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Curacao vs Iraq statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 182nd vs. 57th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Iraq
Population
155910
47813338
Population rank 179/197 34/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$280B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 51/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 114/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$14,464
2024
Government debt n/a
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 108/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$6,159
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
167,619 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.25
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
21.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Curacao and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Iraq economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Iraq
Year GDP
Curacao Iraq
1960 - $1,537,252,193
1961 - $1,671,960,965
1962 - $1,784,174,541
1963 - $1,805,901,510
1964 - $2,136,408,198
1965 - $2,335,785,506
1966 - $2,530,306,096
1967 - $2,551,522,656
1968 - $2,896,598,841
1969 - $3,007,758,797
1970 - $3,281,318,687
1971 - $3,865,346,535
1972 - $4,113,848,002
1973 - $5,134,367,778
1974 - $11,516,762,614
1975 - $13,458,516,763
1976 - $17,754,825,601
1977 - $19,838,130,715
1978 - $23,762,275,652
1979 - $37,816,457,839
1980 - $52,569,000,000
1981 - $37,823,000,000
1982 - $42,382,333,333
1983 - $40,712,903,226
1984 - $46,938,387,097
1985 - $48,425,161,290
1986 - $47,264,516,129
1987 - $56,774,193,548
1988 - $62,684,516,129
1989 - $65,831,935,484
1990 - $180,408,064,516
1991 - $407,796,350
1992 - $553,671,958
1993 - $1,031,944,881
1994 - $3,991,349,283
1995 - $12,894,029,888
1996 - $10,433,698,621
1997 - $20,764,857,056
1998 - $20,617,405,044
1999 - $36,881,601,584
2000 $2,120,511,229 $48,364,250,944
2001 $2,143,450,726 $36,176,430,129
2002 $2,160,784,693 $32,928,454,672
2003 $2,202,117,374 $21,921,569,479
2004 $2,237,160,503 $36,633,669,269
2005 $2,344,637,263 $50,065,104,668
2006 $2,457,581,732 $65,147,051,918
2007 $2,593,831,508 $88,837,057,320
2008 $2,833,476,145 $131,614,434,154
2009 $2,869,153,184 $111,657,580,326
2010 $2,951,342,793 $138,516,722,650
2011 $2,930,092,235 $185,749,664,444
2012 $3,012,836,257 $218,002,476,129
2013 $3,033,568,603 $234,637,675,129
2014 $3,059,406,983 $228,415,656,175
2015 $3,058,779,218 $166,774,104,959
2016 $3,024,690,168 $166,743,557,748
2017 $3,033,433,240 $187,217,660,051
2018 $3,046,364,804 $227,367,469,034
2019 $3,026,124,116 $233,636,097,800
2020 $2,534,327,592 $180,898,797,517
2021 $2,739,594,360 $209,691,945,713
2022 $3,075,180,835 $287,372,232,138
2023 $3,281,419,347 $268,881,051,644
2024 - $279,641,257,615

Curacao and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Iraq
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Iraq
1960 - $218.9
1961 - $232.4
1962 - $240.7
1963 - $235.5
1964 - $269.4
1965 - $284.8
1966 - $298.2
1967 - $290.6
1968 - $319
1969 - $320
1970 - $337
1971 - $384
1972 - $394
1973 - $476
1974 - $1,031
1975 - $1,166
1976 - $1,489
1977 - $1,609
1978 - $1,863
1979 - $2,871
1980 - $3,868
1981 - $2,700
1982 - $2,942
1983 - $2,743
1984 - $3,066
1985 - $3,088
1986 - $2,940
1987 - $3,436
1988 - $3,707
1989 - $3,791
1990 - $10,261
1991 - $23
1992 - $30.3
1993 - $53.7
1994 - $198.2
1995 - $619
1996 - $485
1997 - $936
1998 - $901
1999 - $1,560
2000 $15,841 $1,980
2001 $16,610 $1,436
2002 $16,724 $1,266
2003 $16,696 $818
2004 $16,671 $1,328
2005 $17,032 $1,762
2006 $17,400 $2,277
2007 $18,006 $3,129
2008 $19,423 $4,543
2009 $19,540 $3,715
2010 $19,847 $4,462
2011 $19,426 $5,776
2012 $19,810 $6,478
2013 $19,721 $6,650
2014 $19,623 $6,249
2015 $19,362 $4,440
2016 $18,944 $4,334
2017 $18,938 $4,759
2018 $19,119 $5,647
2019 $19,221 $5,672
2020 $16,356 $4,295
2021 $17,980 $4,868
2022 $20,502 $6,521
2023 $21,062 $5,965
2024 - $6,074

Curacao vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Iraq
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Iraq
1950 60.3 37.4
1951 61 39
1952 61.6 40.5
1953 62.1 42.1
1954 62.7 43.5
1955 63.3 45
1956 63.8 46.4
1957 64.2 47.7
1958 64.7 49
1959 65.1 49.7
1960 65.4 51.5
1961 65.7 52.3
1962 66 53.5
1963 66.3 54.4
1964 66.6 55.2
1965 66.9 56.4
1966 67.1 57.3
1967 67.4 58.4
1968 67.7 59
1969 67.9 59.6
1970 68.2 60.5
1971 68.5 61.3
1972 68.8 61.8
1973 69.1 62.3
1974 69.4 61
1975 69.7 61.4
1976 70 63.6
1977 70.2 63.9
1978 70.4 64.2
1979 70.7 64.4
1980 71 60.9
1981 71.2 58.7
1982 71.4 59
1983 71.5 59.3
1984 71.7 59.5
1985 71.9 59.8
1986 72 60
1987 72.1 60.3
1988 72.2 56.7
1989 72.2 57.5
1990 72.4 57.6
1991 72.5 61.3
1992 72.7 65.3
1993 72.7 65.3
1994 72.8 65
1995 72.8 64.8
1996 72.9 64.6
1997 73 64.2
1998 73.1 64.4
1999 73.2 64.5
2000 73.3 64.9
2001 73.4 65.3
2002 73.5 65.7
2003 73.6 64.8
2004 73.7 64.6
2005 73.9 64.9
2006 74 64
2007 74.1 64.4
2008 74.3 66.5
2009 74.5 67.8
2010 75.1 68.1
2011 75.6 68.4
2012 76 68.8
2013 76.2 69
2014 76.4 69.7
2015 76.5 70
2016 76.3 68.7
2017 76.4 69.8
2018 76.5 71.1
2019 76.5 71.2
2020 76.5 69.7
2021 75.7 70.7
2022 76.7 72
2023 76.8 72.3
2024 77 72.4
2025 77.2 72.5

Curacao and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Iraq
Year Population
Curacao Iraq
1960 124,826 7,022,052
1961 126,125 7,194,553
1962 128,414 7,413,875
1963 130,860 7,667,928
1964 133,148 7,929,566
1965 135,266 8,202,140
1966 136,682 8,485,104
1967 138,140 8,778,869
1968 140,298 9,085,016
1969 142,581 9,403,356
1970 144,739 9,735,611
1971 147,389 10,077,809
1972 147,710 10,430,164
1973 146,912 10,795,869
1974 148,351 11,167,761
1975 149,129 11,543,639
1976 149,399 11,927,651
1977 149,459 12,331,046
1978 148,341 12,753,355
1979 147,851 13,170,365
1980 148,041 13,591,992
1981 148,629 14,006,381
1982 150,101 14,406,083
1983 151,159 14,840,555
1984 151,940 15,310,733
1985 152,711 15,683,430
1986 152,662 16,074,145
1987 151,456 16,521,049
1988 149,254 16,908,819
1989 146,937 17,364,542
1990 145,400 17,581,206
1991 144,403 17,767,253
1992 143,912 18,300,845
1993 144,299 19,201,195
1994 144,630 20,139,807
1995 145,139 20,825,860
1996 146,306 21,501,321
1997 146,956 22,176,593
1998 144,472 22,884,399
1999 139,428 23,636,527
2000 133,860 24,424,056
2001 129,047 25,197,840
2002 129,205 26,006,559
2003 131,897 26,802,659
2004 134,192 27,577,878
2005 137,658 28,407,448
2006 141,239 28,616,515
2007 144,056 28,391,607
2008 145,880 28,971,036
2009 146,833 30,058,206
2010 148,703 31,045,366
2011 150,831 32,161,424
2012 152,088 33,654,842
2013 153,822 35,281,989
2014 155,909 36,550,059
2015 157,980 37,560,535
2016 159,664 38,469,627
2017 160,175 39,337,353
2018 159,336 40,265,624
2019 157,441 41,192,171
2020 154,947 42,116,605
2021 152,369 43,071,211
2022 149,996 44,070,551
2023 155,800 45,074,049
2024 155,900 46,042,015

Fertility rates in Curacao and Iraq

Fertility rate
Curacao

Iraq
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Iraq
1960 5.13 5.3
1961 5.04 5.8
1962 4.93 6.99
1963 4.8 7.01
1964 4.64 7.01
1965 4.47 7.02
1966 4.26 7.02
1967 4.06 7.03
1968 3.83 7.06
1969 3.61 7.08
1970 3.4 7.07
1971 3.18 7.06
1972 2.99 7.02
1973 2.87 6.99
1974 2.77 6.95
1975 2.66 6.91
1976 2.55 6.86
1977 2.46 6.8
1978 2.38 6.73
1979 2.31 6.66
1980 2.27 6.59
1981 2.25 6.53
1982 2.24 6.46
1983 2.24 6.39
1984 2.24 6.32
1985 2.24 6.25
1986 2.24 6.18
1987 2.24 6.11
1988 2.25 6.05
1989 2.27 5.99
1990 2.3 5.93
1991 2.37 5.83
1992 2.43 5.72
1993 2.44 5.61
1994 2.43 5.49
1995 2.42 5.36
1996 2.4 5.25
1997 2.37 5.19
1998 2.32 5.11
1999 2.29 5.04
2000 2.34 4.92
2001 2.4 4.8
2002 2.3 4.67
2003 2.19 4.58
2004 2.1 4.53
2005 2.04 4.45
2006 2.1 4.46
2007 2 4.4
2008 2.2 4.37
2009 2.1 4.38
2010 2.2 4.46
2011 2.1 4.59
2012 2.2 4.54
2013 2.1 4.44
2014 2 4.31
2015 1.9 4.08
2016 1.7 3.84
2017 1.5 3.64
2018 1.7 3.55
2019 1.6 3.48
2020 1.4 3.42
2021 1.4 3.36
2022 1.3 3.29
2023 1.2 3.25

Curacao and Iraq demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Iraq
Year Median age, years
Curacao Iraq
1960 19.8 20.4
1961 19.6 20.4
1962 19.5 20.1
1963 19.4 19.8
1964 19.4 19.5
1965 19.5 19.3
1966 19.5 19
1967 19.6 18.7
1968 19.7 18.5
1969 19.7 18.3
1970 19.8 18.1
1971 19.9 17.9
1972 20.1 17.7
1973 20.4 17.5
1974 20.8 17.2
1975 21.2 17
1976 21.6 16.7
1977 22 16.6
1978 22.4 16.6
1979 22.8 16.5
1980 23.3 16.5
1981 23.7 16.5
1982 24.1 16.5
1983 24.6 16.6
1984 25.1 16.6
1985 25.6 16.7
1986 26.1 16.8
1987 26.6 16.9
1988 27.1 16.9
1989 27.7 17
1990 28.2 17.1
1991 28.7 17.2
1992 29.2 17.3
1993 29.8 17.3
1994 30.3 17.4
1995 30.8 17.5
1996 31.3 17.6
1997 31.8 17.7
1998 32.4 17.8
1999 33 17.9
2000 33.6 17.9
2001 34.1 18
2002 34.6 18.1
2003 35.3 18.2
2004 35.8 18.3
2005 36.3 18.5
2006 36.8 18.6
2007 37.3 18.7
2008 37.9 18.8
2009 38.4 18.9
2010 39 19
2011 39.5 19.1
2012 39.9 19.2
2013 39.9 19.3
2014 39.9 19.4
2015 40 19.5
2016 40.1 19.7
2017 40.2 19.9
2018 38.4 20.1
2019 37.6 20.4
2020 38.5 20.6
2021 38.7 20.9
2022 39 21.1
2023 39.2 21.4
2024 39.5 21.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Iraq
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$278B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
42.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
3.55%
1989
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
459,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-4.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
16.2%
2021
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
51.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
15.6
2002
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2023
Total reserves including gold n/a
$101B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$879M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
892,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
1.88%
2020
Banked people share n/a
30.2%
2024

Energy

Curacao Iraq
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
1,412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
192.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
4.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
98.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
-274.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
1,373 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
3.78%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
1.98%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao Iraq
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.57%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-17,735
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
71.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
37.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
26
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
9.41
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
27.3
2019
Visa free countries n/a
44
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
84.1%
2021
English speaking
60%
2025
35%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
81.7%
2023

Health

Curacao Iraq
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$254.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$121.8
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
1.01
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
22.6
2023
Obesity rate n/a
41.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
14
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.24 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Iraq
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.29%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
3,641 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
36,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
3,185 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
n/a

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