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Curacao vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 182nd vs. 74th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao New Zealand
Population
155910
5406623
Population rank 179/197 124/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$260B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$55,094
2024
Government debt n/a
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Curacao and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Curacao and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Curacao

New Zealand
Year GDP
Curacao New Zealand
1960 - $5,536,098,360
1961 - $5,721,994,864
1962 - $6,133,158,532
1963 - $6,699,741,645
1964 - $7,340,766,415
1965 - $5,706,251,400
1966 - $5,917,437,693
1967 - $6,016,017,227
1968 - $5,228,045,415
1969 - $5,814,357,709
1970 - $6,495,605,331
1971 - $7,911,136,757
1972 - $9,567,331,065
1973 - $12,802,281,898
1974 - $13,940,981,798
1975 - $12,861,983,284
1976 - $13,604,832,424
1977 - $15,446,825,318
1978 - $18,530,518,395
1979 - $20,731,243,113
1980 - $23,244,547,385
1981 - $24,417,617,184
1982 - $24,164,603,059
1983 - $24,309,279,706
1984 - $21,665,975,319
1985 - $24,679,795,396
1986 - $30,604,668,357
1987 - $40,376,354,070
1988 - $45,176,811,594
1989 - $43,920,222,525
1990 - $45,495,129,385
1991 - $42,745,329,732
1992 - $41,649,829,860
1993 - $46,775,620,817
1994 - $55,314,732,279
1995 - $63,918,703,507
1996 - $70,140,835,299
1997 - $66,075,143,415
1998 - $56,227,169,851
1999 - $58,762,260,626
2000 $2,120,511,229 $52,623,281,957
2001 $2,143,450,726 $53,872,425,917
2002 $2,160,784,693 $66,627,729,311
2003 $2,202,117,374 $88,250,885,550
2004 $2,237,160,503 $103,905,210,084
2005 $2,344,637,263 $114,720,129,550
2006 $2,457,581,732 $111,538,810,713
2007 $2,593,831,508 $137,188,946,866
2008 $2,833,476,145 $133,437,126,590
2009 $2,869,153,184 $121,663,439,315
2010 $2,951,342,793 $146,887,902,524
2011 $2,930,092,235 $168,484,908,960
2012 $3,012,836,257 $176,560,711,239
2013 $3,033,568,603 $191,012,364,177
2014 $3,059,406,983 $201,518,402,787
2015 $3,058,779,218 $178,224,167,088
2016 $3,024,690,168 $189,100,085,275
2017 $3,033,433,240 $206,745,969,246
2018 $3,046,364,804 $211,985,631,173
2019 $3,026,124,116 $213,006,341,102
2020 $2,534,327,592 $213,029,554,654
2021 $2,739,594,360 $253,977,931,815
2022 $3,075,180,835 $249,509,991,440
2023 $3,281,419,347 $255,194,972,673
2024 - $260,235,932,559

Curacao and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Curacao New Zealand
1960 - $2,334
1961 - $2,365
1962 - $2,471
1963 - $2,646
1964 - $2,839
1965 - $2,171
1966 - $2,211
1967 - $2,208
1968 - $1,902
1969 - $2,097
1970 - $2,311
1971 - $2,773
1972 - $3,295
1973 - $4,323
1974 - $4,611
1975 - $4,172
1976 - $4,374
1977 - $4,951
1978 - $5,937
1979 - $6,668
1980 - $7,467
1981 - $7,814
1982 - $7,656
1983 - $7,598
1984 - $6,714
1985 - $7,601
1986 - $9,428
1987 - $12,331
1988 - $13,759
1989 - $13,312
1990 - $13,663
1991 - $12,230
1992 - $11,793
1993 - $13,094
1994 - $15,280
1995 - $17,400
1996 - $18,794
1997 - $17,474
1998 - $14,738
1999 - $15,322
2000 $15,841 $13,641
2001 $16,610 $13,883
2002 $16,724 $16,874
2003 $16,696 $21,914
2004 $16,671 $25,420
2005 $17,032 $27,751
2006 $17,400 $26,655
2007 $18,006 $32,480
2008 $19,423 $31,325
2009 $19,540 $28,277
2010 $19,847 $33,762
2011 $19,426 $38,432
2012 $19,810 $40,054
2013 $19,721 $43,000
2014 $19,623 $44,618
2015 $19,362 $38,665
2016 $18,944 $40,114
2017 $18,938 $42,950
2018 $19,119 $43,257
2019 $19,221 $42,779
2020 $16,356 $41,851
2021 $17,980 $49,689
2022 $20,502 $48,760
2023 $21,062 $48,655
2024 - $48,747

Curacao vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao New Zealand
1950 60.3 69.3
1951 61 69.1
1952 61.6 69.4
1953 62.1 70.2
1954 62.7 70.3
1955 63.3 70.5
1956 63.8 70.7
1957 64.2 70.3
1958 64.7 70.9
1959 65.1 70.8
1960 65.4 71.2
1961 65.7 70.9
1962 66 71.2
1963 66.3 71.3
1964 66.6 71.3
1965 66.9 71.2
1966 67.1 71.1
1967 67.4 71.4
1968 67.7 71.1
1969 67.9 71.5
1970 68.2 71.2
1971 68.5 71.7
1972 68.8 71.8
1973 69.1 71.7
1974 69.4 71.9
1975 69.7 72.2
1976 70 72.4
1977 70.2 72.1
1978 70.4 73
1979 70.7 73.1
1980 71 72.9
1981 71.2 73.6
1982 71.4 73.7
1983 71.5 73.8
1984 71.7 74.4
1985 71.9 73.9
1986 72 74.1
1987 72.1 74.2
1988 72.2 74.5
1989 72.2 74.9
1990 72.4 75.4
1991 72.5 76.1
1992 72.7 76.2
1993 72.7 76.5
1994 72.8 76.9
1995 72.8 76.8
1996 72.9 76.8
1997 73 77.3
1998 73.1 78.2
1999 73.2 77.9
2000 73.3 78.7
2001 73.4 78.7
2002 73.5 78.9
2003 73.6 79.1
2004 73.7 79.4
2005 73.9 80
2006 74 80
2007 74.1 80.1
2008 74.3 80.2
2009 74.5 80.5
2010 75.1 81.1
2011 75.6 80.8
2012 76 81.2
2013 76.2 81.6
2014 76.4 81.4
2015 76.5 81.6
2016 76.3 82
2017 76.4 81.6
2018 76.5 81.9
2019 76.5 81.8
2020 76.5 82.7
2021 75.7 82.3
2022 76.7 81
2023 76.8 82.1
2024 77 82.2
2025 77.2 82.4

Curacao and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

New Zealand
Year Population
Curacao New Zealand
1960 124,826 2,371,800
1961 126,125 2,419,700
1962 128,414 2,482,000
1963 130,860 2,531,800
1964 133,148 2,585,400
1965 135,266 2,628,400
1966 136,682 2,675,900
1967 138,140 2,724,100
1968 140,298 2,748,100
1969 142,581 2,772,800
1970 144,739 2,810,700
1971 147,389 2,853,000
1972 147,710 2,903,900
1973 146,912 2,961,300
1974 148,351 3,023,700
1975 149,129 3,083,100
1976 149,399 3,110,500
1977 149,459 3,120,200
1978 148,341 3,121,200
1979 147,851 3,109,000
1980 148,041 3,112,900
1981 148,629 3,124,900
1982 150,101 3,156,100
1983 151,159 3,199,300
1984 151,940 3,227,100
1985 152,711 3,247,100
1986 152,662 3,246,300
1987 151,456 3,274,400
1988 149,254 3,283,400
1989 146,937 3,299,200
1990 145,400 3,329,800
1991 144,403 3,495,100
1992 143,912 3,531,700
1993 144,299 3,572,200
1994 144,630 3,620,000
1995 145,139 3,673,400
1996 146,306 3,732,000
1997 146,956 3,781,300
1998 144,472 3,815,000
1999 139,428 3,835,100
2000 133,860 3,857,700
2001 129,047 3,880,500
2002 129,205 3,948,500
2003 131,897 4,027,200
2004 134,192 4,087,500
2005 137,658 4,133,900
2006 141,239 4,184,600
2007 144,056 4,223,800
2008 145,880 4,259,800
2009 146,833 4,302,600
2010 148,703 4,350,700
2011 150,831 4,384,000
2012 152,088 4,408,100
2013 153,822 4,442,100
2014 155,909 4,516,500
2015 157,980 4,609,400
2016 159,664 4,714,100
2017 160,175 4,813,600
2018 159,336 4,900,600
2019 157,441 4,979,200
2020 154,947 5,090,200
2021 152,369 5,111,300
2022 149,996 5,117,100
2023 155,800 5,245,000
2024 155,900 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Curacao and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Curacao

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Curacao New Zealand
1960 5.13 4.24
1961 5.04 4.31
1962 4.93 4.19
1963 4.8 4.05
1964 4.64 3.8
1965 4.47 3.54
1966 4.26 3.41
1967 4.06 3.35
1968 3.83 3.34
1969 3.61 3.28
1970 3.4 3.17
1971 3.18 3.18
1972 2.99 3
1973 2.87 2.76
1974 2.77 2.58
1975 2.66 2.37
1976 2.55 2.27
1977 2.46 2.21
1978 2.38 2.07
1979 2.31 2.12
1980 2.27 2.03
1981 2.25 2.01
1982 2.24 1.95
1983 2.24 1.92
1984 2.24 1.93
1985 2.24 1.93
1986 2.24 1.96
1987 2.24 2.03
1988 2.25 2.1
1989 2.27 2.12
1990 2.3 2.18
1991 2.37 2.09
1992 2.43 2.06
1993 2.44 2.04
1994 2.43 1.98
1995 2.42 1.98
1996 2.4 1.96
1997 2.37 1.96
1998 2.32 1.89
1999 2.29 1.97
2000 2.34 1.98
2001 2.4 1.97
2002 2.3 1.89
2003 2.19 1.93
2004 2.1 1.98
2005 2.04 1.97
2006 2.1 2.01
2007 2 2.18
2008 2.2 2.19
2009 2.1 2.13
2010 2.2 2.17
2011 2.1 2.09
2012 2.2 2.1
2013 2.1 2.01
2014 2 1.92
2015 1.9 1.99
2016 1.7 1.87
2017 1.5 1.81
2018 1.7 1.71
2019 1.6 1.72
2020 1.4 1.61
2021 1.4 1.64
2022 1.3 1.66
2023 1.2 1.56

Curacao and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Curacao New Zealand
1960 19.8 27.5
1961 19.6 27.1
1962 19.5 26.8
1963 19.4 26.4
1964 19.4 26.2
1965 19.5 26
1966 19.5 25.9
1967 19.6 25.8
1968 19.7 25.7
1969 19.7 25.7
1970 19.8 25.6
1971 19.9 25.7
1972 20.1 25.9
1973 20.4 26
1974 20.8 26.2
1975 21.2 26.3
1976 21.6 26.5
1977 22 26.8
1978 22.4 27.1
1979 22.8 27.5
1980 23.3 27.9
1981 23.7 28.2
1982 24.1 28.5
1983 24.6 28.8
1984 25.1 29.1
1985 25.6 29.4
1986 26.1 29.8
1987 26.6 30.1
1988 27.1 30.4
1989 27.7 30.8
1990 28.2 31.1
1991 28.7 31.4
1992 29.2 31.7
1993 29.8 32
1994 30.3 32.3
1995 30.8 32.6
1996 31.3 32.8
1997 31.8 33.2
1998 32.4 33.6
1999 33 34
2000 33.6 34.3
2001 34.1 34.6
2002 34.6 34.8
2003 35.3 35
2004 35.8 35.2
2005 36.3 35.5
2006 36.8 35.8
2007 37.3 36.1
2008 37.9 36.4
2009 38.4 36.6
2010 39 36.8
2011 39.5 37
2012 39.9 37.2
2013 39.9 37.4
2014 39.9 37.5
2015 40 37.4
2016 40.1 37.3
2017 40.2 37.2
2018 38.4 37.3
2019 37.6 37.3
2020 38.5 37.5
2021 38.7 37.8
2022 39 38.1
2023 39.2 38.3
2024 39.5 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
78
2025
78.1
2025
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
18.8%
2018
Banked people share n/a
97.9%
2024

Energy

Curacao New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao New Zealand
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
83
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
9.6
2019
Visa free countries n/a
172
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
99%
2003
English speaking
60%
2025
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
96.2%
2023

Health

Curacao New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$561
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
4.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao New Zealand
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
60,159 mi
2020

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