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Curacao vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 182nd vs. 137th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Lesotho
Population
155910
2384217
Population rank 179/197 144/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$2,998
2024
Government debt n/a
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Curacao and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Lesotho
Year GDP
Curacao Lesotho
1960 - $34,579,986
1961 - $35,699,986
1962 - $41,859,983
1963 - $47,039,981
1964 - $51,939,979
1965 - $54,879,978
1966 - $56,699,977
1967 - $59,261,976
1968 - $61,445,975
1969 - $65,967,974
1970 - $68,739,973
1971 - $76,480,285
1972 - $80,913,200
1973 - $121,188,716
1974 - $150,851,317
1975 - $149,558,896
1976 - $147,660,037
1977 - $193,315,048
1978 - $266,570,067
1979 - $290,134,593
1980 - $431,542,537
1981 - $434,188,034
1982 - $348,741,684
1983 - $386,699,309
1984 - $333,163,670
1985 - $268,629,926
1986 - $318,858,423
1987 - $402,768,324
1988 - $470,395,801
1989 - $495,409,233
1990 - $596,410,264
1991 - $704,325,367
1992 - $831,029,862
1993 - $835,582,062
1994 - $878,250,945
1995 - $1,001,894,000
1996 - $946,112,493
1997 - $998,004,259
1998 - $928,460,893
1999 - $912,773,681
2000 $2,120,511,229 $887,291,688
2001 $2,143,450,726 $825,706,961
2002 $2,160,784,693 $775,777,239
2003 $2,202,117,374 $1,157,825,435
2004 $2,237,160,503 $1,511,236,656
2005 $2,344,637,263 $1,682,343,527
2006 $2,457,581,732 $1,800,092,564
2007 $2,593,831,508 $1,682,131,785
2008 $2,833,476,145 $1,766,902,709
2009 $2,869,153,184 $1,740,894,965
2010 $2,951,342,793 $2,234,754,242
2011 $2,930,092,235 $2,579,409,620
2012 $3,012,836,257 $2,477,702,216
2013 $3,033,568,603 $2,367,112,932
2014 $3,059,406,983 $2,441,063,054
2015 $3,058,779,218 $2,359,686,725
2016 $3,024,690,168 $2,114,426,452
2017 $3,033,433,240 $2,306,741,672
2018 $3,046,364,804 $2,556,247,292
2019 $3,026,124,116 $2,390,702,296
2020 $2,534,327,592 $2,053,699,870
2021 $2,739,594,360 $2,412,130,022
2022 $3,075,180,835 $2,354,980,884
2023 $3,281,419,347 $2,117,962,430
2024 - $2,271,541,846

Curacao and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Lesotho
1960 - $47
1961 - $47
1962 - $53.5
1963 - $58.4
1964 - $62.6
1965 - $64.3
1966 - $64.3
1967 - $64.8
1968 - $64.8
1969 - $67.1
1970 - $67.4
1971 - $72.4
1972 - $74
1973 - $107
1974 - $128.7
1975 - $123.2
1976 - $117.8
1977 - $149.9
1978 - $200.8
1979 - $212.4
1980 - $307
1981 - $299.8
1982 - $233.9
1983 - $252
1984 - $211
1985 - $165.4
1986 - $191.4
1987 - $236.5
1988 - $270.4
1989 - $279
1990 - $330
1991 - $382
1992 - $444
1993 - $439
1994 - $456
1995 - $513
1996 - $480
1997 - $502
1998 - $465
1999 - $456
2000 $15,841 $443
2001 $16,610 $413
2002 $16,724 $389
2003 $16,696 $583
2004 $16,671 $767
2005 $17,032 $861
2006 $17,400 $925
2007 $18,006 $861
2008 $19,423 $898
2009 $19,540 $879
2010 $19,847 $1,119
2011 $19,426 $1,281
2012 $19,810 $1,218
2013 $19,721 $1,151
2014 $19,623 $1,174
2015 $19,362 $1,121
2016 $18,944 $992
2017 $18,938 $1,069
2018 $19,119 $1,171
2019 $19,221 $1,082
2020 $16,356 $919
2021 $17,980 $1,067
2022 $20,502 $1,030
2023 $21,062 $916
2024 - $972

Curacao vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Lesotho
1950 60.3 44.6
1951 61 45.2
1952 61.6 45.9
1953 62.1 46.6
1954 62.7 47.3
1955 63.3 48
1956 63.8 48.6
1957 64.2 49.2
1958 64.7 49.6
1959 65.1 49.9
1960 65.4 50.2
1961 65.7 50.3
1962 66 50.3
1963 66.3 50.3
1964 66.6 50.3
1965 66.9 50.3
1966 67.1 50.4
1967 67.4 50.5
1968 67.7 50.8
1969 67.9 51.1
1970 68.2 51.5
1971 68.5 51.8
1972 68.8 52.3
1973 69.1 52.6
1974 69.4 52.9
1975 69.7 53.5
1976 70 53.9
1977 70.2 54.5
1978 70.4 55.2
1979 70.7 55.8
1980 71 56.5
1981 71.2 57.3
1982 71.4 58
1983 71.5 58.5
1984 71.7 59
1985 71.9 59.2
1986 72 59.3
1987 72.1 59.6
1988 72.2 59.6
1989 72.2 59.5
1990 72.4 59.3
1991 72.5 59.1
1992 72.7 58.6
1993 72.7 58.1
1994 72.8 57.3
1995 72.8 56.4
1996 72.9 55.1
1997 73 53.7
1998 73.1 52
1999 73.2 50.4
2000 73.3 48.8
2001 73.4 47.2
2002 73.5 46
2003 73.6 44.9
2004 73.7 44
2005 73.9 43.6
2006 74 43.2
2007 74.1 43.7
2008 74.3 44.3
2009 74.5 45.1
2010 75.1 46
2011 75.6 46.9
2012 76 48.2
2013 76.2 49.5
2014 76.4 50.8
2015 76.5 51.8
2016 76.3 52.9
2017 76.4 53.9
2018 76.5 54.6
2019 76.5 55.2
2020 76.5 55.1
2021 75.7 54.2
2022 76.7 56.8
2023 76.8 57.4
2024 77 57.8
2025 77.2 58.2

Curacao and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Lesotho
Year Population
Curacao Lesotho
1960 124,826 736,500
1961 126,125 758,824
1962 128,414 781,814
1963 130,860 805,373
1964 133,148 829,437
1965 135,266 854,090
1966 136,682 881,870
1967 138,140 913,982
1968 140,298 948,105
1969 142,581 983,202
1970 144,739 1,019,273
1971 147,389 1,056,246
1972 147,710 1,094,063
1973 146,912 1,132,697
1974 148,351 1,172,420
1975 149,129 1,213,643
1976 149,399 1,253,214
1977 149,459 1,289,967
1978 148,341 1,327,240
1979 147,851 1,366,169
1980 148,041 1,406,521
1981 148,629 1,448,069
1982 150,101 1,490,732
1983 151,159 1,534,413
1984 151,940 1,578,986
1985 152,711 1,624,379
1986 152,662 1,666,138
1987 151,456 1,703,390
1988 149,254 1,739,841
1989 146,937 1,775,436
1990 145,400 1,809,696
1991 144,403 1,842,379
1992 143,912 1,873,274
1993 144,299 1,901,793
1994 144,630 1,927,707
1995 145,139 1,951,437
1996 146,306 1,972,418
1997 146,956 1,988,130
1998 144,472 1,998,049
1999 139,428 2,003,234
2000 133,860 2,003,913
2001 129,047 2,000,853
2002 129,205 1,994,679
2003 131,897 1,985,059
2004 134,192 1,971,129
2005 137,658 1,953,076
2006 141,239 1,945,063
2007 144,056 1,953,268
2008 145,880 1,966,541
2009 146,833 1,980,883
2010 148,703 1,996,251
2011 150,831 2,014,009
2012 152,088 2,034,354
2013 153,822 2,056,504
2014 155,909 2,080,089
2015 157,980 2,104,611
2016 159,664 2,130,422
2017 160,175 2,157,110
2018 159,336 2,183,603
2019 157,441 2,209,405
2020 154,947 2,235,727
2021 152,369 2,261,542
2022 149,996 2,286,110
2023 155,800 2,311,472
2024 155,900 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Curacao and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Curacao

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Lesotho
1960 5.13 5.78
1961 5.04 5.79
1962 4.93 5.79
1963 4.8 5.78
1964 4.64 5.77
1965 4.47 5.77
1966 4.26 5.76
1967 4.06 5.75
1968 3.83 5.73
1969 3.61 5.7
1970 3.4 5.7
1971 3.18 5.7
1972 2.99 5.69
1973 2.87 5.69
1974 2.77 5.75
1975 2.66 5.83
1976 2.55 5.87
1977 2.46 5.85
1978 2.38 5.82
1979 2.31 5.79
1980 2.27 5.75
1981 2.25 5.69
1982 2.24 5.63
1983 2.24 5.56
1984 2.24 5.48
1985 2.24 5.4
1986 2.24 5.32
1987 2.24 5.22
1988 2.25 5.1
1989 2.27 4.96
1990 2.3 4.81
1991 2.37 4.68
1992 2.43 4.54
1993 2.44 4.37
1994 2.43 4.21
1995 2.42 4.13
1996 2.4 4.06
1997 2.37 3.98
1998 2.32 3.82
1999 2.29 3.67
2000 2.34 3.61
2001 2.4 3.63
2002 2.3 3.68
2003 2.19 3.62
2004 2.1 3.51
2005 2.04 3.43
2006 2.1 3.41
2007 2 3.44
2008 2.2 3.39
2009 2.1 3.31
2010 2.2 3.25
2011 2.1 3.34
2012 2.2 3.3
2013 2.1 3.28
2014 2 3.24
2015 1.9 3.22
2016 1.7 3.18
2017 1.5 3.11
2018 1.7 3.02
2019 1.6 2.92
2020 1.4 2.85
2021 1.4 2.77
2022 1.3 2.72
2023 1.2 2.69

Curacao and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Curacao Lesotho
1960 19.8 17.5
1961 19.6 17.4
1962 19.5 17.4
1963 19.4 17.4
1964 19.4 17.5
1965 19.5 17.5
1966 19.5 17.5
1967 19.6 17.6
1968 19.7 17.8
1969 19.7 18
1970 19.8 18.2
1971 19.9 18.3
1972 20.1 18.5
1973 20.4 18.6
1974 20.8 18.8
1975 21.2 18.9
1976 21.6 19
1977 22 19
1978 22.4 18.9
1979 22.8 18.8
1980 23.3 18.8
1981 23.7 18.7
1982 24.1 18.6
1983 24.6 18.6
1984 25.1 18.5
1985 25.6 18.4
1986 26.1 18.6
1987 26.6 18.7
1988 27.1 18.6
1989 27.7 18.5
1990 28.2 18.4
1991 28.7 18.4
1992 29.2 18.4
1993 29.8 18.4
1994 30.3 18.5
1995 30.8 18.6
1996 31.3 18.6
1997 31.8 18.8
1998 32.4 18.9
1999 33 19.1
2000 33.6 19.2
2001 34.1 19.4
2002 34.6 19.5
2003 35.3 19.7
2004 35.8 19.8
2005 36.3 19.9
2006 36.8 20
2007 37.3 20.2
2008 37.9 20.4
2009 38.4 20.6
2010 39 20.7
2011 39.5 20.9
2012 39.9 21
2013 39.9 21.1
2014 39.9 21.2
2015 40 21.3
2016 40.1 21.4
2017 40.2 21.6
2018 38.4 21.7
2019 37.6 21.8
2020 38.5 22
2021 38.7 22.1
2022 39 22.3
2023 39.2 22.5
2024 39.5 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.7%
2017
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
10.1%
1999
Banked people share n/a
61.6%
2024

Energy

Curacao Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
34.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Curacao Lesotho
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
37
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
31.9
2019
Visa free countries n/a
82
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
90.4%
2024
English speaking
60%
2025
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
48%
2023

Health

Curacao Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
58.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Lesotho
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
3,691 mi
2011

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