Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 38.6K in Monaco (ranked 191/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 0.8 sq mi for Monaco (ranked 182nd vs. 196th).
By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Monaco ranks 153/197 ($10B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Monaco ranks 1/197 ($256,581).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
155910
|
38341
|
| Population rank | 179/197 | 191/197 |
| GDP |
$3.28B
2023 |
$10B
2023 |
| GDP rank | 168/197 | 153/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$21,062
2023 |
$256,581
2023 |
| GDP per capita rank | 56/197 | 1/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$30,716
2023 |
$115,700
2015 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$14,281
2025 |
$97,128
2025 |
| Land area |
171.4 sq mi
2025 |
0.8 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
909 ppl/mi²
2024 |
48,010 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
1.2
2023 |
2.11
2023 |
| Median age |
39.5 years
2024 |
55 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
77.2 years
2025 |
86.6 years
2025 |
Curacao and Monaco: Comparison Charts
Curacao and Monaco economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1970 | - | $293,127,333 |
| 1971 | - | $327,706,210 |
| 1972 | - | $402,451,901 |
| 1973 | - | $523,554,039 |
| 1974 | - | $563,949,254 |
| 1975 | - | $711,978,962 |
| 1976 | - | $735,324,245 |
| 1977 | - | $811,191,392 |
| 1978 | - | $1,000,555,218 |
| 1979 | - | $1,209,870,147 |
| 1980 | - | $1,378,175,524 |
| 1981 | - | $1,205,188,648 |
| 1982 | - | $1,143,216,457 |
| 1983 | - | $1,092,560,365 |
| 1984 | - | $1,037,329,604 |
| 1985 | - | $1,082,867,507 |
| 1986 | - | $1,515,234,743 |
| 1987 | - | $1,839,081,463 |
| 1988 | - | $2,000,704,745 |
| 1989 | - | $2,010,083,833 |
| 1990 | - | $2,481,307,077 |
| 1991 | - | $2,480,540,845 |
| 1992 | - | $2,737,049,231 |
| 1993 | - | $2,574,494,356 |
| 1994 | - | $2,720,332,135 |
| 1995 | - | $3,130,309,995 |
| 1996 | - | $3,137,886,995 |
| 1997 | - | $2,840,195,190 |
| 1998 | - | $2,934,593,468 |
| 1999 | - | $2,907,118,641 |
| 2000 | $2,120,511,229 | $2,654,462,665 |
| 2001 | $2,143,450,726 | $2,673,723,034 |
| 2002 | $2,160,784,693 | $2,919,647,982 |
| 2003 | $2,202,117,374 | $3,597,089,751 |
| 2004 | $2,237,160,503 | $4,043,551,489 |
| 2005 | $2,344,637,263 | $4,204,652,899 |
| 2006 | $2,457,581,732 | $4,586,826,513 |
| 2007 | $2,593,831,508 | $5,875,790,766 |
| 2008 | $2,833,476,145 | $6,502,942,245 |
| 2009 | $2,869,153,184 | $5,474,379,252 |
| 2010 | $2,951,342,793 | $5,367,561,570 |
| 2011 | $2,930,092,235 | $6,088,689,808 |
| 2012 | $3,012,836,257 | $5,742,749,294 |
| 2013 | $3,033,568,603 | $6,555,591,710 |
| 2014 | $3,059,406,983 | $7,070,017,324 |
| 2015 | $3,058,779,218 | $6,264,756,528 |
| 2016 | $3,024,690,168 | $6,471,290,794 |
| 2017 | $3,033,433,240 | $6,430,254,653 |
| 2018 | $3,046,364,804 | $7,184,333,936 |
| 2019 | $3,026,124,116 | $7,383,496,254 |
| 2020 | $2,534,327,592 | $6,730,736,283 |
| 2021 | $2,739,594,360 | $8,623,242,743 |
| 2022 | $3,075,180,835 | $8,800,430,486 |
| 2023 | $3,281,419,347 | $9,995,350,547 |
Curacao and Monaco economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1970 | - | $12,098 |
| 1971 | - | $13,334 |
| 1972 | - | $16,187 |
| 1973 | - | $20,882 |
| 1974 | - | $22,348 |
| 1975 | - | $27,921 |
| 1976 | - | $28,396 |
| 1977 | - | $30,875 |
| 1978 | - | $37,608 |
| 1979 | - | $44,990 |
| 1980 | - | $50,814 |
| 1981 | - | $44,157 |
| 1982 | - | $41,479 |
| 1983 | - | $39,076 |
| 1984 | - | $36,582 |
| 1985 | - | $37,690 |
| 1986 | - | $52,082 |
| 1987 | - | $62,456 |
| 1988 | - | $67,181 |
| 1989 | - | $66,816 |
| 1990 | - | $81,735 |
| 1991 | - | $80,997 |
| 1992 | - | $88,615 |
| 1993 | - | $82,685 |
| 1994 | - | $86,704 |
| 1995 | - | $99,032 |
| 1996 | - | $98,561 |
| 1997 | - | $88,582 |
| 1998 | - | $90,947 |
| 1999 | - | $89,698 |
| 2000 | $15,841 | $81,789 |
| 2001 | $16,610 | $82,403 |
| 2002 | $16,724 | $90,051 |
| 2003 | $16,696 | $111,110 |
| 2004 | $16,671 | $125,160 |
| 2005 | $17,032 | $130,539 |
| 2006 | $17,400 | $143,083 |
| 2007 | $18,006 | $184,559 |
| 2008 | $19,423 | $204,264 |
| 2009 | $19,540 | $169,150 |
| 2010 | $19,847 | $161,854 |
| 2011 | $19,426 | $179,364 |
| 2012 | $19,810 | $165,445 |
| 2013 | $19,721 | $184,941 |
| 2014 | $19,623 | $195,694 |
| 2015 | $19,362 | $170,437 |
| 2016 | $18,944 | $173,605 |
| 2017 | $18,938 | $170,663 |
| 2018 | $19,119 | $188,298 |
| 2019 | $19,221 | $193,747 |
| 2020 | $16,356 | $176,892 |
| 2021 | $17,980 | $223,823 |
| 2022 | $20,502 | $226,052 |
| 2023 | $21,062 | $256,581 |
Curacao vs. Monaco life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1950 | 60.3 | 68 |
| 1951 | 61 | 68.4 |
| 1952 | 61.6 | 68.9 |
| 1953 | 62.1 | 69.6 |
| 1954 | 62.7 | 70 |
| 1955 | 63.3 | 70.4 |
| 1956 | 63.8 | 70.7 |
| 1957 | 64.2 | 70.9 |
| 1958 | 64.7 | 71.1 |
| 1959 | 65.1 | 71.4 |
| 1960 | 65.4 | 71.9 |
| 1961 | 65.7 | 72.2 |
| 1962 | 66 | 72.4 |
| 1963 | 66.3 | 72.5 |
| 1964 | 66.6 | 72.7 |
| 1965 | 66.9 | 72.9 |
| 1966 | 67.1 | 73 |
| 1967 | 67.4 | 73.1 |
| 1968 | 67.7 | 73.2 |
| 1969 | 67.9 | 73.2 |
| 1970 | 68.2 | 73.3 |
| 1971 | 68.5 | 73.4 |
| 1972 | 68.8 | 73.4 |
| 1973 | 69.1 | 73.4 |
| 1974 | 69.4 | 73.4 |
| 1975 | 69.7 | 73.5 |
| 1976 | 70 | 73.8 |
| 1977 | 70.2 | 74.2 |
| 1978 | 70.4 | 74.7 |
| 1979 | 70.7 | 74.9 |
| 1980 | 71 | 74.9 |
| 1981 | 71.2 | 75 |
| 1982 | 71.4 | 75.3 |
| 1983 | 71.5 | 75.7 |
| 1984 | 71.7 | 76.4 |
| 1985 | 71.9 | 77.4 |
| 1986 | 72 | 78.4 |
| 1987 | 72.1 | 79.3 |
| 1988 | 72.2 | 79.4 |
| 1989 | 72.2 | 79.4 |
| 1990 | 72.4 | 79.4 |
| 1991 | 72.5 | 79.7 |
| 1992 | 72.7 | 80.1 |
| 1993 | 72.7 | 80.4 |
| 1994 | 72.8 | 80.7 |
| 1995 | 72.8 | 80.9 |
| 1996 | 72.9 | 81.1 |
| 1997 | 73 | 81.4 |
| 1998 | 73.1 | 81.6 |
| 1999 | 73.2 | 81.8 |
| 2000 | 73.3 | 82.1 |
| 2001 | 73.4 | 82.5 |
| 2002 | 73.5 | 83.1 |
| 2003 | 73.6 | 83.6 |
| 2004 | 73.7 | 84.2 |
| 2005 | 73.9 | 84.3 |
| 2006 | 74 | 84.2 |
| 2007 | 74.1 | 83.9 |
| 2008 | 74.3 | 83.8 |
| 2009 | 74.5 | 84.2 |
| 2010 | 75.1 | 84.6 |
| 2011 | 75.6 | 85 |
| 2012 | 76 | 85 |
| 2013 | 76.2 | 85.1 |
| 2014 | 76.4 | 85.1 |
| 2015 | 76.5 | 85.3 |
| 2016 | 76.3 | 85.6 |
| 2017 | 76.4 | 85.9 |
| 2018 | 76.5 | 86.1 |
| 2019 | 76.5 | 86.2 |
| 2020 | 76.5 | 86.1 |
| 2021 | 75.7 | 85.1 |
| 2022 | 76.7 | 85.7 |
| 2023 | 76.8 | 86.4 |
| 2024 | 77 | 86.5 |
| 2025 | 77.2 | 86.6 |
Curacao and Monaco population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 124,826 | 21,808 |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 21,901 |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 22,078 |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 22,385 |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 22,686 |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 22,941 |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 23,131 |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 23,230 |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 23,437 |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 23,831 |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 24,229 |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 24,576 |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 24,862 |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 25,072 |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 25,235 |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 25,500 |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 25,895 |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 26,273 |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 26,605 |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 26,892 |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 27,122 |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 27,293 |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 27,561 |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 27,960 |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 28,356 |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 28,731 |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 29,093 |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 29,446 |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 29,781 |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 30,084 |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 30,358 |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 30,625 |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 30,887 |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 31,136 |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 31,375 |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 31,609 |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 31,837 |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 32,063 |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 32,267 |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 32,410 |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 32,455 |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 32,447 |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 32,422 |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 32,374 |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 32,307 |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 32,210 |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 32,057 |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 31,837 |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 31,836 |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 32,364 |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 33,163 |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 33,946 |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 34,711 |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 35,447 |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 36,128 |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 36,757 |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 37,276 |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 37,678 |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 38,154 |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 38,109 |
| 2020 | 154,947 | 38,050 |
| 2021 | 152,369 | 38,527 |
| 2022 | 149,996 | 38,931 |
| 2023 | 155,800 | 38,956 |
| 2024 | 155,900 | 38,631 |
Fertility rates in Curacao and Monaco
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 5.13 | 2.81 |
| 1961 | 5.04 | 2.78 |
| 1962 | 4.93 | 2.76 |
| 1963 | 4.8 | 2.73 |
| 1964 | 4.64 | 2.69 |
| 1965 | 4.47 | 2.66 |
| 1966 | 4.26 | 2.63 |
| 1967 | 4.06 | 2.59 |
| 1968 | 3.83 | 2.57 |
| 1969 | 3.61 | 2.54 |
| 1970 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| 1971 | 3.18 | 2.47 |
| 1972 | 2.99 | 2.44 |
| 1973 | 2.87 | 2.41 |
| 1974 | 2.77 | 2.38 |
| 1975 | 2.66 | 2.35 |
| 1976 | 2.55 | 2.33 |
| 1977 | 2.46 | 2.31 |
| 1978 | 2.38 | 2.28 |
| 1979 | 2.31 | 2.26 |
| 1980 | 2.27 | 2.24 |
| 1981 | 2.25 | 2.22 |
| 1982 | 2.24 | 2.2 |
| 1983 | 2.24 | 2.18 |
| 1984 | 2.24 | 2.17 |
| 1985 | 2.24 | 2.14 |
| 1986 | 2.24 | 2.11 |
| 1987 | 2.24 | 2.06 |
| 1988 | 2.25 | 2.01 |
| 1989 | 2.27 | 1.93 |
| 1990 | 2.3 | 1.85 |
| 1991 | 2.37 | 1.79 |
| 1992 | 2.43 | 1.76 |
| 1993 | 2.44 | 1.75 |
| 1994 | 2.43 | 1.76 |
| 1995 | 2.42 | 1.78 |
| 1996 | 2.4 | 1.82 |
| 1997 | 2.37 | 1.88 |
| 1998 | 2.32 | 1.95 |
| 1999 | 2.29 | 2.01 |
| 2000 | 2.34 | 2.08 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 2.18 |
| 2002 | 2.3 | 2.01 |
| 2003 | 2.19 | 1.91 |
| 2004 | 2.1 | 1.99 |
| 2005 | 2.04 | 2.01 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2.21 |
| 2008 | 2.2 | 2.38 |
| 2009 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 2010 | 2.2 | 2.38 |
| 2011 | 2.1 | 2.22 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | 2.29 |
| 2013 | 2.1 | 2.31 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2.49 |
| 2015 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 2.58 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 2.42 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 2.49 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 2.38 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 2.12 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 2.11 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 2.11 |
Curacao and Monaco demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 19.8 | 45.4 |
| 1961 | 19.6 | 45.4 |
| 1962 | 19.5 | 45.3 |
| 1963 | 19.4 | 45 |
| 1964 | 19.4 | 44.8 |
| 1965 | 19.5 | 44.8 |
| 1966 | 19.5 | 45 |
| 1967 | 19.6 | 45.2 |
| 1968 | 19.7 | 45.3 |
| 1969 | 19.7 | 45 |
| 1970 | 19.8 | 44.8 |
| 1971 | 19.9 | 44.7 |
| 1972 | 20.1 | 44.7 |
| 1973 | 20.4 | 44.9 |
| 1974 | 20.8 | 45.1 |
| 1975 | 21.2 | 45 |
| 1976 | 21.6 | 44.6 |
| 1977 | 22 | 44.2 |
| 1978 | 22.4 | 44 |
| 1979 | 22.8 | 44 |
| 1980 | 23.3 | 44.1 |
| 1981 | 23.7 | 44.2 |
| 1982 | 24.1 | 44.1 |
| 1983 | 24.6 | 43.8 |
| 1984 | 25.1 | 43.5 |
| 1985 | 25.6 | 43.4 |
| 1986 | 26.1 | 43.4 |
| 1987 | 26.6 | 43.5 |
| 1988 | 27.1 | 43.7 |
| 1989 | 27.7 | 43.9 |
| 1990 | 28.2 | 44.2 |
| 1991 | 28.7 | 44.3 |
| 1992 | 29.2 | 44.3 |
| 1993 | 29.8 | 44.4 |
| 1994 | 30.3 | 44.5 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | 44.7 |
| 1996 | 31.3 | 44.8 |
| 1997 | 31.8 | 44.9 |
| 1998 | 32.4 | 45 |
| 1999 | 33 | 45.3 |
| 2000 | 33.6 | 45.6 |
| 2001 | 34.1 | 45.8 |
| 2002 | 34.6 | 45.9 |
| 2003 | 35.3 | 46 |
| 2004 | 35.8 | 46.2 |
| 2005 | 36.3 | 46.5 |
| 2006 | 36.8 | 46.8 |
| 2007 | 37.3 | 47.1 |
| 2008 | 37.9 | 47.6 |
| 2009 | 38.4 | 48.3 |
| 2010 | 39 | 49.2 |
| 2011 | 39.5 | 50.1 |
| 2012 | 39.9 | 51.1 |
| 2013 | 39.9 | 52 |
| 2014 | 39.9 | 52.8 |
| 2015 | 40 | 53.7 |
| 2016 | 40.1 | 54.4 |
| 2017 | 40.2 | 55 |
| 2018 | 38.4 | 55.5 |
| 2019 | 37.6 | 55.6 |
| 2020 | 38.5 | 55.7 |
| 2021 | 38.7 | 56.2 |
| 2022 | 39 | 56 |
| 2023 | 39.2 | 55.3 |
| 2024 | 39.5 | 55 |
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Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$3.27B
2023 |
n/a |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
31%
2025 |
20%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.44%
2024 |
1.73%
2023 |
| Unemployment rate |
19.1%
2020 |
6.33%
2016 |
| Services, % of GDP |
73.3%
2023 |
88.5%
2023 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
11.7%
2023 |
11.5%
2023 |
| Economic freedom index |
78
2025 |
83
2025 |
| Number of billionaires | n/a |
2
2025 |
| Percentage of billionaires | n/a |
0.006%
2025 |
| Personal remittances received |
$116M
2024 |
n/a |
| International tourist arrivals |
1,293,000
2019 |
159,000
2020 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
27.8%
2020 |
n/a |
Energy
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
5,775 kg
2022 |
n/a |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$5.12
2022 |
n/a |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2022 |
n/a |
| Renewable energy use share |
2.8%
2021 |
n/a |
| 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 |
n/a |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
n/a |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
n/a |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.002%
2024 |
0.0005%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+513
2024 |
+110
2024 |
| Urban population |
89%
2024 |
100%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Quality of life index |
63.6
2025 |
85.9
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
72
2025 |
82
2025 |
| Higher education index |
8
2025 |
38
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
17.1
2007 |
0
2008 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
17
2025 |
0
2013 |
| Visa free countries | n/a |
167
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate | n/a |
99%
2003 |
| English speaking |
60%
2025 |
40%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
68.1%
2017 |
99.1%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$7,656
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$579
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
77.2 years
2025 |
86.6 years
2025 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | n/a |
8.89
2020 |
| Age at first childbirth | n/a |
32.5 years
2021 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | n/a |
5
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | n/a |
2.7
2023 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
13.4%
2024 |
6.9%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
81
2025 |
72
2025 |
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