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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 387K in Iceland (ranked 173/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 182nd vs. 104th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 167/197 ($3.56B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.3B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($22,833), while Iceland ranks 9/197 ($86,041).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Iceland
Population
155945
395314
Population rank 179/197 173/197
GDP
$3.56B
2024
$33.3B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$22,833
2024
$86,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 9/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$32,693
2024
$81,924
2024
Government debt n/a
$19.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
49.8%
2026
Government debt per person n/a
$50,830
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2026
$54,155
2026
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2026
38,931 sq mi
2026
Population density
910 ppl/mi²
2024
9.93 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.3 years
2026
83.3 years
2026

Curacao and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Iceland
Year GDP
Curacao Iceland
1960 - $260,984,499
1961 - $266,711,460
1962 - $299,309,938
1963 - $357,240,896
1964 - $456,206,299
1965 - $550,150,988
1966 - $660,663,763
1967 - $652,609,076
1968 - $498,365,200
1969 - $435,659,610
1970 - $545,115,909
1971 - $693,679,545
1972 - $869,002,946
1973 - $1,194,794,186
1974 - $1,568,154,077
1975 - $1,456,052,700
1976 - $1,727,845,419
1977 - $2,285,707,749
1978 - $2,599,627,089
1979 - $2,953,176,971
1980 - $3,499,616,683
1981 - $3,615,094,820
1982 - $3,318,714,326
1983 - $2,862,634,164
1984 - $2,964,568,006
1985 - $3,088,359,967
1986 - $4,129,080,094
1987 - $5,713,281,235
1988 - $6,320,093,411
1989 - $5,870,854,233
1990 - $6,694,851,159
1991 - $7,151,260,062
1992 - $7,328,497,599
1993 - $6,435,952,174
1994 - $6,612,804,056
1995 - $7,372,640,169
1996 - $7,686,566,105
1997 - $7,716,781,803
1998 - $8,637,732,542
1999 - $9,107,644,691
2000 $2,120,511,229 $9,140,168,922
2001 $2,143,450,726 $8,323,401,820
2002 $2,160,784,693 $9,416,199,700
2003 $2,202,117,374 $11,564,687,742
2004 $2,237,160,503 $13,963,943,244
2005 $2,344,637,263 $17,146,410,561
2006 $2,457,581,732 $17,671,649,843
2007 $2,593,831,508 $21,960,110,030
2008 $2,833,476,145 $18,247,921,360
2009 $2,869,153,184 $13,212,543,838
2010 $2,951,342,793 $13,922,711,577
2011 $2,930,092,237 $15,394,005,872
2012 $3,012,836,257 $14,943,757,823
2013 $3,033,568,606 $16,244,319,959
2014 $3,059,406,995 $18,052,183,515
2015 $3,058,779,212 $17,700,486,957
2016 $3,024,690,188 $21,083,713,310
2017 $3,033,433,248 $25,060,086,488
2018 $3,046,364,820 $26,677,652,544
2019 $3,026,124,116 $24,985,687,022
2020 $2,534,327,592 $22,034,665,041
2021 $2,739,594,360 $26,234,872,402
2022 $3,075,180,835 $29,166,102,877
2023 $3,281,419,347 $31,677,891,897
2024 $3,561,178,196 $33,255,181,469

Curacao and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Iceland
1960 - $1,486
1961 - $1,490
1962 - $1,641
1963 - $1,924
1964 - $2,414
1965 - $2,861
1966 - $3,378
1967 - $3,284
1968 - $2,473
1969 - $2,142
1970 - $2,666
1971 - $3,366
1972 - $4,155
1973 - $5,627
1974 - $7,287
1975 - $6,680
1976 - $7,848
1977 - $10,305
1978 - $11,630
1979 - $13,082
1980 - $15,340
1981 - $15,666
1982 - $14,191
1983 - $12,080
1984 - $12,378
1985 - $12,793
1986 - $16,980
1987 - $23,238
1988 - $25,307
1989 - $23,219
1990 - $26,272
1991 - $27,740
1992 - $28,072
1993 - $24,404
1994 - $24,858
1995 - $27,565
1996 - $28,584
1997 - $28,462
1998 - $31,519
1999 - $32,834
2000 $15,841 $32,504
2001 $16,610 $29,208
2002 $16,724 $32,749
2003 $16,696 $39,944
2004 $16,671 $47,810
2005 $17,032 $57,784
2006 $17,400 $58,172
2007 $18,006 $70,483
2008 $19,423 $57,489
2009 $19,540 $41,484
2010 $19,847 $43,776
2011 $19,426 $48,255
2012 $19,810 $46,595
2013 $19,721 $50,173
2014 $19,623 $55,140
2015 $19,362 $53,506
2016 $18,944 $62,854
2017 $18,938 $72,976
2018 $19,119 $75,634
2019 $19,221 $69,296
2020 $16,300 $60,128
2021 $17,796 $70,425
2022 $20,057 $76,350
2023 $21,218 $82,139
2024 $22,833 $86,041

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
2026 77.3 83.3

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 155,482 366,463
2021 153,948 372,520
2022 153,321 382,003
2023 154,654 385,663
2024 155,967 386,506

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
$3.52B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
43.5%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
7.29%
2022
Armed forces personnel n/a
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-1.39%
2026
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.3%
2024
64.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
12.2%
2024
20.1%
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
5,650 kg
2022
15,686 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.07
2022
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
3.29 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
8.52 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
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
5,029 kWh
2022
50,951 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
91.4%
2024
94.2%
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
2026
92.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
77
2024
Higher education index
8
2026
79
2026
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
77.3 years
2026
83.3 years
2026
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
2026
98
2026
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%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
1,099 sq mi
2024
100,725 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
6,324 sq mi
2026
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2026
205.8 sq mi
2026
Roads length
342 mi
2025
8,014 mi
2012

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