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Curacao vs Madagascar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 32M in Madagascar (ranked 49/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 224,634 sq mi for Madagascar (ranked 182nd vs. 44th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Madagascar
Population
155910
33368335
Population rank 179/197 49/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$17.4B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 136/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$545
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 193/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$1,884
2024
Government debt n/a
$8.78B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
51.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$274.7
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 180/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$1,489
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
224,634 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.97
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
20 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
64 years
2025

Curacao and Madagascar: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Madagascar economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Madagascar
Year GDP
Curacao Madagascar
1960 - $673,081,725
1961 - $699,161,945
1962 - $739,286,908
1963 - $759,345,864
1964 - $802,482,184
1965 - $833,563,473
1966 - $900,264,585
1967 - $956,436,932
1968 - $1,031,669,637
1969 - $1,056,391,056
1970 - $1,111,859,571
1971 - $1,199,507,631
1972 - $1,341,590,690
1973 - $1,653,062,335
1974 - $1,917,508,190
1975 - $2,283,049,215
1976 - $2,181,844,179
1977 - $2,358,930,406
1978 - $2,669,755,115
1979 - $3,463,565,854
1980 - $5,201,818,348
1981 - $4,759,333,998
1982 - $4,784,977,326
1983 - $4,686,457,031
1984 - $3,905,938,481
1985 - $3,802,557,895
1986 - $4,347,989,788
1987 - $3,212,900,556
1988 - $3,189,456,965
1989 - $3,175,638,333
1990 - $3,931,334,875
1991 - $3,254,713,056
1992 - $3,714,966,678
1993 - $4,063,298,919
1994 - $3,522,227,092
1995 - $3,838,100,904
1996 - $4,931,861,039
1997 - $4,262,965,420
1998 - $4,401,967,633
1999 - $4,277,903,780
2000 $2,120,511,229 $4,629,247,204
2001 $2,143,450,726 $5,438,332,602
2002 $2,160,784,693 $5,351,701,663
2003 $2,202,117,374 $6,372,498,890
2004 $2,237,160,503 $5,064,732,626
2005 $2,344,637,263 $5,859,269,753
2006 $2,457,581,732 $6,395,712,491
2007 $2,593,831,508 $8,524,620,890
2008 $2,833,476,145 $10,725,137,724
2009 $2,869,153,184 $9,616,879,409
2010 $2,951,342,793 $9,982,711,338
2011 $2,930,092,235 $11,551,819,618
2012 $3,012,836,257 $11,578,975,062
2013 $3,033,568,603 $12,423,555,455
2014 $3,059,406,983 $12,522,957,399
2015 $3,058,779,218 $11,323,020,701
2016 $3,024,690,168 $11,848,613,858
2017 $3,033,433,240 $13,176,313,594
2018 $3,046,364,804 $13,760,033,282
2019 $3,026,124,116 $14,104,664,679
2020 $2,534,327,592 $13,051,441,204
2021 $2,739,594,360 $14,354,731,964
2022 $3,075,180,835 $15,325,603,273
2023 $3,281,419,347 $15,869,945,478
2024 - $17,420,814,801

Curacao and Madagascar economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Madagascar
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Madagascar
1960 - $131.7
1961 - $133.3
1962 - $137.3
1963 - $137.4
1964 - $141.5
1965 - $143.2
1966 - $150.7
1967 - $155.9
1968 - $163.6
1969 - $162.9
1970 - $166.6
1971 - $174.6
1972 - $189.6
1973 - $226.8
1974 - $255.3
1975 - $295
1976 - $273.5
1977 - $286.9
1978 - $315
1979 - $396
1980 - $578
1981 - $513
1982 - $501
1983 - $476
1984 - $385
1985 - $364
1986 - $405
1987 - $290.8
1988 - $280.5
1989 - $271.3
1990 - $326
1991 - $262
1992 - $290.2
1993 - $308
1994 - $258.7
1995 - $273.1
1996 - $340
1997 - $284.4
1998 - $284.2
1999 - $267.4
2000 $15,841 $280.3
2001 $16,610 $319
2002 $16,724 $305
2003 $16,696 $353
2004 $16,671 $272.2
2005 $17,032 $306
2006 $17,400 $324
2007 $18,006 $420
2008 $19,423 $513
2009 $19,540 $446
2010 $19,847 $450
2011 $19,426 $506
2012 $19,810 $494
2013 $19,721 $515
2014 $19,623 $506
2015 $19,362 $445
2016 $18,944 $454
2017 $18,938 $492
2018 $19,119 $500
2019 $19,221 $500
2020 $16,356 $451
2021 $17,980 $483
2022 $20,502 $504
2023 $21,062 $509
2024 - $545

Curacao vs. Madagascar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Madagascar
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Madagascar
1950 60.3 39.7
1951 61 39.9
1952 61.6 40.3
1953 62.1 40.7
1954 62.7 40.9
1955 63.3 41.3
1956 63.8 41.7
1957 64.2 42.1
1958 64.7 42.5
1959 65.1 43
1960 65.4 43.3
1961 65.7 43.8
1962 66 44.2
1963 66.3 44.6
1964 66.6 45
1965 66.9 45.4
1966 67.1 46
1967 67.4 46.5
1968 67.7 46.9
1969 67.9 47.3
1970 68.2 47.9
1971 68.5 48.2
1972 68.8 48.5
1973 69.1 48.9
1974 69.4 49.3
1975 69.7 49.6
1976 70 49.8
1977 70.2 49.9
1978 70.4 50
1979 70.7 50.1
1980 71 50
1981 71.2 49.8
1982 71.4 50
1983 71.5 50.1
1984 71.7 50.2
1985 71.9 50.4
1986 72 50.7
1987 72.1 51.1
1988 72.2 51.4
1989 72.2 51.8
1990 72.4 52.1
1991 72.5 52.6
1992 72.7 52.9
1993 72.7 53.7
1994 72.8 54.2
1995 72.8 54.8
1996 72.9 55.5
1997 73 56.1
1998 73.1 56.8
1999 73.2 57.4
2000 73.3 58
2001 73.4 58.7
2002 73.5 59.2
2003 73.6 59.7
2004 73.7 60.2
2005 73.9 60.7
2006 74 61.1
2007 74.1 61.5
2008 74.3 62
2009 74.5 62.3
2010 75.1 62.6
2011 75.6 62.9
2012 76 63
2013 76.2 63.2
2014 76.4 63.3
2015 76.5 63.4
2016 76.3 63.4
2017 76.4 63.4
2018 76.5 63.5
2019 76.5 63.5
2020 76.5 62.7
2021 75.7 62.5
2022 76.7 63.1
2023 76.8 63.6
2024 77 63.8
2025 77.2 64

Curacao and Madagascar population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Madagascar
Year Population
Curacao Madagascar
1960 124,826 5,111,029
1961 126,125 5,246,158
1962 128,414 5,384,150
1963 130,860 5,525,185
1964 133,148 5,669,863
1965 135,266 5,819,116
1966 136,682 5,974,279
1967 138,140 6,136,486
1968 140,298 6,306,493
1969 142,581 6,484,716
1970 144,739 6,672,003
1971 147,389 6,868,868
1972 147,710 7,074,398
1973 146,912 7,288,048
1974 148,351 7,509,726
1975 149,129 7,739,336
1976 149,399 7,976,831
1977 149,459 8,222,240
1978 148,341 8,475,864
1979 147,851 8,737,581
1980 148,041 9,006,032
1981 148,629 9,279,011
1982 150,101 9,557,671
1983 151,159 9,843,044
1984 151,940 10,134,550
1985 152,711 10,433,142
1986 152,662 10,736,857
1987 151,456 11,047,291
1988 149,254 11,369,462
1989 146,937 11,704,998
1990 145,400 12,055,639
1991 144,403 12,421,412
1992 143,912 12,800,870
1993 144,299 13,197,345
1994 144,630 13,613,850
1995 145,139 14,051,275
1996 146,306 14,510,711
1997 146,956 14,990,814
1998 144,472 15,489,364
1999 139,428 16,000,506
2000 133,860 16,516,338
2001 129,047 17,032,939
2002 129,205 17,549,913
2003 131,897 18,071,854
2004 134,192 18,606,608
2005 137,658 19,159,707
2006 141,239 19,730,909
2007 144,056 20,318,583
2008 145,880 20,923,840
2009 146,833 21,547,280
2010 148,703 22,183,340
2011 150,831 22,822,300
2012 152,088 23,462,438
2013 153,822 24,109,290
2014 155,909 24,764,348
2015 157,980 25,426,702
2016 159,664 26,099,952
2017 160,175 26,788,375
2018 159,336 27,494,926
2019 157,441 28,219,554
2020 154,947 28,953,556
2021 152,369 29,691,083
2022 149,996 30,437,261
2023 155,800 31,195,932
2024 155,900 31,964,956

Fertility rates in Curacao and Madagascar

Fertility rate
Curacao

Madagascar
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Madagascar
1960 5.13 7.34
1961 5.04 7.3
1962 4.93 7.26
1963 4.8 7.21
1964 4.64 7.19
1965 4.47 7.17
1966 4.26 7.16
1967 4.06 7.14
1968 3.83 7.13
1969 3.61 7.12
1970 3.4 7.1
1971 3.18 7.07
1972 2.99 7.04
1973 2.87 7.01
1974 2.77 6.99
1975 2.66 6.97
1976 2.55 6.95
1977 2.46 6.93
1978 2.38 6.9
1979 2.31 6.87
1980 2.27 6.84
1981 2.25 6.77
1982 2.24 6.7
1983 2.24 6.63
1984 2.24 6.55
1985 2.24 6.46
1986 2.24 6.34
1987 2.24 6.24
1988 2.25 6.18
1989 2.27 6.15
1990 2.3 6.14
1991 2.37 6.12
1992 2.43 6.08
1993 2.44 6.06
1994 2.43 6.04
1995 2.42 6.04
1996 2.4 6.03
1997 2.37 6.02
1998 2.32 5.99
1999 2.29 5.84
2000 2.34 5.67
2001 2.4 5.53
2002 2.3 5.41
2003 2.19 5.33
2004 2.1 5.26
2005 2.04 5.2
2006 2.1 5.13
2007 2 5.08
2008 2.2 5.04
2009 2.1 5
2010 2.2 4.9
2011 2.1 4.74
2012 2.2 4.61
2013 2.1 4.53
2014 2 4.42
2015 1.9 4.34
2016 1.7 4.29
2017 1.5 4.26
2018 1.7 4.25
2019 1.6 4.22
2020 1.4 4.17
2021 1.4 4.1
2022 1.3 4.04
2023 1.2 3.97

Curacao and Madagascar demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Madagascar
Year Median age, years
Curacao Madagascar
1960 19.8 17.9
1961 19.6 17.5
1962 19.5 17.2
1963 19.4 17
1964 19.4 16.8
1965 19.5 16.8
1966 19.5 16.7
1967 19.6 16.7
1968 19.7 16.7
1969 19.7 16.6
1970 19.8 16.7
1971 19.9 16.7
1972 20.1 16.6
1973 20.4 16.6
1974 20.8 16.6
1975 21.2 16.6
1976 21.6 16.6
1977 22 16.5
1978 22.4 16.5
1979 22.8 16.5
1980 23.3 16.4
1981 23.7 16.4
1982 24.1 16.4
1983 24.6 16.4
1984 25.1 16.5
1985 25.6 16.5
1986 26.1 16.6
1987 26.6 16.6
1988 27.1 16.7
1989 27.7 16.8
1990 28.2 16.9
1991 28.7 16.9
1992 29.2 17
1993 29.8 17
1994 30.3 17.1
1995 30.8 17.1
1996 31.3 17.1
1997 31.8 17.1
1998 32.4 17.2
1999 33 17.2
2000 33.6 17.2
2001 34.1 17.2
2002 34.6 17.2
2003 35.3 17.2
2004 35.8 17.3
2005 36.3 17.3
2006 36.8 17.4
2007 37.3 17.5
2008 37.9 17.6
2009 38.4 17.7
2010 39 17.8
2011 39.5 17.9
2012 39.9 18.1
2013 39.9 18.2
2014 39.9 18.4
2015 40 18.6
2016 40.1 18.7
2017 40.2 18.9
2018 38.4 19.1
2019 37.6 19.3
2020 38.5 19.4
2021 38.7 19.6
2022 39 19.7
2023 39.2 19.9
2024 39.5 20

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Madagascar
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$16.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
3.05%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
3.19%
2022
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
46.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
22.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
57
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2021
Total reserves including gold n/a
$2.78B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$385M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
87,099
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
7.8%
2020
Banked people share n/a
24.5%
2024

Energy

Curacao Madagascar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
309 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$5.56
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
4.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
83.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
0.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
13.7%
2017
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
81.3 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
31.5%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
39.4%
2023

Society

Curacao Madagascar
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.39%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-1,795
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
41.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
23.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
26
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
7.69
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
29.2
2019
Visa free countries n/a
70
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
77.5%
2022
English speaking
60%
2025
18%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
20.4%
2023

Health

Curacao Madagascar
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$16.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$5.27
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
32.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.2
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
445
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
64.8
2023
Obesity rate n/a
4.45%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
38
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
26.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.99 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Madagascar
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
7,028 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
157,896 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
47,839 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
19,660 mi
2018

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