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Curacao vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 182nd vs. 121st).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Latvia
Population
155910
1844219
Population rank 179/197 149/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$43,867
2024
Government debt n/a
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Curacao and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Latvia
Year GDP
Curacao Latvia
1995 - $5,608,208,785
1996 - $5,799,465,288
1997 - $6,349,481,007
1998 - $6,974,112,951
1999 - $7,324,192,890
2000 $2,120,511,229 $7,761,252,607
2001 $2,143,450,726 $8,190,888,740
2002 $2,160,784,693 $9,249,030,241
2003 $2,202,117,374 $11,244,337,720
2004 $2,237,160,503 $13,827,070,379
2005 $2,344,637,263 $16,306,935,905
2006 $2,457,581,732 $20,434,922,247
2007 $2,593,831,508 $29,420,499,248
2008 $2,833,476,145 $34,135,200,994
2009 $2,869,153,184 $25,691,530,442
2010 $2,951,342,793 $23,468,324,572
2011 $2,930,092,235 $26,575,547,901
2012 $3,012,836,257 $27,116,149,949
2013 $3,033,568,603 $29,152,128,168
2014 $3,059,406,983 $30,277,203,767
2015 $3,058,779,218 $26,344,565,877
2016 $3,024,690,168 $27,117,105,060
2017 $3,033,433,240 $29,391,059,767
2018 $3,046,364,804 $33,247,935,477
2019 $3,026,124,116 $33,099,503,951
2020 $2,534,327,592 $33,379,927,435
2021 $2,739,594,360 $38,183,326,785
2022 $3,075,180,835 $38,014,713,596
2023 $3,281,419,347 $42,572,151,720
2024 - $43,520,773,851

Curacao and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Latvia
1995 - $2,257
1996 - $2,360
1997 - $2,610
1998 - $2,894
1999 - $3,064
2000 $15,841 $3,278
2001 $16,610 $3,505
2002 $16,724 $4,004
2003 $16,696 $4,915
2004 $16,671 $6,110
2005 $17,032 $7,284
2006 $17,400 $9,212
2007 $18,006 $13,371
2008 $19,423 $15,678
2009 $19,540 $11,996
2010 $19,847 $11,188
2011 $19,426 $12,903
2012 $19,810 $13,329
2013 $19,721 $14,484
2014 $19,623 $15,186
2015 $19,362 $13,322
2016 $18,944 $13,839
2017 $18,938 $15,132
2018 $19,119 $17,252
2019 $19,221 $17,295
2020 $16,356 $17,564
2021 $17,980 $20,262
2022 $20,502 $20,227
2023 $21,062 $22,676
2024 - $23,368

Curacao vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Latvia
1950 60.3 64.6
1951 61 65.2
1952 61.6 65.7
1953 62.1 66.2
1954 62.7 66.7
1955 63.3 67.1
1956 63.8 67.6
1957 64.2 68.3
1958 64.7 68.9
1959 65.1 69.5
1960 65.4 70.3
1961 65.7 70.5
1962 66 69.9
1963 66.3 70.3
1964 66.6 71.5
1965 66.9 71.2
1966 67.1 71.2
1967 67.4 70.9
1968 67.7 70.5
1969 67.9 70.2
1970 68.2 70.2
1971 68.5 70.6
1972 68.8 70.3
1973 69.1 70.2
1974 69.4 70.1
1975 69.7 69.3
1976 70 69.4
1977 70.2 69.4
1978 70.4 69.3
1979 70.7 68.8
1980 71 69.1
1981 71.2 69.1
1982 71.4 69.6
1983 71.5 69.4
1984 71.7 69.4
1985 71.9 69.6
1986 72 71
1987 72.1 71
1988 72.2 70.9
1989 72.2 70.4
1990 72.4 69.5
1991 72.5 69.2
1992 72.7 68.5
1993 72.7 66.6
1994 72.8 65.2
1995 72.8 66
1996 72.9 68.6
1997 73 69.2
1998 73.1 68.9
1999 73.2 69.6
2000 73.3 70.2
2001 73.4 69.9
2002 73.5 70.2
2003 73.6 70.6
2004 73.7 70.9
2005 73.9 70.6
2006 74 70.6
2007 74.1 70.8
2008 74.3 72
2009 74.5 72.7
2010 75.1 73
2011 75.6 73.7
2012 76 73.9
2013 76.2 74.2
2014 76.4 74.3
2015 76.5 74.7
2016 76.3 74.8
2017 76.4 74.8
2018 76.5 75
2019 76.5 75.6
2020 76.5 75.5
2021 75.7 73.2
2022 76.7 74.9
2023 76.8 76.2
2024 77 76.3
2025 77.2 76.5

Curacao and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Latvia
Year Population
Curacao Latvia
1960 124,826 2,120,979
1961 126,125 2,152,681
1962 128,414 2,181,586
1963 130,860 2,210,919
1964 133,148 2,240,623
1965 135,266 2,265,919
1966 136,682 2,283,217
1967 138,140 2,301,220
1968 140,298 2,323,619
1969 142,581 2,343,173
1970 144,739 2,359,164
1971 147,389 2,376,389
1972 147,710 2,395,674
1973 146,912 2,415,819
1974 148,351 2,437,186
1975 149,129 2,456,130
1976 149,399 2,470,989
1977 149,459 2,485,073
1978 148,341 2,497,921
1979 147,851 2,505,953
1980 148,041 2,511,701
1981 148,629 2,519,421
1982 150,101 2,531,080
1983 151,159 2,546,011
1984 151,940 2,562,047
1985 152,711 2,578,873
1986 152,662 2,599,892
1987 151,456 2,626,583
1988 149,254 2,653,434
1989 146,937 2,666,955
1990 145,400 2,663,151
1991 144,403 2,650,581
1992 143,912 2,614,338
1993 144,299 2,563,290
1994 144,630 2,520,742
1995 145,139 2,485,056
1996 146,306 2,457,222
1997 146,956 2,432,851
1998 144,472 2,410,019
1999 139,428 2,390,482
2000 133,860 2,367,550
2001 129,047 2,337,170
2002 129,205 2,310,173
2003 131,897 2,287,955
2004 134,192 2,263,122
2005 137,658 2,238,799
2006 141,239 2,218,357
2007 144,056 2,200,325
2008 145,880 2,177,322
2009 146,833 2,141,669
2010 148,703 2,097,555
2011 150,831 2,059,709
2012 152,088 2,034,319
2013 153,822 2,012,647
2014 155,909 1,993,782
2015 157,980 1,977,527
2016 159,664 1,959,537
2017 160,175 1,942,248
2018 159,336 1,927,174
2019 157,441 1,913,822
2020 154,947 1,900,449
2021 152,369 1,884,490
2022 149,996 1,879,383
2023 155,800 1,877,445
2024 155,900 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Curacao and Latvia

Fertility rate
Curacao

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Latvia
1960 5.13 1.94
1961 5.04 1.94
1962 4.93 1.91
1963 4.8 1.85
1964 4.64 1.79
1965 4.47 1.74
1966 4.26 1.76
1967 4.06 1.8
1968 3.83 1.83
1969 3.61 1.88
1970 3.4 1.96
1971 3.18 2
1972 2.99 2
1973 2.87 1.98
1974 2.77 1.97
1975 2.66 1.96
1976 2.55 1.93
1977 2.46 1.89
1978 2.38 1.87
1979 2.31 1.87
1980 2.27 1.86
1981 2.25 1.88
1982 2.24 1.97
1983 2.24 2.07
1984 2.24 2.09
1985 2.24 2.08
1986 2.24 2.12
1987 2.24 2.15
1988 2.25 2.11
1989 2.27 2.05
1990 2.3 2.02
1991 2.37 1.86
1992 2.43 1.73
1993 2.44 1.51
1994 2.43 1.39
1995 2.42 1.25
1996 2.4 1.16
1997 2.37 1.11
1998 2.32 1.09
1999 2.29 1.16
2000 2.34 1.25
2001 2.4 1.22
2002 2.3 1.26
2003 2.19 1.32
2004 2.1 1.29
2005 2.04 1.39
2006 2.1 1.46
2007 2 1.54
2008 2.2 1.58
2009 2.1 1.46
2010 2.2 1.36
2011 2.1 1.33
2012 2.2 1.44
2013 2.1 1.52
2014 2 1.65
2015 1.9 1.7
2016 1.7 1.74
2017 1.5 1.69
2018 1.7 1.6
2019 1.6 1.61
2020 1.4 1.55
2021 1.4 1.57
2022 1.3 1.47
2023 1.2 1.36

Curacao and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Curacao Latvia
1960 19.8 32.3
1961 19.6 32.4
1962 19.5 32.6
1963 19.4 32.8
1964 19.4 33
1965 19.5 33.2
1966 19.5 33.5
1967 19.6 33.8
1968 19.7 34
1969 19.7 34.1
1970 19.8 34.2
1971 19.9 34.3
1972 20.1 34.5
1973 20.4 34.6
1974 20.8 34.7
1975 21.2 34.9
1976 21.6 35
1977 22 35.1
1978 22.4 35.1
1979 22.8 35.1
1980 23.3 34.9
1981 23.7 34.8
1982 24.1 34.7
1983 24.6 34.6
1984 25.1 34.7
1985 25.6 34.7
1986 26.1 34.7
1987 26.6 34.6
1988 27.1 34.6
1989 27.7 34.5
1990 28.2 34.6
1991 28.7 34.8
1992 29.2 35.2
1993 29.8 35.6
1994 30.3 36
1995 30.8 36.2
1996 31.3 36.6
1997 31.8 36.9
1998 32.4 37.3
1999 33 37.6
2000 33.6 37.9
2001 34.1 38.3
2002 34.6 38.6
2003 35.3 38.9
2004 35.8 39.2
2005 36.3 39.4
2006 36.8 39.7
2007 37.3 39.9
2008 37.9 40.1
2009 38.4 40.5
2010 39 41.1
2011 39.5 41.6
2012 39.9 42
2013 39.9 42.3
2014 39.9 42.5
2015 40 42.8
2016 40.1 43
2017 40.2 43.2
2018 38.4 43.4
2019 37.6 43.6
2020 38.5 43.8
2021 38.7 43.9
2022 39 44
2023 39.2 44.1
2024 39.5 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold n/a
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share n/a
95%
2024

Energy

Curacao Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao Latvia
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
59
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
8.1
2019
Visa free countries n/a
172
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
99.9%
2021
English speaking
60%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
92.7%
2024

Health

Curacao Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$505
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Latvia
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
n/a

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