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Curacao vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 182nd vs. 119th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Ireland
Population
155910
5474763
Population rank 179/197 121/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$577B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$131,175
2024
Government debt n/a
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Curacao and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Ireland
Year GDP
Curacao Ireland
1960 - $1,998,550,222
1961 - $2,151,772,980
1962 - $2,329,372,972
1963 - $2,505,073,358
1964 - $2,851,091,646
1965 - $3,035,655,794
1966 - $3,198,820,904
1967 - $3,445,739,915
1968 - $3,378,701,147
1969 - $3,902,721,632
1970 - $4,395,995,086
1971 - $5,098,250,287
1972 - $6,318,060,582
1973 - $7,481,173,066
1974 - $7,896,860,615
1975 - $9,483,808,362
1976 - $9,453,756,015
1977 - $11,248,340,431
1978 - $14,647,996,074
1979 - $18,319,334,300
1980 - $21,747,855,640
1981 - $20,670,190,138
1982 - $21,474,754,080
1983 - $20,766,047,764
1984 - $20,106,648,455
1985 - $21,270,013,326
1986 - $28,714,571,852
1987 - $33,920,518,493
1988 - $37,772,897,421
1989 - $39,238,392,678
1990 - $49,305,632,408
1991 - $49,787,502,852
1992 - $55,918,538,121
1993 - $52,417,477,614
1994 - $57,097,656,066
1995 - $69,139,823,232
1996 - $75,790,785,030
1997 - $82,856,648,758
1998 - $90,199,410,116
1999 - $98,893,958,263
2000 $2,120,511,229 $100,207,610,430
2001 $2,143,450,726 $109,346,669,230
2002 $2,160,784,693 $128,596,035,288
2003 $2,202,117,374 $164,670,771,260
2004 $2,237,160,503 $194,372,115,041
2005 $2,344,637,263 $211,876,989,656
2006 $2,457,581,732 $232,180,617,162
2007 $2,593,831,508 $270,079,279,420
2008 $2,833,476,145 $275,447,471,451
2009 $2,869,153,184 $236,443,117,248
2010 $2,951,342,793 $221,985,621,538
2011 $2,930,092,235 $241,337,364,610
2012 $3,012,836,257 $227,270,922,957
2013 $3,033,568,603 $243,301,556,085
2014 $3,059,406,983 $266,787,238,499
2015 $3,058,779,218 $302,391,428,540
2016 $3,024,690,168 $305,733,136,181
2017 $3,033,433,240 $348,532,394,024
2018 $3,046,364,804 $395,461,216,460
2019 $3,026,124,116 $407,124,824,065
2020 $2,534,327,592 $436,555,518,400
2021 $2,739,594,360 $531,306,516,908
2022 $3,075,180,835 $548,570,250,342
2023 $3,281,419,347 $551,394,889,340
2024 - $577,389,475,010

Curacao and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Ireland
1960 - $707
1961 - $762
1962 - $821
1963 - $878
1964 - $995
1965 - $1,055
1966 - $1,107
1967 - $1,187
1968 - $1,159
1969 - $1,331
1970 - $1,487
1971 - $1,704
1972 - $2,080
1973 - $2,424
1974 - $2,517
1975 - $2,973
1976 - $2,920
1977 - $3,427
1978 - $4,400
1979 - $5,430
1980 - $6,372
1981 - $5,986
1982 - $6,161
1983 - $5,915
1984 - $5,692
1985 - $6,012
1986 - $8,112
1987 - $9,582
1988 - $10,716
1989 - $11,176
1990 - $14,031
1991 - $14,087
1992 - $15,714
1993 - $14,657
1994 - $15,903
1995 - $19,158
1996 - $20,836
1997 - $22,551
1998 - $24,295
1999 - $26,338
2000 $15,841 $26,335
2001 $16,610 $28,282
2002 $16,724 $32,705
2003 $16,696 $41,204
2004 $16,671 $47,754
2005 $17,032 $50,933
2006 $17,400 $54,329
2007 $18,006 $61,396
2008 $19,423 $61,353
2009 $19,540 $52,133
2010 $19,847 $48,679
2011 $19,426 $52,693
2012 $19,810 $49,412
2013 $19,721 $52,619
2014 $19,623 $57,278
2015 $19,362 $64,312
2016 $18,944 $64,193
2017 $18,938 $72,198
2018 $19,119 $80,739
2019 $19,221 $81,810
2020 $16,356 $86,623
2021 $17,980 $103,962
2022 $20,502 $105,235
2023 $21,062 $103,888
2024 - $107,316

Curacao vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Ireland
1950 60.3 65.6
1951 61 64.8
1952 61.6 67.2
1953 62.1 67.9
1954 62.7 68
1955 63.3 68
1956 63.8 69
1957 64.2 69
1958 64.7 69.3
1959 65.1 69.4
1960 65.4 70.2
1961 65.7 69.6
1962 66 69.9
1963 66.3 70.2
1964 66.6 70.4
1965 66.9 70.6
1966 67.1 70.2
1967 67.4 71.2
1968 67.7 70.9
1969 67.9 70.8
1970 68.2 70.8
1971 68.5 71.6
1972 68.8 71
1973 69.1 71.2
1974 69.4 71.1
1975 69.7 71.7
1976 70 71.8
1977 70.2 71.9
1978 70.4 71.9
1979 70.7 72.2
1980 71 72.5
1981 71.2 72.9
1982 71.4 73.2
1983 71.5 73.2
1984 71.7 73.6
1985 71.9 73.6
1986 72 73.6
1987 72.1 74.4
1988 72.2 74.4
1989 72.2 74.5
1990 72.4 74.8
1991 72.5 75
1992 72.7 75.4
1993 72.7 75.3
1994 72.8 75.8
1995 72.8 75.5
1996 72.9 75.8
1997 73 76
1998 73.1 76.2
1999 73.2 76.1
2000 73.3 76.5
2001 73.4 77.1
2002 73.5 77.6
2003 73.6 78.1
2004 73.7 78.5
2005 73.9 78.9
2006 74 79.2
2007 74.1 79.6
2008 74.3 79.8
2009 74.5 80.1
2010 75.1 80.6
2011 75.6 80.7
2012 76 80.9
2013 76.2 81.1
2014 76.4 81.4
2015 76.5 81.5
2016 76.3 81.7
2017 76.4 82.1
2018 76.5 82.1
2019 76.5 82.4
2020 76.5 82.4
2021 75.7 81.9
2022 76.7 82.1
2023 76.8 82.4
2024 77 82.6
2025 77.2 82.7

Curacao and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Ireland
Year Population
Curacao Ireland
1960 124,826 2,828,600
1961 126,125 2,824,400
1962 128,414 2,836,050
1963 130,860 2,852,650
1964 133,148 2,866,550
1965 135,266 2,877,300
1966 136,682 2,888,800
1967 138,140 2,902,450
1968 140,298 2,915,550
1969 142,581 2,932,650
1970 144,739 2,957,250
1971 147,389 2,992,050
1972 147,710 3,036,850
1973 146,912 3,085,950
1974 148,351 3,137,500
1975 149,129 3,189,550
1976 149,399 3,238,050
1977 149,459 3,282,200
1978 148,341 3,329,100
1979 147,851 3,373,750
1980 148,041 3,412,800
1981 148,629 3,453,000
1982 150,101 3,485,800
1983 151,159 3,510,600
1984 151,940 3,532,423
1985 152,711 3,538,082
1986 152,662 3,539,690
1987 151,456 3,540,057
1988 149,254 3,524,949
1989 146,937 3,511,009
1990 145,400 3,513,974
1991 144,403 3,534,235
1992 143,912 3,558,430
1993 144,299 3,576,261
1994 144,630 3,590,386
1995 145,139 3,608,841
1996 146,306 3,637,510
1997 146,956 3,674,171
1998 144,472 3,712,696
1999 139,428 3,754,786
2000 133,860 3,805,174
2001 129,047 3,866,243
2002 129,205 3,931,947
2003 131,897 3,996,521
2004 134,192 4,070,262
2005 137,658 4,159,914
2006 141,239 4,273,591
2007 144,056 4,398,942
2008 145,880 4,489,544
2009 146,833 4,535,375
2010 148,703 4,560,155
2011 150,831 4,580,084
2012 152,088 4,599,533
2013 153,822 4,623,816
2014 155,909 4,657,740
2015 157,980 4,701,957
2016 159,664 4,762,722
2017 160,175 4,827,445
2018 159,336 4,898,022
2019 157,441 4,976,456
2020 154,947 5,039,747
2021 152,369 5,110,585
2022 149,996 5,212,836
2023 155,800 5,307,600
2024 155,900 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Curacao and Ireland

Fertility rate
Curacao

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Ireland
1960 5.13 3.78
1961 5.04 3.78
1962 4.93 3.92
1963 4.8 4.01
1964 4.64 4.07
1965 4.47 4.04
1966 4.26 3.94
1967 4.06 3.84
1968 3.83 3.77
1969 3.61 3.83
1970 3.4 3.85
1971 3.18 3.93
1972 2.99 3.84
1973 2.87 3.71
1974 2.77 3.59
1975 2.66 3.37
1976 2.55 3.29
1977 2.46 3.24
1978 2.38 3.21
1979 2.31 3.21
1980 2.27 3.21
1981 2.25 3.05
1982 2.24 2.94
1983 2.24 2.74
1984 2.24 2.58
1985 2.24 2.48
1986 2.24 2.44
1987 2.24 2.32
1988 2.25 2.17
1989 2.27 2.08
1990 2.3 2.11
1991 2.37 2.08
1992 2.43 1.99
1993 2.44 1.9
1994 2.43 1.85
1995 2.42 1.84
1996 2.4 1.88
1997 2.37 1.93
1998 2.32 1.94
1999 2.29 1.9
2000 2.34 1.89
2001 2.4 1.94
2002 2.3 1.97
2003 2.19 1.96
2004 2.1 1.93
2005 2.04 1.86
2006 2.1 1.91
2007 2 2.01
2008 2.2 2.06
2009 2.1 2.06
2010 2.2 2.05
2011 2.1 2.03
2012 2.2 1.98
2013 2.1 1.93
2014 2 1.89
2015 1.9 1.85
2016 1.7 1.81
2017 1.5 1.77
2018 1.7 1.75
2019 1.6 1.71
2020 1.4 1.63
2021 1.4 1.78
2022 1.3 1.54
2023 1.2 1.5

Curacao and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Curacao Ireland
1960 19.8 30.1
1961 19.6 29.8
1962 19.5 29.5
1963 19.4 29.2
1964 19.4 28.9
1965 19.5 28.6
1966 19.5 28.2
1967 19.6 28
1968 19.7 27.8
1969 19.7 27.6
1970 19.8 27.4
1971 19.9 27.1
1972 20.1 26.9
1973 20.4 26.7
1974 20.8 26.5
1975 21.2 26.5
1976 21.6 26.4
1977 22 26.5
1978 22.4 26.5
1979 22.8 26.5
1980 23.3 26.5
1981 23.7 26.6
1982 24.1 26.7
1983 24.6 26.9
1984 25.1 27.1
1985 25.6 27.3
1986 26.1 27.6
1987 26.6 27.9
1988 27.1 28.4
1989 27.7 28.8
1990 28.2 29.2
1991 28.7 29.6
1992 29.2 29.9
1993 29.8 30.2
1994 30.3 30.6
1995 30.8 30.9
1996 31.3 31.3
1997 31.8 31.6
1998 32.4 31.9
1999 33 32.2
2000 33.6 32.5
2001 34.1 32.7
2002 34.6 33
2003 35.3 33.2
2004 35.8 33.4
2005 36.3 33.4
2006 36.8 33.4
2007 37.3 33.4
2008 37.9 33.5
2009 38.4 33.9
2010 39 34.3
2011 39.5 34.8
2012 39.9 35.2
2013 39.9 35.6
2014 39.9 36
2015 40 36.4
2016 40.1 36.8
2017 40.2 37.1
2018 38.4 37.4
2019 37.6 37.8
2020 38.5 38.2
2021 38.7 38.6
2022 39 38.9
2023 39.2 39.4
2024 39.5 39.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold n/a
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
0.68%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.3%
2024

Energy

Curacao Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao Ireland
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
77
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
3.1
2019
Visa free countries n/a
175
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
99%
2003
English speaking
60%
2025
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
96.5%
2023

Health

Curacao Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$688
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.6 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
3.8
2023
Obesity rate n/a
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Ireland
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
62,031 mi
2018

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