3,492,997,010
1982 - $3,206,626,645
1983 - $2,765,950,336
1984 - $2,864,441,387
1985 - $2,984,052,357
1986 - $3,989,622,739
1987 - $5,520,318,405
1988 - $6,106,635,816
1989 - $5,672,569,449
1990 - $6,468,736,356
1991 - $6,909,730,288
1992 - $7,080,981,738
1993 - $6,218,581,532
1994 - $6,389,460,343
1995 - $7,123,633,418
1996 - $7,426,082,271
1997 - $7,569,672,925
1998 - $8,503,746,468
1999 - $8,982,047,589
2000 $2,120,511,229 $9,025,660,362
2001 $2,143,450,726 $8,234,846,805
2002 $2,160,784,693 $9,318,395,055
2003 $2,202,117,374 $11,429,333,038
2004 $2,237,160,503 $13,825,302,536
2005 $2,344,637,263 $16,852,963,067
2006 $2,457,581,732 $17,465,318,552
2007 $2,593,831,508 $21,652,505,597
2008 $2,833,476,145 $18,074,622,987
2009 $2,869,153,184 $13,154,414,219
2010 $2,951,342,793 $13,751,161,918
2011 $2,930,092,235 $15,221,622,926
2012 $3,012,836,257 $14,751,508,134
2013 $3,033,568,603 $16,125,060,515
2014 $3,059,406,983 $17,867,662,178
2015 $3,058,779,218 $17,517,210,519
2016 $3,024,690,168 $20,793,168,031
2017 $3,033,433,240 $24,728,285,177
2018 $3,046,364,804 $26,260,850,582
2019 $3,026,124,116 $24,681,343,649
2020 $2,534,327,592 $21,629,953,194
2021 $2,739,594,360 $25,770,339,317
2022 $3,075,180,835 $28,696,453,180
2023 $3,281,419,347 $31,452,223,862
2024 - $33,462,807,983

Curacao and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Iceland
1960 - $1,436
1961 - $1,439
1962 - $1,586
1963 - $1,859
1964 - $2,332
1965 - $2,764
1966 - $3,264
1967 - $3,173
1968 - $2,390
1969 - $2,070
1970 - $2,576
1971 - $3,252
1972 - $4,015
1973 - $5,437
1974 - $7,041
1975 - $6,454
1976 - $7,583
1977 - $9,957
1978 - $11,237
1979 - $12,641
1980 - $14,822
1981 - $15,137
1982 - $13,712
1983 - $11,672
1984 - $11,960
1985 - $12,361
1986 - $16,406
1987 - $22,453
1988 - $24,452
1989 - $22,434
1990 - $25,385
1991 - $26,803
1992 - $27,124
1993 - $23,580
1994 - $24,019
1995 - $26,634
1996 - $27,615
1997 - $27,919
1998 - $31,030
1999 - $32,382
2000 $15,841 $32,096
2001 $16,610 $28,897
2002 $16,724 $32,409
2003 $16,696 $39,477
2004 $16,671 $47,335
2005 $17,032 $56,795
2006 $17,400 $57,493
2007 $18,006 $69,496
2008 $19,423 $56,943
2009 $19,540 $41,301
2010 $19,847 $43,237
2011 $19,426 $47,715
2012 $19,810 $45,996
2013 $19,721 $49,805
2014 $19,623 $54,577
2015 $19,362 $52,952
2016 $18,944 $61,988
2017 $18,938 $72,010
2018 $19,119 $74,452
2019 $19,221 $68,452
2020 $16,356 $59,024
2021 $17,980 $69,178
2022 $20,502 $75,121
2023 $21,062 $79,960
2024 - $82,704

Curacao vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Iceland
1950 60.3 71
1951 61 71
1952 61.6 72.4
1953 62.1 72.3
1954 62.7 73.3
1955 63.3 73.3
1956 63.8 72.9
1957 64.2 73.4
1958 64.7 73.3
1959 65.1 72.6
1960 65.4 74
1961 65.7 73.4
1962 66 73.6
1963 66.3 72.9
1964 66.6 73.5
1965 66.9 73.8
1966 67.1 73.1
1967 67.4 73.7
1968 67.7 73.9
1969 67.9 73.7
1970 68.2 73.8
1971 68.5 73.5
1972 68.8 74.4
1973 69.1 74.3
1974 69.4 74.1
1975 69.7 75.3
1976 70 76.6
1977 70.2 76.1
1978 70.4 76.4
1979 70.7 76.5
1980 71 76.6
1981 71.2 76.2
1982 71.4 76.8
1983 71.5 76.4
1984 71.7 77.3
1985 71.9 77.4
1986 72 77.9
1987 72.1 77.1
1988 72.2 76.9
1989 72.2 77.9
1990 72.4 77.7
1991 72.5 77.8
1992 72.7 78.6
1993 72.7 78.8
1994 72.8 79
1995 72.8 77.5
1996 72.9 78.6
1997 73 78.7
1998 73.1 79.4
1999 73.2 79.2
2000 73.3 79.5
2001 73.4 80.4
2002 73.5 80.3
2003 73.6 80.8
2004 73.7 80.7
2005 73.9 81.2
2006 74 80.9
2007 74.1 81.1
2008 74.3 81.2
2009 74.5 81.4
2010 75.1 81.6
2011 75.6 82
2012 76 82.3
2013 76.2 81.7
2014 76.4 82.4
2015 76.5 82.2
2016 76.3 81.8
2017 76.4 82.2
2018 76.5 82.5
2019 76.5 82.8
2020 76.5 82.7
2021 75.7 82.8
2022 76.7 81.6
2023 76.8 82.7
2024 77 83
2025 77.2 83.2

Curacao and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Iceland
Year Population
Curacao Iceland
1960 124,826 175,574
1961 126,125 179,029
1962 128,414 182,378
1963 130,860 185,653
1964 133,148 188,983
1965 135,266 192,286
1966 136,682 195,570
1967 138,140 198,751
1968 140,298 201,488
1969 142,581 203,369
1970 144,739 204,438
1971 147,389 206,098
1972 147,710 209,137
1973 146,912 212,317
1974 148,351 215,209
1975 149,129 217,979
1976 149,399 220,154
1977 149,459 221,799
1978 148,341 223,537
1979 147,851 225,735
1980 148,041 228,138
1981 148,629 230,755
1982 150,101 233,860
1983 151,159 236,977
1984 151,940 239,511
1985 152,711 241,405
1986 152,662 243,180
1987 151,456 245,859
1988 149,254 249,740
1989 146,937 252,852
1990 145,400 254,826
1991 144,403 257,797
1992 143,912 261,057
1993 144,299 263,725
1994 144,630 266,021
1995 145,139 267,468
1996 146,306 268,916
1997 146,956 271,128
1998 144,472 274,047
1999 139,428 277,381
2000 133,860 281,205
2001 129,047 284,968
2002 129,205 287,523
2003 131,897 289,521
2004 134,192 292,074
2005 137,658 296,734
2006 141,239 303,782
2007 144,056 311,566
2008 145,880 317,414
2009 146,833 318,499
2010 148,703 318,041
2011 150,831 319,014
2012 152,088 320,716
2013 153,822 323,764
2014 155,909 327,386
2015 157,980 330,815
2016 159,664 335,439
2017 160,175 343,400
2018 159,336 352,721
2019 157,441 360,563
2020 154,947 366,463
2021 152,369 372,520
2022 149,996 382,003
2023 155,800 393,349
2024 155,900 404,610

Fertility rates in Curacao and Iceland

Fertility rate
Curacao

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Iceland
1960 5.13 4.29
1961 5.04 3.88
1962 4.93 3.98
1963 4.8 3.99
1964 4.64 3.88
1965 4.47 3.73
1966 4.26 3.59
1967 4.06 3.28
1968 3.83 3.06
1969 3.61 2.99
1970 3.4 2.81
1971 3.18 2.92
1972 2.99 3.09
1973 2.87 2.94
1974 2.77 2.66
1975 2.66 2.65
1976 2.55 2.52
1977 2.46 2.31
1978 2.38 2.35
1979 2.31 2.49
1980 2.27 2.48
1981 2.25 2.33
1982 2.24 2.27
1983 2.24 2.24
1984 2.24 2.08
1985 2.24 1.93
1986 2.24 1.92
1987 2.24 2.06
1988 2.25 2.26
1989 2.27 2.19
1990 2.3 2.3
1991 2.37 2.18
1992 2.43 2.21
1993 2.44 2.22
1994 2.43 2.14
1995 2.42 2.08
1996 2.4 2.12
1997 2.37 2.04
1998 2.32 2.05
1999 2.29 1.99
2000 2.34 2.08
2001 2.4 1.95
2002 2.3 1.93
2003 2.19 1.99
2004 2.1 2.04
2005 2.04 2.05
2006 2.1 2.08
2007 2 2.09
2008 2.2 2.15
2009 2.1 2.23
2010 2.2 2.2
2011 2.1 2.02
2012 2.2 2.04
2013 2.1 1.93
2014 2 1.93
2015 1.9 1.8
2016 1.7 1.74
2017 1.5 1.71
2018 1.7 1.71
2019 1.6 1.74
2020 1.4 1.72
2021 1.4 1.82
2022 1.3 1.59
2023 1.2 1.59

Curacao and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Curacao Iceland
1960 19.8 25.4
1961 19.6 25.2
1962 19.5 24.9
1963 19.4 24.7
1964 19.4 24.4
1965 19.5 24.2
1966 19.5 24.1
1967 19.6 24.1
1968 19.7 24.2
1969 19.7 24.3
1970 19.8 24.5
1971 19.9 24.7
1972 20.1 24.8
1973 20.4 24.9
1974 20.8 25.1
1975 21.2 25.4
1976 21.6 25.7
1977 22 26
1978 22.4 26.4
1979 22.8 26.7
1980 23.3 26.9
1981 23.7 27.2
1982 24.1 27.5
1983 24.6 27.7
1984 25.1 28
1985 25.6 28.4
1986 26.1 28.8
1987 26.6 29.1
1988 27.1 29.3
1989 27.7 29.6
1990 28.2 30
1991 28.7 30.2
1992 29.2 30.5
1993 29.8 30.8
1994 30.3 31.1
1995 30.8 31.5
1996 31.3 31.8
1997 31.8 32.1
1998 32.4 32.4
1999 33 32.6
2000 33.6 32.8
2001 34.1 33
2002 34.6 33.4
2003 35.3 33.7
2004 35.8 34
2005 36.3 34.2
2006 36.8 34.5
2007 37.3 34.6
2008 37.9 34.5
2009 38.4 34.6
2010 39 34.9
2011 39.5 35.1
2012 39.9 35.4
2013 39.9 35.5
2014 39.9 35.7
2015 40 36
2016 40.1 36.2
2017 40.2 36.3
2018 38.4 36.4
2019 37.6 36.5
2020 38.5 36.6
2021 38.7 36.7
2022 39 36.7
2023 39.2 36.9
2024 39.5 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
7.29%
2022
Armed forces personnel n/a
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold n/a
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
11.9%
2008
Banked people share n/a
99.9%
2024

Energy

Curacao Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao Iceland
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
77
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
2
2019
Visa free countries n/a
171
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
99%
2003
English speaking
60%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
99.8%
2023

Health

Curacao Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
2.6
2023
Obesity rate n/a
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Iceland
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
8,014 mi
2012

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