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Curacao vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 182nd vs. 187th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Malta
Population
155910
583596
Population rank 179/197 167/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$67,364
2024
Government debt n/a
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Curacao and Malta: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Malta economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Malta
Year GDP
Curacao Malta
1970 - $250,728,796
1971 - $264,578,485
1972 - $295,106,628
1973 - $345,616,106
1974 - $376,081,124
1975 - $474,618,321
1976 - $527,936,989
1977 - $625,563,171
1978 - $793,673,402
1979 - $1,001,288,847
1980 - $1,250,198,601
1981 - $1,243,509,394
1982 - $1,234,474,404
1983 - $1,165,729,707
1984 - $1,101,807,023
1985 - $1,117,797,439
1986 - $1,435,038,441
1987 - $1,751,293,461
1988 - $2,019,503,068
1989 - $2,118,655,677
1990 - $2,547,328,748
1991 - $2,750,216,747
1992 - $3,021,942,759
1993 - $2,709,193,538
1994 - $2,998,505,428
1995 - $3,709,360,097
1996 - $3,822,489,746
1997 - $3,787,070,704
1998 - $4,010,092,091
1999 - $4,111,891,845
2000 $2,120,511,229 $4,036,809,865
2001 $2,143,450,726 $4,070,867,153
2002 $2,160,784,693 $4,455,127,398
2003 $2,202,117,374 $5,418,315,225
2004 $2,237,160,503 $6,104,141,501
2005 $2,344,637,263 $6,393,234,965
2006 $2,457,581,732 $6,749,838,862
2007 $2,593,831,508 $7,908,412,374
2008 $2,833,476,145 $9,135,419,490
2009 $2,869,153,184 $8,734,745,632
2010 $2,951,342,793 $9,097,044,182
2011 $2,930,092,235 $9,789,361,705
2012 $3,012,836,257 $9,609,532,106
2013 $3,033,568,603 $10,796,782,634
2014 $3,059,406,983 $11,888,032,862
2015 $3,058,779,218 $11,340,795,033
2016 $3,024,690,168 $12,025,782,885
2017 $3,033,433,240 $14,161,366,733
2018 $3,046,364,804 $16,153,779,511
2019 $3,026,124,116 $16,337,793,531
2020 $2,534,327,592 $16,409,900,599
2021 $2,739,594,360 $19,723,563,355
2022 $3,075,180,835 $19,239,187,084
2023 $3,281,419,347 $22,210,718,401
2024 - $24,322,006,608

Curacao and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Malta
1970 - $828
1971 - $874
1972 - $976
1973 - $1,144
1974 - $1,245
1975 - $1,560
1976 - $1,727
1977 - $2,038
1978 - $2,559
1979 - $3,196
1980 - $3,948
1981 - $3,898
1982 - $3,788
1983 - $3,527
1984 - $3,333
1985 - $3,322
1986 - $4,195
1987 - $5,084
1988 - $5,814
1989 - $6,041
1990 - $7,192
1991 - $7,559
1992 - $8,220
1993 - $7,296
1994 - $8,000
1995 - $9,828
1996 - $10,062
1997 - $9,893
1998 - $10,408
1999 - $10,609
2000 $15,841 $10,348
2001 $16,610 $10,358
2002 $16,724 $11,251
2003 $16,696 $13,594
2004 $16,671 $15,212
2005 $17,032 $15,831
2006 $17,400 $16,654
2007 $18,006 $19,444
2008 $19,423 $22,315
2009 $19,540 $21,176
2010 $19,847 $21,947
2011 $19,426 $23,517
2012 $19,810 $22,878
2013 $19,721 $25,416
2014 $19,623 $27,425
2015 $19,362 $25,530
2016 $18,944 $26,459
2017 $18,938 $30,317
2018 $19,119 $33,382
2019 $19,221 $32,422
2020 $16,356 $31,834
2021 $17,980 $38,065
2022 $20,502 $36,224
2023 $21,062 $40,182
2024 - $42,347

Curacao vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Malta
1950 60.3 63.5
1951 61 63.9
1952 61.6 64.1
1953 62.1 64.3
1954 62.7 65.1
1955 63.3 66.3
1956 63.8 66.8
1957 64.2 67.5
1958 64.7 67.8
1959 65.1 68.4
1960 65.4 68.4
1961 65.7 68.4
1962 66 69.2
1963 66.3 69.2
1964 66.6 69.3
1965 66.9 69.5
1966 67.1 69.7
1967 67.4 69.8
1968 67.7 69.9
1969 67.9 70.1
1970 68.2 70.4
1971 68.5 70.1
1972 68.8 70.7
1973 69.1 71.3
1974 69.4 71.9
1975 69.7 72.1
1976 70 72.2
1977 70.2 72.3
1978 70.4 72.3
1979 70.7 72.5
1980 71 72.3
1981 71.2 72.4
1982 71.4 72.8
1983 71.5 73.1
1984 71.7 73.3
1985 71.9 73.9
1986 72 74.5
1987 72.1 75.3
1988 72.2 75.9
1989 72.2 76.2
1990 72.4 76.2
1991 72.5 76.5
1992 72.7 76.7
1993 72.7 76.8
1994 72.8 76.9
1995 72.8 77
1996 72.9 76.3
1997 73 77.3
1998 73.1 77.8
1999 73.2 77.8
2000 73.3 77.9
2001 73.4 78.9
2002 73.5 78.5
2003 73.6 78.7
2004 73.7 79.2
2005 73.9 79.5
2006 74 79.6
2007 74.1 79.7
2008 74.3 79.7
2009 74.5 80.4
2010 75.1 81.4
2011 75.6 80.8
2012 76 81.1
2013 76.2 81.8
2014 76.4 82.3
2015 76.5 82.6
2016 76.3 82.7
2017 76.4 83.1
2018 76.5 82.9
2019 76.5 82.8
2020 76.5 82.3
2021 75.7 82.3
2022 76.7 82.2
2023 76.8 83.3
2024 77 83.5
2025 77.2 83.6

Curacao and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Malta
Year Population
Curacao Malta
1960 124,826 326,550
1961 126,125 325,250
1962 128,414 323,900
1963 130,860 322,550
1964 133,148 321,250
1965 135,266 318,800
1966 136,682 315,200
1967 138,140 311,550
1968 140,298 307,900
1969 142,581 304,300
1970 144,739 302,650
1971 147,389 302,700
1972 147,710 302,450
1973 146,912 302,200
1974 148,351 301,996
1975 149,129 304,222
1976 149,399 305,774
1977 149,459 306,970
1978 148,341 310,182
1979 147,851 313,342
1980 148,041 316,645
1981 148,629 318,982
1982 150,101 325,898
1983 151,159 330,524
1984 151,940 330,593
1985 152,711 336,452
1986 152,662 342,121
1987 151,456 344,485
1988 149,254 347,325
1989 146,937 350,722
1990 145,400 354,170
1991 144,403 363,845
1992 143,912 367,618
1993 144,299 371,308
1994 144,630 374,797
1995 145,139 377,419
1996 146,306 379,905
1997 146,956 382,791
1998 144,472 385,287
1999 139,428 387,578
2000 133,860 390,087
2001 129,047 393,028
2002 129,205 395,969
2003 131,897 398,582
2004 134,192 401,268
2005 137,658 403,834
2006 141,239 405,308
2007 144,056 406,724
2008 145,880 409,379
2009 146,833 412,477
2010 148,703 414,508
2011 150,831 416,268
2012 152,088 420,028
2013 153,822 424,810
2014 155,909 433,481
2015 157,980 444,220
2016 159,664 454,505
2017 160,175 467,106
2018 159,336 483,903
2019 157,441 503,912
2020 154,947 515,490
2021 152,369 518,150
2022 149,996 531,113
2023 155,800 552,747
2024 155,900 574,346

Fertility rates in Curacao and Malta

Fertility rate
Curacao

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Malta
1960 5.13 3.62
1961 5.04 3.27
1962 4.93 3.24
1963 4.8 2.9
1964 4.64 2.79
1965 4.47 2.52
1966 4.26 2.33
1967 4.06 2.24
1968 3.83 2.12
1969 3.61 2.02
1970 3.4 2.03
1971 3.18 2.06
1972 2.99 2.01
1973 2.87 1.65
1974 2.77 1.64
1975 2.66 2.27
1976 2.55 2.21
1977 2.46 2.14
1978 2.38 2.05
1979 2.31 2.1
1980 2.27 1.99
1981 2.25 1.87
1982 2.24 1.9
1983 2.24 1.92
1984 2.24 1.95
1985 2.24 1.95
1986 2.24 1.93
1987 2.24 1.97
1988 2.25 2.06
1989 2.27 2.1
1990 2.3 2.02
1991 2.37 1.99
1992 2.43 2.07
1993 2.44 1.96
1994 2.43 1.84
1995 2.42 1.77
1996 2.4 1.99
1997 2.37 1.93
1998 2.32 1.84
1999 2.29 1.73
2000 2.34 1.68
2001 2.4 1.48
2002 2.3 1.45
2003 2.19 1.48
2004 2.1 1.4
2005 2.04 1.38
2006 2.1 1.36
2007 2 1.35
2008 2.2 1.43
2009 2.1 1.42
2010 2.2 1.36
2011 2.1 1.45
2012 2.2 1.42
2013 2.1 1.36
2014 2 1.38
2015 1.9 1.37
2016 1.7 1.37
2017 1.5 1.26
2018 1.7 1.23
2019 1.6 1.14
2020 1.4 1.13
2021 1.4 1.13
2022 1.3 1.08
2023 1.2 1.06

Curacao and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Malta
Year Median age, years
Curacao Malta
1960 19.8 23.6
1961 19.6 23.8
1962 19.5 24
1963 19.4 24.2
1964 19.4 24.4
1965 19.5 24.5
1966 19.5 24.6
1967 19.6 24.8
1968 19.7 25
1969 19.7 25.5
1970 19.8 25.9
1971 19.9 26.3
1972 20.1 26.8
1973 20.4 27.2
1974 20.8 27.6
1975 21.2 28
1976 21.6 28.4
1977 22 28.7
1978 22.4 29.2
1979 22.8 29.6
1980 23.3 30
1981 23.7 30.3
1982 24.1 30.6
1983 24.6 30.9
1984 25.1 31.2
1985 25.6 31.4
1986 26.1 31.7
1987 26.6 32
1988 27.1 32.4
1989 27.7 32.7
1990 28.2 33
1991 28.7 33.3
1992 29.2 33.7
1993 29.8 34
1994 30.3 34.3
1995 30.8 34.7
1996 31.3 35.1
1997 31.8 35.5
1998 32.4 35.8
1999 33 36.1
2000 33.6 36.4
2001 34.1 36.7
2002 34.6 37
2003 35.3 37.4
2004 35.8 37.7
2005 36.3 38.1
2006 36.8 38.4
2007 37.3 38.7
2008 37.9 39
2009 38.4 39.3
2010 39 39.6
2011 39.5 39.9
2012 39.9 40.2
2013 39.9 40.4
2014 39.9 40.6
2015 40 40.6
2016 40.1 40.6
2017 40.2 40.5
2018 38.4 40.2
2019 37.6 39.9
2020 38.5 39.9
2021 38.7 40.2
2022 39 40.8
2023 39.2 41.4
2024 39.5 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share n/a
96.6%
2024

Energy

Curacao Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao Malta
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
46
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
4.1
2019
Visa free countries n/a
172
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
94.9%
2021
English speaking
60%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
92.1%
2023

Health

Curacao Malta
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
5.5
2023
Obesity rate n/a
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Malta
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
1,401 mi
2001

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