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Curacao vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 182nd vs. 79th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Laos
Population
155910
7954155
Population rank 179/197 103/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$9,788
2024
Government debt n/a
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Curacao and Laos: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Laos economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Laos
Year GDP
Curacao Laos
1984 - $1,757,142,856
1985 - $2,366,666,616
1986 - $1,776,842,097
1987 - $1,087,273,104
1988 - $598,961,269
1989 - $714,046,821
1990 - $865,559,879
1991 - $1,028,087,972
1992 - $1,127,806,945
1993 - $1,327,748,690
1994 - $1,543,606,345
1995 - $1,763,536,305
1996 - $1,873,671,550
1997 - $1,747,011,857
1998 - $1,280,177,839
1999 - $1,454,430,642
2000 $2,120,511,229 $1,731,198,022
2001 $2,143,450,726 $1,768,619,058
2002 $2,160,784,693 $1,758,176,653
2003 $2,202,117,374 $2,023,324,407
2004 $2,237,160,503 $2,366,398,120
2005 $2,344,637,263 $2,735,558,735
2006 $2,457,581,732 $3,455,030,061
2007 $2,593,831,508 $4,223,152,739
2008 $2,833,476,145 $5,446,433,157
2009 $2,869,153,184 $5,836,137,330
2010 $2,951,342,793 $7,131,771,015
2011 $2,930,092,235 $8,750,104,617
2012 $3,012,836,257 $10,192,846,339
2013 $3,033,568,603 $11,983,252,627
2014 $3,059,406,983 $13,279,245,886
2015 $3,058,779,218 $14,426,380,126
2016 $3,024,690,168 $15,912,501,723
2017 $3,033,433,240 $17,071,155,481
2018 $3,046,364,804 $18,141,641,090
2019 $3,026,124,116 $18,740,561,513
2020 $2,534,327,592 $18,981,805,250
2021 $2,739,594,360 $18,827,148,531
2022 $3,075,180,835 $15,468,785,204
2023 $3,281,419,347 $15,843,155,731
2024 - $16,502,933,121

Curacao and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Laos
1984 - $483
1985 - $633
1986 - $462
1987 - $274.7
1988 - $147.1
1989 - $170.4
1990 - $200.7
1991 - $231.8
1992 - $247.3
1993 - $283.4
1994 - $321
1995 - $358
1996 - $371
1997 - $339
1998 - $243.9
1999 - $272.3
2000 $15,841 $319
2001 $16,610 $320
2002 $16,724 $313
2003 $16,696 $355
2004 $16,671 $409
2005 $17,032 $466
2006 $17,400 $579
2007 $18,006 $697
2008 $19,423 $886
2009 $19,540 $935
2010 $19,847 $1,126
2011 $19,426 $1,362
2012 $19,810 $1,564
2013 $19,721 $1,813
2014 $19,623 $1,981
2015 $19,362 $2,121
2016 $18,944 $2,303
2017 $18,938 $2,432
2018 $19,119 $2,545
2019 $19,221 $2,589
2020 $16,356 $2,584
2021 $17,980 $2,526
2022 $20,502 $2,046
2023 $21,062 $2,067
2024 - $2,124

Curacao vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Laos
1950 60.3 38.9
1951 61 39.2
1952 61.6 39.4
1953 62.1 39.7
1954 62.7 40
1955 63.3 40.3
1956 63.8 40.6
1957 64.2 40.9
1958 64.7 41.2
1959 65.1 40.7
1960 65.4 41
1961 65.7 41.3
1962 66 42.3
1963 66.3 41.5
1964 66.6 41.9
1965 66.9 42.2
1966 67.1 42.3
1967 67.4 42.9
1968 67.7 43.2
1969 67.9 43.5
1970 68.2 43.8
1971 68.5 44.1
1972 68.8 44.4
1973 69.1 44.7
1974 69.4 45.9
1975 69.7 46.1
1976 70 46
1977 70.2 46.4
1978 70.4 46.8
1979 70.7 47.5
1980 71 48.6
1981 71.2 49.2
1982 71.4 49.9
1983 71.5 50.5
1984 71.7 51
1985 71.9 51.6
1986 72 52.1
1987 72.1 52.6
1988 72.2 53.1
1989 72.2 53.6
1990 72.4 54
1991 72.5 54.7
1992 72.7 55.1
1993 72.7 55.6
1994 72.8 55.8
1995 72.8 56.3
1996 72.9 56.8
1997 73 57.3
1998 73.1 57.5
1999 73.2 57.9
2000 73.3 58.3
2001 73.4 58.9
2002 73.5 59.3
2003 73.6 59.6
2004 73.7 60.1
2005 73.9 60.7
2006 74 61.1
2007 74.1 61.7
2008 74.3 62.2
2009 74.5 63
2010 75.1 63.7
2011 75.6 64.5
2012 76 65.1
2013 76.2 65.7
2014 76.4 66.3
2015 76.5 66.7
2016 76.3 67
2017 76.4 67.3
2018 76.5 67.6
2019 76.5 67.9
2020 76.5 68.3
2021 75.7 67.8
2022 76.7 68.7
2023 76.8 69
2024 77 69.2
2025 77.2 69.5

Curacao and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Laos
Year Population
Curacao Laos
1960 124,826 2,121,514
1961 126,125 2,169,796
1962 128,414 2,219,910
1963 130,860 2,271,061
1964 133,148 2,322,826
1965 135,266 2,376,200
1966 136,682 2,431,084
1967 138,140 2,487,715
1968 140,298 2,546,377
1969 142,581 2,606,959
1970 144,739 2,669,702
1971 147,389 2,734,628
1972 147,710 2,801,660
1973 146,912 2,870,573
1974 148,351 2,939,761
1975 149,129 3,005,521
1976 149,399 3,064,876
1977 149,459 3,118,923
1978 148,341 3,171,740
1979 147,851 3,228,202
1980 148,041 3,292,573
1981 148,629 3,366,631
1982 150,101 3,450,026
1983 151,159 3,541,001
1984 151,940 3,637,843
1985 152,711 3,739,985
1986 152,662 3,846,715
1987 151,456 3,957,612
1988 149,254 4,072,601
1989 146,937 4,190,974
1990 145,400 4,311,955
1991 144,403 4,435,118
1992 143,912 4,559,646
1993 144,299 4,685,060
1994 144,630 4,809,220
1995 145,139 4,929,409
1996 146,306 5,045,678
1997 146,956 5,152,011
1998 144,472 5,248,266
1999 139,428 5,340,784
2000 133,860 5,431,212
2001 129,047 5,521,482
2002 129,205 5,610,889
2003 131,897 5,697,945
2004 134,192 5,781,626
2005 137,658 5,869,523
2006 141,239 5,963,200
2007 144,056 6,056,236
2008 145,880 6,148,969
2009 146,833 6,241,642
2010 148,703 6,334,194
2011 150,831 6,426,590
2012 152,088 6,518,978
2013 153,822 6,611,385
2014 155,909 6,703,172
2015 157,980 6,801,645
2016 159,664 6,908,802
2017 160,175 7,018,147
2018 159,336 7,128,045
2019 157,441 7,237,636
2020 154,947 7,346,533
2021 152,369 7,453,194
2022 149,996 7,559,007
2023 155,800 7,664,993
2024 155,900 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Curacao and Laos

Fertility rate
Curacao

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Laos
1960 5.13 6.29
1961 5.04 6.31
1962 4.93 6.31
1963 4.8 6.32
1964 4.64 6.31
1965 4.47 6.32
1966 4.26 6.31
1967 4.06 6.31
1968 3.83 6.3
1969 3.61 6.3
1970 3.4 6.31
1971 3.18 6.3
1972 2.99 6.28
1973 2.87 6.28
1974 2.77 6.29
1975 2.66 6.29
1976 2.55 6.29
1977 2.46 6.29
1978 2.38 6.3
1979 2.31 6.31
1980 2.27 6.33
1981 2.25 6.35
1982 2.24 6.37
1983 2.24 6.38
1984 2.24 6.37
1985 2.24 6.33
1986 2.24 6.26
1987 2.24 6.21
1988 2.25 6.16
1989 2.27 6.1
1990 2.3 6.06
1991 2.37 5.99
1992 2.43 5.9
1993 2.44 5.8
1994 2.43 5.6
1995 2.42 5.36
1996 2.4 5.15
1997 2.37 4.96
1998 2.32 4.79
1999 2.29 4.64
2000 2.34 4.43
2001 2.4 4.29
2002 2.3 4.13
2003 2.19 4.02
2004 2.1 3.9
2005 2.04 3.69
2006 2.1 3.56
2007 2 3.44
2008 2.2 3.33
2009 2.1 3.23
2010 2.2 3.14
2011 2.1 3.05
2012 2.2 2.95
2013 2.1 2.87
2014 2 2.8
2015 1.9 2.8
2016 1.7 2.74
2017 1.5 2.69
2018 1.7 2.63
2019 1.6 2.59
2020 1.4 2.54
2021 1.4 2.49
2022 1.3 2.46
2023 1.2 2.42

Curacao and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Laos
Year Median age, years
Curacao Laos
1960 19.8 19.2
1961 19.6 19.2
1962 19.5 19.1
1963 19.4 19
1964 19.4 19
1965 19.5 18.9
1966 19.5 18.9
1967 19.6 18.9
1968 19.7 18.8
1969 19.7 18.8
1970 19.8 18.7
1971 19.9 18.7
1972 20.1 18.7
1973 20.4 18.7
1974 20.8 18.6
1975 21.2 18.5
1976 21.6 18.4
1977 22 18.3
1978 22.4 18.1
1979 22.8 18
1980 23.3 17.9
1981 23.7 17.9
1982 24.1 17.8
1983 24.6 17.8
1984 25.1 17.8
1985 25.6 17.8
1986 26.1 17.8
1987 26.6 17.8
1988 27.1 17.9
1989 27.7 17.9
1990 28.2 17.9
1991 28.7 17.9
1992 29.2 17.9
1993 29.8 17.9
1994 30.3 17.9
1995 30.8 17.9
1996 31.3 17.9
1997 31.8 18
1998 32.4 18
1999 33 18
2000 33.6 18.1
2001 34.1 18.2
2002 34.6 18.4
2003 35.3 18.5
2004 35.8 18.7
2005 36.3 18.9
2006 36.8 19.2
2007 37.3 19.6
2008 37.9 20
2009 38.4 20.5
2010 39 21
2011 39.5 21.4
2012 39.9 21.9
2013 39.9 22.3
2014 39.9 22.7
2015 40 23
2016 40.1 23.3
2017 40.2 23.6
2018 38.4 23.8
2019 37.6 24.1
2020 38.5 24.4
2021 38.7 24.7
2022 39 25
2023 39.2 25.3
2024 39.5 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel n/a
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2018
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share n/a
37.7%
2024

Energy

Curacao Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Curacao Laos
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
33
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
17.9
2019
Visa free countries n/a
62
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
75.6%
2023
English speaking
60%
2025
6%
2025
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
63.6%
2023

Health

Curacao Laos
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.33
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
39
2023
Obesity rate n/a
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Laos
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
24,598 mi
2009

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