Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 182nd vs. 195th).
By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
155910
|
12088
|
| Population rank | 179/197 | 195/197 |
| GDP |
$3.28B
2023 |
$160M
2024 |
| GDP rank | 168/197 | 195/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$21,062
2023 |
$13,422
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank | 56/197 | 75/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$30,716
2023 |
$14,327
2024 |
| Government debt | n/a |
$28.2M
2024 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio | n/a |
15.2%
2025 |
| Government debt per person | n/a |
$2,360
2024 |
| Government debt per person rank | n/a | 114/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$14,281
2025 |
$8,196
2025 |
| Land area |
171.4 sq mi
2025 |
7.72 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
909 ppl/mi²
2024 |
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
1.2
2023 |
3.33
2023 |
| Median age |
39.5 years
2024 |
21.4 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
77.2 years
2025 |
62.4 years
2025 |
Curacao and Nauru: Comparison Charts
Curacao and Nauru economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1970 | - | $17,570,366 |
| 1971 | - | $19,009,433 |
| 1972 | - | $21,734,269 |
| 1973 | - | $26,529,817 |
| 1974 | - | $35,994,511 |
| 1975 | - | $40,106,776 |
| 1976 | - | $40,287,427 |
| 1977 | - | $40,444,702 |
| 1978 | - | $41,754,147 |
| 1979 | - | $44,431,330 |
| 1980 | - | $46,947,124 |
| 1981 | - | $51,689,637 |
| 1982 | - | $52,877,742 |
| 1983 | - | $48,439,093 |
| 1984 | - | $47,363,231 |
| 1985 | - | $41,548,741 |
| 1986 | - | $39,939,391 |
| 1987 | - | $40,118,410 |
| 1988 | - | $45,931,134 |
| 1989 | - | $53,736,786 |
| 1990 | - | $55,572,376 |
| 1991 | - | $52,533,789 |
| 1992 | - | $51,133,123 |
| 1993 | - | $43,542,088 |
| 1994 | - | $39,742,511 |
| 1995 | - | $39,969,706 |
| 1996 | - | $37,458,801 |
| 1997 | - | $37,331,507 |
| 1998 | - | $29,664,451 |
| 1999 | - | $27,328,613 |
| 2000 | $2,120,511,229 | $26,930,980 |
| 2001 | $2,143,450,726 | $22,613,288 |
| 2002 | $2,160,784,693 | $21,017,424 |
| 2003 | $2,202,117,374 | $24,778,160 |
| 2004 | $2,237,160,503 | $30,587,566 |
| 2005 | $2,344,637,263 | $30,282,840 |
| 2006 | $2,457,581,732 | $29,183,627 |
| 2007 | $2,593,831,508 | $23,068,623 |
| 2008 | $2,833,476,145 | $37,184,925 |
| 2009 | $2,869,153,184 | $44,024,970 |
| 2010 | $2,951,342,793 | $47,442,299 |
| 2011 | $2,930,092,235 | $65,444,174 |
| 2012 | $3,012,836,257 | $100,794,925 |
| 2013 | $3,033,568,603 | $94,385,015 |
| 2014 | $3,059,406,983 | $98,752,257 |
| 2015 | $3,058,779,218 | $84,383,389 |
| 2016 | $3,024,690,168 | $97,276,023 |
| 2017 | $3,033,433,240 | $108,862,279 |
| 2018 | $3,046,364,804 | $130,937,590 |
| 2019 | $3,026,124,116 | $124,871,111 |
| 2020 | $2,534,327,592 | $124,530,027 |
| 2021 | $2,739,594,360 | $175,513,985 |
| 2022 | $3,075,180,835 | $152,190,819 |
| 2023 | $3,281,419,347 | $151,455,968 |
| 2024 | - | $160,350,640 |
Curacao and Nauru economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1970 | - | $2,619 |
| 1971 | - | $2,811 |
| 1972 | - | $3,191 |
| 1973 | - | $3,864 |
| 1974 | - | $5,199 |
| 1975 | - | $5,740 |
| 1976 | - | $5,703 |
| 1977 | - | $5,646 |
| 1978 | - | $5,721 |
| 1979 | - | $5,950 |
| 1980 | - | $6,138 |
| 1981 | - | $6,594 |
| 1982 | - | $6,577 |
| 1983 | - | $5,896 |
| 1984 | - | $5,654 |
| 1985 | - | $4,859 |
| 1986 | - | $4,569 |
| 1987 | - | $4,485 |
| 1988 | - | $5,012 |
| 1989 | - | $5,723 |
| 1990 | - | $5,776 |
| 1991 | - | $5,333 |
| 1992 | - | $5,103 |
| 1993 | - | $4,310 |
| 1994 | - | $3,921 |
| 1995 | - | $3,932 |
| 1996 | - | $3,679 |
| 1997 | - | $3,661 |
| 1998 | - | $2,909 |
| 1999 | - | $2,683 |
| 2000 | $15,841 | $2,649 |
| 2001 | $16,610 | $2,232 |
| 2002 | $16,724 | $2,085 |
| 2003 | $16,696 | $2,463 |
| 2004 | $16,671 | $3,041 |
| 2005 | $17,032 | $3,014 |
| 2006 | $17,400 | $2,908 |
| 2007 | $18,006 | $2,302 |
| 2008 | $19,423 | $3,715 |
| 2009 | $19,540 | $4,395 |
| 2010 | $19,847 | $4,724 |
| 2011 | $19,426 | $6,481 |
| 2012 | $19,810 | $9,817 |
| 2013 | $19,721 | $8,975 |
| 2014 | $19,623 | $9,193 |
| 2015 | $19,362 | $7,703 |
| 2016 | $18,944 | $8,724 |
| 2017 | $18,938 | $9,613 |
| 2018 | $19,119 | $11,409 |
| 2019 | $19,221 | $10,777 |
| 2020 | $16,356 | $10,696 |
| 2021 | $17,980 | $14,990 |
| 2022 | $20,502 | $12,896 |
| 2023 | $21,062 | $12,754 |
| 2024 | - | $13,422 |
Curacao vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1950 | 60.3 | 56.6 |
| 1951 | 61 | 56.8 |
| 1952 | 61.6 | 57 |
| 1953 | 62.1 | 57.2 |
| 1954 | 62.7 | 57.4 |
| 1955 | 63.3 | 57.5 |
| 1956 | 63.8 | 57.6 |
| 1957 | 64.2 | 57.7 |
| 1958 | 64.7 | 57.8 |
| 1959 | 65.1 | 57.9 |
| 1960 | 65.4 | 57.9 |
| 1961 | 65.7 | 58 |
| 1962 | 66 | 58 |
| 1963 | 66.3 | 58.1 |
| 1964 | 66.6 | 58.2 |
| 1965 | 66.9 | 58.3 |
| 1966 | 67.1 | 58.4 |
| 1967 | 67.4 | 58.6 |
| 1968 | 67.7 | 58.6 |
| 1969 | 67.9 | 58.4 |
| 1970 | 68.2 | 58.4 |
| 1971 | 68.5 | 58.4 |
| 1972 | 68.8 | 58.4 |
| 1973 | 69.1 | 58.4 |
| 1974 | 69.4 | 58.3 |
| 1975 | 69.7 | 58.3 |
| 1976 | 70 | 58.2 |
| 1977 | 70.2 | 58.1 |
| 1978 | 70.4 | 58.3 |
| 1979 | 70.7 | 58.4 |
| 1980 | 71 | 58.5 |
| 1981 | 71.2 | 58.6 |
| 1982 | 71.4 | 58.6 |
| 1983 | 71.5 | 58.7 |
| 1984 | 71.7 | 58.7 |
| 1985 | 71.9 | 58.6 |
| 1986 | 72 | 58.6 |
| 1987 | 72.1 | 58.6 |
| 1988 | 72.2 | 58.7 |
| 1989 | 72.2 | 58.9 |
| 1990 | 72.4 | 59.1 |
| 1991 | 72.5 | 59.3 |
| 1992 | 72.7 | 59.5 |
| 1993 | 72.7 | 59.8 |
| 1994 | 72.8 | 60 |
| 1995 | 72.8 | 60.1 |
| 1996 | 72.9 | 60.1 |
| 1997 | 73 | 60 |
| 1998 | 73.1 | 59.9 |
| 1999 | 73.2 | 59.7 |
| 2000 | 73.3 | 59.6 |
| 2001 | 73.4 | 59.5 |
| 2002 | 73.5 | 59.4 |
| 2003 | 73.6 | 59.4 |
| 2004 | 73.7 | 59.3 |
| 2005 | 73.9 | 59.4 |
| 2006 | 74 | 59.4 |
| 2007 | 74.1 | 59.5 |
| 2008 | 74.3 | 59.7 |
| 2009 | 74.5 | 59.9 |
| 2010 | 75.1 | 60.1 |
| 2011 | 75.6 | 60.3 |
| 2012 | 76 | 60.5 |
| 2013 | 76.2 | 60.7 |
| 2014 | 76.4 | 60.8 |
| 2015 | 76.5 | 60.9 |
| 2016 | 76.3 | 61 |
| 2017 | 76.4 | 61.1 |
| 2018 | 76.5 | 61.2 |
| 2019 | 76.5 | 61.4 |
| 2020 | 76.5 | 61.5 |
| 2021 | 75.7 | 61.3 |
| 2022 | 76.7 | 61.9 |
| 2023 | 76.8 | 62.1 |
| 2024 | 77 | 62.3 |
| 2025 | 77.2 | 62.4 |
Curacao and Nauru population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 124,826 | 4,607 |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 4,774 |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 4,979 |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 5,226 |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 5,515 |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 5,832 |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 6,043 |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 6,135 |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 6,328 |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 6,581 |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 6,710 |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 6,762 |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 6,812 |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 6,866 |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 6,923 |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 6,987 |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 7,064 |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 7,163 |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 7,298 |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 7,468 |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 7,649 |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 7,839 |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 8,040 |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 8,216 |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 8,377 |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 8,551 |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 8,742 |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 8,946 |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 9,165 |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 9,390 |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 9,622 |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 9,850 |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 10,021 |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 10,102 |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 10,137 |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 10,165 |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 10,183 |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 10,197 |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 10,198 |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 10,187 |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 10,168 |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 10,130 |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 10,082 |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 10,059 |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 10,060 |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 10,049 |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 10,034 |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 10,020 |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 10,009 |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 10,016 |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 10,043 |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 10,098 |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 10,267 |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 10,517 |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 10,742 |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 10,954 |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 11,150 |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 11,324 |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 11,477 |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 11,587 |
| 2020 | 154,947 | 11,643 |
| 2021 | 152,369 | 11,709 |
| 2022 | 149,996 | 11,801 |
| 2023 | 155,800 | 11,875 |
| 2024 | 155,900 | 11,947 |
Fertility rates in Curacao and Nauru
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 5.13 | 5.34 |
| 1961 | 5.04 | 5.38 |
| 1962 | 4.93 | 5.42 |
| 1963 | 4.8 | 5.44 |
| 1964 | 4.64 | 5.47 |
| 1965 | 4.47 | 5.48 |
| 1966 | 4.26 | 5.41 |
| 1967 | 4.06 | 5.29 |
| 1968 | 3.83 | 5.14 |
| 1969 | 3.61 | 4.94 |
| 1970 | 3.4 | 4.74 |
| 1971 | 3.18 | 4.54 |
| 1972 | 2.99 | 4.36 |
| 1973 | 2.87 | 4.19 |
| 1974 | 2.77 | 4.07 |
| 1975 | 2.66 | 3.97 |
| 1976 | 2.55 | 3.9 |
| 1977 | 2.46 | 3.86 |
| 1978 | 2.38 | 3.84 |
| 1979 | 2.31 | 3.85 |
| 1980 | 2.27 | 3.88 |
| 1981 | 2.25 | 3.94 |
| 1982 | 2.24 | 3.99 |
| 1983 | 2.24 | 4.06 |
| 1984 | 2.24 | 4.11 |
| 1985 | 2.24 | 4.14 |
| 1986 | 2.24 | 4.15 |
| 1987 | 2.24 | 4.14 |
| 1988 | 2.25 | 4.11 |
| 1989 | 2.27 | 4.07 |
| 1990 | 2.3 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.37 | 3.99 |
| 1992 | 2.43 | 3.95 |
| 1993 | 2.44 | 3.89 |
| 1994 | 2.43 | 3.84 |
| 1995 | 2.42 | 3.81 |
| 1996 | 2.4 | 3.78 |
| 1997 | 2.37 | 3.74 |
| 1998 | 2.32 | 3.68 |
| 1999 | 2.29 | 3.64 |
| 2000 | 2.34 | 3.54 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 3.46 |
| 2002 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 2003 | 2.19 | 3.39 |
| 2004 | 2.1 | 3.38 |
| 2005 | 2.04 | 3.38 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | 2.2 | 3.67 |
| 2009 | 2.1 | 3.85 |
| 2010 | 2.2 | 4.02 |
| 2011 | 2.1 | 4.12 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | 4.12 |
| 2013 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4.09 |
| 2015 | 1.9 | 4.08 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 4.03 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 3.88 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 3.68 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 3.53 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 3.47 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 3.43 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 3.38 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 3.33 |
Curacao and Nauru demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 19.8 | 23.8 |
| 1961 | 19.6 | 24 |
| 1962 | 19.5 | 23.9 |
| 1963 | 19.4 | 23.7 |
| 1964 | 19.4 | 23.4 |
| 1965 | 19.5 | 23.1 |
| 1966 | 19.5 | 22.9 |
| 1967 | 19.6 | 22.9 |
| 1968 | 19.7 | 21.2 |
| 1969 | 19.7 | 18.9 |
| 1970 | 19.8 | 18.7 |
| 1971 | 19.9 | 19.1 |
| 1972 | 20.1 | 19.4 |
| 1973 | 20.4 | 19.8 |
| 1974 | 20.8 | 20.4 |
| 1975 | 21.2 | 21 |
| 1976 | 21.6 | 21.5 |
| 1977 | 22 | 22.1 |
| 1978 | 22.4 | 22.9 |
| 1979 | 22.8 | 23.6 |
| 1980 | 23.3 | 24.2 |
| 1981 | 23.7 | 24.7 |
| 1982 | 24.1 | 25.1 |
| 1983 | 24.6 | 25.2 |
| 1984 | 25.1 | 24.5 |
| 1985 | 25.6 | 23.7 |
| 1986 | 26.1 | 22.8 |
| 1987 | 26.6 | 22.1 |
| 1988 | 27.1 | 21.4 |
| 1989 | 27.7 | 20.8 |
| 1990 | 28.2 | 20.2 |
| 1991 | 28.7 | 19.7 |
| 1992 | 29.2 | 19.4 |
| 1993 | 29.8 | 19.3 |
| 1994 | 30.3 | 19.3 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | 19.3 |
| 1996 | 31.3 | 19.4 |
| 1997 | 31.8 | 19.5 |
| 1998 | 32.4 | 19.6 |
| 1999 | 33 | 19.8 |
| 2000 | 33.6 | 20.1 |
| 2001 | 34.1 | 20.4 |
| 2002 | 34.6 | 20.6 |
| 2003 | 35.3 | 20.8 |
| 2004 | 35.8 | 21 |
| 2005 | 36.3 | 21.2 |
| 2006 | 36.8 | 21.3 |
| 2007 | 37.3 | 21.5 |
| 2008 | 37.9 | 21.7 |
| 2009 | 38.4 | 21.8 |
| 2010 | 39 | 21.8 |
| 2011 | 39.5 | 21.8 |
| 2012 | 39.9 | 21.7 |
| 2013 | 39.9 | 21.6 |
| 2014 | 39.9 | 21.5 |
| 2015 | 40 | 21.4 |
| 2016 | 40.1 | 21.5 |
| 2017 | 40.2 | 21.6 |
| 2018 | 38.4 | 21.8 |
| 2019 | 37.6 | 21.9 |
| 2020 | 38.5 | 21.8 |
| 2021 | 38.7 | 21.7 |
| 2022 | 39 | 21.6 |
| 2023 | 39.2 | 21.5 |
| 2024 | 39.5 | 21.4 |
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Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$3.27B
2023 |
$254M
2024 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
31%
2025 |
135%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.44%
2024 |
5.68%
2023 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | n/a |
+10.8%
2025 |
| Unemployment rate |
19.1%
2020 |
5.06%
2021 |
| Services, % of GDP |
73.3%
2023 |
n/a |
| Industry, % of GDP |
11.7%
2023 |
n/a |
| Economic freedom index |
78
2025 |
60
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% | n/a |
25.3%
2012 |
| Income share by poorest 10% | n/a |
3.4%
2012 |
| Personal remittances received |
$116M
2024 |
$881K
2023 |
| International tourist arrivals |
1,293,000
2019 |
n/a |
| International tourism as share of exports |
27.8%
2020 |
2.32%
2018 |
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 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | n/a |
0 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita | n/a |
0 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2022 |
n/a |
| Renewable energy use share |
2.8%
2021 |
1.9%
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 |
9.82%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.002%
2024 |
0.0001%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+513
2024 |
-121
2024 |
| Urban population |
89%
2024 |
100%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height | n/a |
5.56 ft
2025 |
| Average female height | n/a |
5.18 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
63.6
2025 |
50.4
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
72
2025 |
56
2025 |
| Higher education index |
8
2025 |
n/a |
| Homicides per 100K people |
17.1
2007 |
0
2012 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
17
2025 |
1
2025 |
| Visa free countries | n/a |
90
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate | n/a |
96.6%
2023 |
| English speaking |
60%
2025 |
96.7%
2023 |
| People using the Internet |
68.1%
2017 |
81.7%
2020 |
Health
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$2,264
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$10.6
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
77.2 years
2025 |
62.4 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure | n/a |
11.2%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | n/a |
1.25
2015 |
| Age at first childbirth | n/a |
22.1 years
2017 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | n/a |
273
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | n/a |
8.9
2023 |
| Obesity rate | n/a |
71.1%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
13.4%
2024 |
21.8%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
81
2025 |
93
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence | n/a |
48.3%
2022 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | n/a |
2.79 liters
2020 |
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