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Curacao vs Namibia statistics compared

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Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 182nd vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Namibia
Population
155910
3141364
Population rank 179/197 134/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$11,687
2024
Government debt n/a
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Curacao and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Namibia
Year GDP
Curacao Namibia
1980 - $2,421,990,338
1981 - $2,249,908,578
1982 - $2,118,710,248
1983 - $2,297,400,688
1984 - $1,951,260,038
1985 - $1,608,237,350
1986 - $1,809,048,527
1987 - $2,300,068,217
1988 - $2,495,094,746
1989 - $2,535,135,798
1990 - $2,789,921,854
1991 - $2,996,869,281
1992 - $3,429,521,699
1993 - $3,251,188,833
1994 - $3,666,503,530
1995 - $3,978,514,206
1996 - $3,989,163,197
1997 - $4,154,989,950
1998 - $3,873,109,866
1999 - $3,868,551,730
2000 $2,120,511,229 $3,922,232,165
2001 $2,143,450,726 $3,557,341,215
2002 $2,160,784,693 $3,349,169,826
2003 $2,202,117,374 $4,926,439,384
2004 $2,237,160,503 $6,609,205,995
2005 $2,344,637,263 $7,248,374,838
2006 $2,457,581,732 $8,001,779,551
2007 $2,593,831,508 $8,839,536,476
2008 $2,833,476,145 $8,607,431,497
2009 $2,869,153,184 $8,938,847,189
2010 $2,951,342,793 $11,431,412,421
2011 $2,930,092,235 $12,523,359,441
2012 $3,012,836,257 $13,042,053,592
2013 $3,033,568,603 $12,043,307,277
2014 $3,059,406,983 $12,435,430,970
2015 $3,058,779,218 $11,335,161,084
2016 $3,024,690,168 $10,722,018,732
2017 $3,033,433,240 $12,895,153,371
2018 $3,046,364,804 $13,682,019,076
2019 $3,026,124,116 $12,541,928,303
2020 $2,534,327,592 $10,583,748,542
2021 $2,739,594,360 $12,402,486,184
2022 $3,075,180,835 $12,569,449,123
2023 $3,281,419,347 $12,408,271,448
2024 - $13,372,354,269

Curacao and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Namibia
1980 - $2,468
1981 - $2,267
1982 - $2,097
1983 - $2,214
1984 - $1,830
1985 - $1,466
1986 - $1,599
1987 - $1,969
1988 - $2,063
1989 - $1,967
1990 - $2,037
1991 - $2,117
1992 - $2,347
1993 - $2,155
1994 - $2,356
1995 - $2,483
1996 - $2,423
1997 - $2,460
1998 - $2,235
1999 - $2,178
2000 $15,841 $2,157
2001 $16,610 $1,916
2002 $16,724 $1,772
2003 $16,696 $2,569
2004 $16,671 $3,403
2005 $17,032 $3,686
2006 $17,400 $4,017
2007 $18,006 $4,379
2008 $19,423 $4,205
2009 $19,540 $4,303
2010 $19,847 $5,418
2011 $19,426 $5,835
2012 $19,810 $5,943
2013 $19,721 $5,347
2014 $19,623 $5,378
2015 $19,362 $4,774
2016 $18,944 $4,396
2017 $18,938 $5,144
2018 $19,119 $5,309
2019 $19,221 $4,732
2020 $16,356 $3,879
2021 $17,980 $4,413
2022 $20,502 $4,350
2023 $21,062 $4,188
2024 - $4,413

Curacao vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Namibia
1950 60.3 41.9
1951 61 42.5
1952 61.6 43.1
1953 62.1 43.8
1954 62.7 44.4
1955 63.3 45
1956 63.8 45.7
1957 64.2 46.4
1958 64.7 47.1
1959 65.1 47.8
1960 65.4 48.5
1961 65.7 49.2
1962 66 50
1963 66.3 50.6
1964 66.6 51.3
1965 66.9 52
1966 67.1 52.3
1967 67.4 52.9
1968 67.7 53.6
1969 67.9 54.1
1970 68.2 54.7
1971 68.5 55.3
1972 68.8 55.8
1973 69.1 56.4
1974 69.4 56.9
1975 69.7 57.6
1976 70 58
1977 70.2 58.6
1978 70.4 59.1
1979 70.7 59.5
1980 71 56.6
1981 71.2 56.9
1982 71.4 57.3
1983 71.5 57.6
1984 71.7 58.1
1985 71.9 58.5
1986 72 58.7
1987 72.1 59.1
1988 72.2 59
1989 72.2 60.8
1990 72.4 61.4
1991 72.5 60.8
1992 72.7 60.2
1993 72.7 59.3
1994 72.8 58.4
1995 72.8 57.5
1996 72.9 56.6
1997 73 55.8
1998 73.1 54.8
1999 73.2 54
2000 73.3 52.9
2001 73.4 52
2002 73.5 52
2003 73.6 51.9
2004 73.7 52.2
2005 73.9 52.6
2006 74 53.2
2007 74.1 54
2008 74.3 54.7
2009 74.5 55.3
2010 75.1 56.1
2011 75.6 56.6
2012 76 57.7
2013 76.2 58.5
2014 76.4 59.3
2015 76.5 60
2016 76.3 60.8
2017 76.4 61.7
2018 76.5 62.6
2019 76.5 63.5
2020 76.5 64.1
2021 75.7 60.8
2022 76.7 64.2
2023 76.8 67.4
2024 77 67.5
2025 77.2 67.7

Curacao and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Namibia
Year Population
Curacao Namibia
1960 124,826 591,465
1961 126,125 603,067
1962 128,414 615,759
1963 130,860 629,589
1964 133,148 644,530
1965 135,266 660,558
1966 136,682 677,655
1967 138,140 696,045
1968 140,298 715,542
1969 142,581 736,120
1970 144,739 757,868
1971 147,389 780,584
1972 147,710 804,399
1973 146,912 828,928
1974 148,351 854,320
1975 149,129 881,032
1976 149,399 906,566
1977 149,459 931,104
1978 148,341 947,269
1979 147,851 962,825
1980 148,041 981,434
1981 148,629 992,500
1982 150,101 1,010,308
1983 151,159 1,037,511
1984 151,940 1,065,989
1985 152,711 1,096,890
1986 152,662 1,131,081
1987 151,456 1,167,889
1988 149,254 1,209,696
1989 146,937 1,288,947
1990 145,400 1,369,303
1991 144,403 1,415,684
1992 143,912 1,461,322
1993 144,299 1,508,697
1994 144,630 1,556,304
1995 145,139 1,602,170
1996 146,306 1,646,103
1997 146,956 1,689,264
1998 144,472 1,732,745
1999 139,428 1,776,368
2000 133,860 1,818,647
2001 129,047 1,857,048
2002 129,205 1,889,970
2003 131,897 1,917,464
2004 134,192 1,942,082
2005 137,658 1,966,582
2006 141,239 1,991,888
2007 144,056 2,018,600
2008 145,880 2,047,056
2009 146,833 2,077,394
2010 148,703 2,109,811
2011 150,831 2,146,325
2012 152,088 2,194,654
2013 153,822 2,252,508
2014 155,909 2,312,139
2015 157,980 2,374,300
2016 159,664 2,439,213
2017 160,175 2,506,853
2018 159,336 2,577,327
2019 157,441 2,650,494
2020 154,947 2,728,762
2021 152,369 2,810,548
2022 149,996 2,889,662
2023 155,800 2,963,095
2024 155,900 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Curacao and Namibia

Fertility rate
Curacao

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Namibia
1960 5.13 6.24
1961 5.04 6.29
1962 4.93 6.35
1963 4.8 6.41
1964 4.64 6.43
1965 4.47 6.45
1966 4.26 6.47
1967 4.06 6.49
1968 3.83 6.5
1969 3.61 6.51
1970 3.4 6.52
1971 3.18 6.52
1972 2.99 6.53
1973 2.87 6.54
1974 2.77 6.55
1975 2.66 6.53
1976 2.55 6.49
1977 2.46 6.44
1978 2.38 6.38
1979 2.31 6.31
1980 2.27 6.24
1981 2.25 6.16
1982 2.24 6.08
1983 2.24 6
1984 2.24 5.94
1985 2.24 5.88
1986 2.24 5.79
1987 2.24 5.7
1988 2.25 5.61
1989 2.27 5.52
1990 2.3 5.4
1991 2.37 5.29
1992 2.43 5.11
1993 2.44 4.91
1994 2.43 4.68
1995 2.42 4.42
1996 2.4 4.2
1997 2.37 4.17
1998 2.32 4.18
1999 2.29 4.14
2000 2.34 3.99
2001 2.4 3.83
2002 2.3 3.69
2003 2.19 3.58
2004 2.1 3.55
2005 2.04 3.57
2006 2.1 3.6
2007 2 3.61
2008 2.2 3.62
2009 2.1 3.63
2010 2.2 3.66
2011 2.1 3.66
2012 2.2 3.68
2013 2.1 3.65
2014 2 3.64
2015 1.9 3.6
2016 1.7 3.57
2017 1.5 3.51
2018 1.7 3.46
2019 1.6 3.4
2020 1.4 3.35
2021 1.4 3.3
2022 1.3 3.25
2023 1.2 3.21

Curacao and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Curacao Namibia
1960 19.8 18.9
1961 19.6 18.7
1962 19.5 18.6
1963 19.4 18.5
1964 19.4 18.4
1965 19.5 18.4
1966 19.5 18.3
1967 19.6 18.3
1968 19.7 18.2
1969 19.7 18.1
1970 19.8 18.1
1971 19.9 18
1972 20.1 17.9
1973 20.4 17.8
1974 20.8 17.7
1975 21.2 17.6
1976 21.6 17.5
1977 22 17.3
1978 22.4 17
1979 22.8 16.8
1980 23.3 16.6
1981 23.7 16.4
1982 24.1 16.3
1983 24.6 16.4
1984 25.1 16.5
1985 25.6 16.7
1986 26.1 16.9
1987 26.6 17
1988 27.1 17.3
1989 27.7 17.8
1990 28.2 18.3
1991 28.7 18.4
1992 29.2 18.4
1993 29.8 18.5
1994 30.3 18.5
1995 30.8 18.6
1996 31.3 18.7
1997 31.8 18.8
1998 32.4 18.9
1999 33 18.9
2000 33.6 19
2001 34.1 19.1
2002 34.6 19.2
2003 35.3 19.3
2004 35.8 19.4
2005 36.3 19.6
2006 36.8 19.7
2007 37.3 19.9
2008 37.9 20
2009 38.4 20.3
2010 39 20.5
2011 39.5 20.7
2012 39.9 20.9
2013 39.9 21.1
2014 39.9 21.3
2015 40 21.4
2016 40.1 21.5
2017 40.2 21.6
2018 38.4 21.7
2019 37.6 21.8
2020 38.5 21.8
2021 38.7 21.8
2022 39 21.8
2023 39.2 21.9
2024 39.5 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share n/a
72.9%
2024

Energy

Curacao Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Curacao Namibia
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
49
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
34.8
2019
Visa free countries n/a
80
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
87.6%
2023
English speaking
60%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
64.4%
2023

Health

Curacao Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
40.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Namibia
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
n/a

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