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Curacao vs Nauru statistics compared

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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

Curacao Nauru
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

GDP
Curacao

Nauru
Year GDP
Curacao Nauru
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

GDP per capita
Curacao

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Nauru
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

Life expectancy
Curacao

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Nauru
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

Population
Curacao

Nauru
Year Population
Curacao Nauru
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

Fertility rate
Curacao

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Nauru
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

Median age
Curacao

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Curacao Nauru
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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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Nauru
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

Curacao Nauru
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

Curacao Nauru
% 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

Curacao Nauru
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

Territory

Curacao Nauru
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
18.6 mi
2002

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