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Curacao vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 182nd vs. 159th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Jamaica
Population
155910
2837071
Population rank 179/197 140/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$11,662
2024
Government debt n/a
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Curacao and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Jamaica
Year GDP
Curacao Jamaica
1960 - $699,064,380
1961 - $748,043,501
1962 - $777,727,689
1963 - $826,706,669
1964 - $897,949,001
1965 - $972,159,611
1966 - $1,096,759,561
1967 - $1,148,014,311
1968 - $1,083,839,133
1969 - $1,191,239,047
1970 - $1,404,720,442
1971 - $1,539,861,816
1972 - $1,875,146,587
1973 - $1,905,917,553
1974 - $2,375,122,375
1975 - $2,860,442,750
1976 - $2,966,042,856
1977 - $3,249,733,140
1978 - $2,644,527,822
1979 - $2,425,064,229
1980 - $2,679,379,372
1981 - $2,979,027,966
1982 - $3,293,496,312
1983 - $3,619,262,277
1984 - $2,373,564,549
1985 - $2,100,239,019
1986 - $2,754,549,582
1987 - $3,287,007,322
1988 - $3,828,342,820
1989 - $4,404,937,853
1990 - $4,592,208,087
1991 - $4,106,207,649
1992 - $3,535,460,090
1993 - $5,440,075,676
1994 - $5,452,558,947
1995 - $6,577,520,643
1996 - $7,393,891,921
1997 - $8,400,041,724
1998 - $8,787,195,622
1999 - $8,887,057,997
2000 $2,120,511,229 $9,005,064,475
2001 $2,143,450,726 $9,194,727,831
2002 $2,160,784,693 $9,719,009,495
2003 $2,202,117,374 $9,430,234,811
2004 $2,237,160,503 $10,174,664,854
2005 $2,344,637,263 $11,243,865,778
2006 $2,457,581,732 $11,930,179,090
2007 $2,593,831,508 $12,799,600,047
2008 $2,833,476,145 $13,709,401,520
2009 $2,869,153,184 $12,120,458,115
2010 $2,951,342,793 $13,220,549,908
2011 $2,930,092,235 $14,444,661,522
2012 $3,012,836,257 $14,807,086,556
2013 $3,033,568,603 $14,264,205,153
2014 $3,059,406,983 $13,899,217,680
2015 $3,058,779,218 $14,188,936,918
2016 $3,024,690,168 $14,077,096,677
2017 $3,033,433,240 $14,808,985,133
2018 $3,046,364,804 $15,730,792,876
2019 $3,026,124,116 $15,830,766,531
2020 $2,534,327,592 $13,812,421,836
2021 $2,739,594,360 $14,657,586,159
2022 $3,075,180,835 $17,097,760,687
2023 $3,281,419,347 $19,423,355,367
2024 - $19,930,288,337

Curacao and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Jamaica
1960 - $424
1961 - $447
1962 - $458
1963 - $480
1964 - $514
1965 - $549
1966 - $612
1967 - $633
1968 - $591
1969 - $642
1970 - $748
1971 - $809
1972 - $971
1973 - $972
1974 - $1,193
1975 - $1,417
1976 - $1,450
1977 - $1,569
1978 - $1,262
1979 - $1,144
1980 - $1,249
1981 - $1,370
1982 - $1,494
1983 - $1,619
1984 - $1,048
1985 - $917
1986 - $1,191
1987 - $1,411
1988 - $1,632
1989 - $1,865
1990 - $1,930
1991 - $1,710
1992 - $1,458
1993 - $2,221
1994 - $2,203
1995 - $2,631
1996 - $2,929
1997 - $3,297
1998 - $3,419
1999 - $3,432
2000 $15,841 $3,453
2001 $16,610 $3,504
2002 $16,724 $3,681
2003 $16,696 $3,550
2004 $16,671 $3,808
2005 $17,032 $4,184
2006 $17,400 $4,417
2007 $18,006 $4,716
2008 $19,423 $5,030
2009 $19,540 $4,428
2010 $19,847 $4,810
2011 $19,426 $5,233
2012 $19,810 $5,341
2013 $19,721 $5,124
2014 $19,623 $4,975
2015 $19,362 $5,063
2016 $18,944 $5,010
2017 $18,938 $5,259
2018 $19,119 $5,578
2019 $19,221 $5,607
2020 $16,356 $4,879
2021 $17,980 $5,165
2022 $20,502 $6,022
2023 $21,062 $6,840
2024 - $7,020

Curacao vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Jamaica
1950 60.3 56.6
1951 61 57.1
1952 61.6 58.1
1953 62.1 58.9
1954 62.7 59.6
1955 63.3 60.4
1956 63.8 61.2
1957 64.2 61.9
1958 64.7 62.6
1959 65.1 63.2
1960 65.4 63.8
1961 65.7 64.3
1962 66 64.6
1963 66.3 65
1964 66.6 65.3
1965 66.9 65.7
1966 67.1 65.9
1967 67.4 66.1
1968 67.7 66.3
1969 67.9 66.5
1970 68.2 66.7
1971 68.5 67
1972 68.8 67.3
1973 69.1 67.6
1974 69.4 67.9
1975 69.7 68.2
1976 70 68.4
1977 70.2 68.6
1978 70.4 68.7
1979 70.7 68.8
1980 71 69
1981 71.2 69.1
1982 71.4 69.3
1983 71.5 69.5
1984 71.7 69.8
1985 71.9 70.1
1986 72 70.4
1987 72.1 70.9
1988 72.2 71.2
1989 72.2 71.5
1990 72.4 71.7
1991 72.5 71.8
1992 72.7 71.8
1993 72.7 71.8
1994 72.8 71.6
1995 72.8 71.5
1996 72.9 71.3
1997 73 71.2
1998 73.1 71.2
1999 73.2 71.2
2000 73.3 71.3
2001 73.4 71.3
2002 73.5 71.5
2003 73.6 71.6
2004 73.7 71.5
2005 73.9 71.5
2006 74 71.4
2007 74.1 71.4
2008 74.3 71.5
2009 74.5 71.7
2010 75.1 72
2011 75.6 72.2
2012 76 72.4
2013 76.2 72.4
2014 76.4 72.4
2015 76.5 72.2
2016 76.3 72.1
2017 76.4 71.9
2018 76.5 71.6
2019 76.5 71.5
2020 76.5 71.5
2021 75.7 69.1
2022 76.7 71.5
2023 76.8 71.5
2024 77 71.6
2025 77.2 71.7

Curacao and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Jamaica
Year Population
Curacao Jamaica
1960 124,826 1,650,005
1961 126,125 1,673,261
1962 128,414 1,696,932
1963 130,860 1,721,099
1964 133,148 1,745,568
1965 135,266 1,769,192
1966 136,682 1,791,475
1967 138,140 1,812,865
1968 140,298 1,833,765
1969 142,581 1,855,127
1970 144,739 1,878,196
1971 147,389 1,903,728
1972 147,710 1,931,542
1973 146,912 1,961,219
1974 148,351 1,990,906
1975 149,129 2,018,981
1976 149,399 2,045,578
1977 149,459 2,070,657
1978 148,341 2,094,836
1979 147,851 2,119,486
1980 148,041 2,145,658
1981 148,629 2,173,818
1982 150,101 2,203,889
1983 151,159 2,234,832
1984 151,940 2,264,562
1985 152,711 2,290,656
1986 152,662 2,312,125
1987 151,456 2,329,813
1988 149,254 2,345,777
1989 146,937 2,361,916
1990 145,400 2,379,877
1991 144,403 2,400,869
1992 143,912 2,424,701
1993 144,299 2,449,916
1994 144,630 2,475,220
1995 145,139 2,500,151
1996 146,306 2,524,463
1997 146,956 2,547,848
1998 144,472 2,569,736
1999 139,428 2,589,795
2000 133,860 2,607,826
2001 129,047 2,624,403
2002 129,205 2,640,572
2003 131,897 2,656,623
2004 134,192 2,672,225
2005 137,658 2,687,066
2006 141,239 2,700,968
2007 144,056 2,713,800
2008 145,880 2,725,635
2009 146,833 2,736,995
2010 148,703 2,748,568
2011 150,831 2,760,494
2012 152,088 2,772,430
2013 153,822 2,783,687
2014 155,909 2,793,749
2015 157,980 2,802,534
2016 159,664 2,809,915
2017 160,175 2,815,764
2018 159,336 2,820,097
2019 157,441 2,823,271
2020 154,947 2,830,739
2021 152,369 2,837,682
2022 149,996 2,839,144
2023 155,800 2,839,786
2024 155,900 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Curacao and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Curacao

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Jamaica
1960 5.13 5.54
1961 5.04 5.6
1962 4.93 5.64
1963 4.8 5.73
1964 4.64 5.79
1965 4.47 5.72
1966 4.26 5.69
1967 4.06 5.67
1968 3.83 5.58
1969 3.61 5.47
1970 3.4 5.35
1971 3.18 5.21
1972 2.99 5.06
1973 2.87 5
1974 2.77 4.67
1975 2.66 4.44
1976 2.55 4.21
1977 2.46 4
1978 2.38 3.84
1979 2.31 3.72
1980 2.27 3.59
1981 2.25 3.51
1982 2.24 3.46
1983 2.24 3.41
1984 2.24 3.32
1985 2.24 3.21
1986 2.24 3.11
1987 2.24 3.02
1988 2.25 2.98
1989 2.27 2.93
1990 2.3 2.96
1991 2.37 3
1992 2.43 3.03
1993 2.44 2.99
1994 2.43 2.93
1995 2.42 2.85
1996 2.4 2.77
1997 2.37 2.68
1998 2.32 2.57
1999 2.29 2.47
2000 2.34 2.35
2001 2.4 2.3
2002 2.3 2.27
2003 2.19 2.24
2004 2.1 2.2
2005 2.04 2.15
2006 2.1 2.09
2007 2 2.02
2008 2.2 1.95
2009 2.1 1.88
2010 2.2 1.8
2011 2.1 1.72
2012 2.2 1.65
2013 2.1 1.59
2014 2 1.54
2015 1.9 1.51
2016 1.7 1.46
2017 1.5 1.43
2018 1.7 1.4
2019 1.6 1.39
2020 1.4 1.38
2021 1.4 1.38
2022 1.3 1.37
2023 1.2 1.36

Curacao and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Curacao Jamaica
1960 19.8 19.8
1961 19.6 19.5
1962 19.5 19.3
1963 19.4 19
1964 19.4 18.8
1965 19.5 18.5
1966 19.5 18.3
1967 19.6 18.1
1968 19.7 17.9
1969 19.7 17.8
1970 19.8 17.7
1971 19.9 17.7
1972 20.1 17.8
1973 20.4 17.9
1974 20.8 18
1975 21.2 18.2
1976 21.6 18.4
1977 22 18.6
1978 22.4 18.9
1979 22.8 19.1
1980 23.3 19.4
1981 23.7 19.6
1982 24.1 19.9
1983 24.6 20.1
1984 25.1 20.4
1985 25.6 20.6
1986 26.1 20.8
1987 26.6 21.1
1988 27.1 21.3
1989 27.7 21.6
1990 28.2 21.8
1991 28.7 22
1992 29.2 22.2
1993 29.8 22.3
1994 30.3 22.4
1995 30.8 22.5
1996 31.3 22.6
1997 31.8 22.7
1998 32.4 22.9
1999 33 23.1
2000 33.6 23.3
2001 34.1 23.6
2002 34.6 23.8
2003 35.3 24.1
2004 35.8 24.4
2005 36.3 24.6
2006 36.8 24.9
2007 37.3 25.3
2008 37.9 25.7
2009 38.4 26.1
2010 39 26.5
2011 39.5 27
2012 39.9 27.4
2013 39.9 27.9
2014 39.9 28.3
2015 40 28.8
2016 40.1 29.3
2017 40.2 29.8
2018 38.4 30.3
2019 37.6 30.8
2020 38.5 31.3
2021 38.7 31.7
2022 39 32.2
2023 39.2 32.8
2024 39.5 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
48.1%
2011
Banked people share n/a
73.3%
2021

Energy

Curacao Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Curacao Jamaica
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
44
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
15.1
2019
Visa free countries n/a
100
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
88.7%
2015
English speaking
60%
2025
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
89.5%
2023

Health

Curacao Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
19.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Jamaica
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
13,745 mi
2011

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