Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 182nd vs. 97th).
By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).
Main facts and rankings
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|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
155910
|
26621357
|
| Population rank | 179/197 | 56/197 |
| GDP |
$3.28B
2023 |
$34.9B
2024 |
| GDP rank | 168/197 | 106/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$21,062
2023 |
$1,319
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank | 56/197 | 168/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$30,716
2023 |
$1,700
2015 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$14,281
2025 |
$1,642
2025 |
| Land area |
171.4 sq mi
2025 |
46,491 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
909 ppl/mi²
2024 |
570 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
1.2
2023 |
1.78
2023 |
| Median age |
39.5 years
2024 |
37.3 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
77.2 years
2025 |
73.9 years
2025 |
Curacao and North Korea: Comparison Charts
Curacao and North Korea economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 | $2,120,511,229 | - |
| 2001 | $2,143,450,726 | - |
| 2002 | $2,160,784,693 | - |
| 2003 | $2,202,117,374 | - |
| 2004 | $2,237,160,503 | - |
| 2005 | $2,344,637,263 | - |
| 2006 | $2,457,581,732 | - |
| 2007 | $2,593,831,508 | - |
| 2008 | $2,833,476,145 | - |
| 2009 | $2,869,153,184 | $23,356,470,000 |
| 2010 | $2,951,342,793 | $25,995,513,000 |
| 2011 | $2,930,092,235 | $29,005,020,000 |
| 2012 | $3,012,836,257 | $29,890,710,000 |
| 2013 | $3,033,568,603 | $30,588,922,000 |
| 2014 | $3,059,406,983 | $30,554,460,000 |
| 2015 | $3,058,779,218 | $30,723,030,000 |
| 2016 | $3,024,690,168 | $28,882,640,000 |
| 2017 | $3,033,433,240 | $29,105,440,000 |
| 2018 | $3,046,364,804 | $28,536,400,000 |
| 2019 | $3,026,124,116 | $28,222,880,000 |
| 2020 | $2,534,327,592 | $27,728,240,000 |
| 2021 | $2,739,594,360 | $32,301,720,000 |
| 2022 | $3,075,180,835 | $28,971,360,000 |
| 2023 | $3,281,419,347 | $32,155,360,000 |
| 2024 | - | $34,943,120,000 |
Curacao and North Korea economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 | $15,841 | - |
| 2001 | $16,610 | - |
| 2002 | $16,724 | - |
| 2003 | $16,696 | - |
| 2004 | $16,671 | - |
| 2005 | $17,032 | - |
| 2006 | $17,400 | - |
| 2007 | $18,006 | - |
| 2008 | $19,423 | - |
| 2009 | $19,540 | $939 |
| 2010 | $19,847 | $1,040 |
| 2011 | $19,426 | $1,156 |
| 2012 | $19,810 | $1,186 |
| 2013 | $19,721 | $1,208 |
| 2014 | $19,623 | $1,201 |
| 2015 | $19,362 | $1,201 |
| 2016 | $18,944 | $1,124 |
| 2017 | $18,938 | $1,127 |
| 2018 | $19,119 | $1,100 |
| 2019 | $19,221 | $1,084 |
| 2020 | $16,356 | $1,061 |
| 2021 | $17,980 | $1,231 |
| 2022 | $20,502 | $1,100 |
| 2023 | $21,062 | $1,217 |
| 2024 | - | $1,319 |
Curacao vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1950 | 60.3 | 14.2 |
| 1951 | 61 | 17.7 |
| 1952 | 61.6 | 32.8 |
| 1953 | 62.1 | 40.3 |
| 1954 | 62.7 | 50.6 |
| 1955 | 63.3 | 51.8 |
| 1956 | 63.8 | 52.8 |
| 1957 | 64.2 | 53.7 |
| 1958 | 64.7 | 54.5 |
| 1959 | 65.1 | 55.2 |
| 1960 | 65.4 | 55.8 |
| 1961 | 65.7 | 56.4 |
| 1962 | 66 | 57 |
| 1963 | 66.3 | 57.6 |
| 1964 | 66.6 | 58.2 |
| 1965 | 66.9 | 58.8 |
| 1966 | 67.1 | 59.4 |
| 1967 | 67.4 | 60.1 |
| 1968 | 67.7 | 60.8 |
| 1969 | 67.9 | 61.4 |
| 1970 | 68.2 | 62 |
| 1971 | 68.5 | 62.7 |
| 1972 | 68.8 | 63.3 |
| 1973 | 69.1 | 63.8 |
| 1974 | 69.4 | 64.3 |
| 1975 | 69.7 | 64.8 |
| 1976 | 70 | 65.3 |
| 1977 | 70.2 | 65.8 |
| 1978 | 70.4 | 66.3 |
| 1979 | 70.7 | 66.7 |
| 1980 | 71 | 67.2 |
| 1981 | 71.2 | 67.7 |
| 1982 | 71.4 | 68.1 |
| 1983 | 71.5 | 68.5 |
| 1984 | 71.7 | 68.9 |
| 1985 | 71.9 | 69.2 |
| 1986 | 72 | 69.5 |
| 1987 | 72.1 | 69.8 |
| 1988 | 72.2 | 70.1 |
| 1989 | 72.2 | 70.3 |
| 1990 | 72.4 | 70.5 |
| 1991 | 72.5 | 70.7 |
| 1992 | 72.7 | 71 |
| 1993 | 72.7 | 70.8 |
| 1994 | 72.8 | 70.5 |
| 1995 | 72.8 | 60.8 |
| 1996 | 72.9 | 60.8 |
| 1997 | 73 | 60.9 |
| 1998 | 73.1 | 60.9 |
| 1999 | 73.2 | 60.9 |
| 2000 | 73.3 | 60.9 |
| 2001 | 73.4 | 60.9 |
| 2002 | 73.5 | 60.9 |
| 2003 | 73.6 | 69.4 |
| 2004 | 73.7 | 69.3 |
| 2005 | 73.9 | 69.2 |
| 2006 | 74 | 69.1 |
| 2007 | 74.1 | 69 |
| 2008 | 74.3 | 69.3 |
| 2009 | 74.5 | 69.7 |
| 2010 | 75.1 | 70.2 |
| 2011 | 75.6 | 70.8 |
| 2012 | 76 | 71.3 |
| 2013 | 76.2 | 71.9 |
| 2014 | 76.4 | 72.5 |
| 2015 | 76.5 | 72.8 |
| 2016 | 76.3 | 73 |
| 2017 | 76.4 | 73 |
| 2018 | 76.5 | 73 |
| 2019 | 76.5 | 72.9 |
| 2020 | 76.5 | 72.8 |
| 2021 | 75.7 | 73.4 |
| 2022 | 76.7 | 73.6 |
| 2023 | 76.8 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 77 | 73.7 |
| 2025 | 77.2 | 73.9 |
Curacao and North Korea population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 124,826 | 11,722,953 |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 11,990,713 |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 12,262,882 |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 12,567,057 |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 12,889,770 |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 13,219,369 |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 13,569,094 |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 13,958,350 |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 14,365,596 |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 14,767,615 |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 15,172,775 |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 15,572,457 |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 15,975,069 |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 16,350,367 |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 16,673,121 |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 16,971,055 |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 17,243,450 |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 17,492,798 |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 17,735,995 |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 17,983,470 |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 18,236,786 |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 18,501,295 |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 18,776,357 |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 19,054,034 |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 19,335,043 |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 19,620,388 |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 19,910,855 |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 20,205,483 |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 20,503,161 |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 20,804,367 |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 21,112,137 |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 21,428,638 |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 21,750,911 |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 22,073,352 |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 22,393,975 |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 22,669,304 |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 22,895,746 |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 23,110,830 |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 23,311,564 |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 23,497,599 |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 23,665,910 |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 23,815,358 |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 23,943,973 |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 24,090,380 |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 24,254,943 |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 24,396,433 |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 24,524,507 |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 24,646,383 |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 24,764,618 |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 24,878,332 |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 24,987,258 |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 25,097,874 |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 25,211,728 |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 25,329,451 |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 25,451,262 |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 25,575,350 |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 25,698,326 |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 25,817,709 |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 25,931,147 |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 26,037,632 |
| 2020 | 154,947 | 26,136,312 |
| 2021 | 152,369 | 26,232,534 |
| 2022 | 149,996 | 26,328,845 |
| 2023 | 155,800 | 26,418,204 |
| 2024 | 155,900 | 26,498,823 |
Fertility rates in Curacao and North Korea
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 5.13 | 3.57 |
| 1961 | 5.04 | 3.26 |
| 1962 | 4.93 | 3.41 |
| 1963 | 4.8 | 3.63 |
| 1964 | 4.64 | 3.55 |
| 1965 | 4.47 | 3.56 |
| 1966 | 4.26 | 3.71 |
| 1967 | 4.06 | 4.05 |
| 1968 | 3.83 | 3.87 |
| 1969 | 3.61 | 3.86 |
| 1970 | 3.4 | 3.85 |
| 1971 | 3.18 | 3.74 |
| 1972 | 2.99 | 3.89 |
| 1973 | 2.87 | 3.35 |
| 1974 | 2.77 | 3.14 |
| 1975 | 2.66 | 3.05 |
| 1976 | 2.55 | 2.84 |
| 1977 | 2.46 | 2.77 |
| 1978 | 2.38 | 2.79 |
| 1979 | 2.31 | 2.85 |
| 1980 | 2.27 | 2.84 |
| 1981 | 2.25 | 2.92 |
| 1982 | 2.24 | 2.85 |
| 1983 | 2.24 | 2.78 |
| 1984 | 2.24 | 2.71 |
| 1985 | 2.24 | 2.65 |
| 1986 | 2.24 | 2.59 |
| 1987 | 2.24 | 2.53 |
| 1988 | 2.25 | 2.47 |
| 1989 | 2.27 | 2.41 |
| 1990 | 2.3 | 2.39 |
| 1991 | 2.37 | 2.35 |
| 1992 | 2.43 | 2.29 |
| 1993 | 2.44 | 2.22 |
| 1994 | 2.43 | 2.18 |
| 1995 | 2.42 | 2.15 |
| 1996 | 2.4 | 2.09 |
| 1997 | 2.37 | 2.03 |
| 1998 | 2.32 | 1.99 |
| 1999 | 2.29 | 1.97 |
| 2000 | 2.34 | 1.94 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 1.94 |
| 2002 | 2.3 | 1.92 |
| 2003 | 2.19 | 1.91 |
| 2004 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2005 | 2.04 | 1.87 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 1.94 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1.94 |
| 2008 | 2.2 | 1.97 |
| 2009 | 2.1 | 1.91 |
| 2010 | 2.2 | 1.89 |
| 2011 | 2.1 | 1.88 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | 1.88 |
| 2013 | 2.1 | 1.88 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1.87 |
| 2015 | 1.9 | 1.86 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 1.86 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 1.85 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.83 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.83 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 1.82 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.81 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 1.78 |
Curacao and North Korea demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 19.8 | 19.9 |
| 1961 | 19.6 | 20.2 |
| 1962 | 19.5 | 20.6 |
| 1963 | 19.4 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 19.4 | 21 |
| 1965 | 19.5 | 21.2 |
| 1966 | 19.5 | 21.3 |
| 1967 | 19.6 | 21.4 |
| 1968 | 19.7 | 21.4 |
| 1969 | 19.7 | 21.4 |
| 1970 | 19.8 | 21.4 |
| 1971 | 19.9 | 21.2 |
| 1972 | 20.1 | 20.9 |
| 1973 | 20.4 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 20.8 | 20.7 |
| 1975 | 21.2 | 20.9 |
| 1976 | 21.6 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 22 | 21.4 |
| 1978 | 22.4 | 21.8 |
| 1979 | 22.8 | 22.2 |
| 1980 | 23.3 | 22.5 |
| 1981 | 23.7 | 22.8 |
| 1982 | 24.1 | 23.1 |
| 1983 | 24.6 | 23.5 |
| 1984 | 25.1 | 23.9 |
| 1985 | 25.6 | 24.2 |
| 1986 | 26.1 | 24.5 |
| 1987 | 26.6 | 24.8 |
| 1988 | 27.1 | 25.1 |
| 1989 | 27.7 | 25.6 |
| 1990 | 28.2 | 26 |
| 1991 | 28.7 | 26.4 |
| 1992 | 29.2 | 26.8 |
| 1993 | 29.8 | 27.2 |
| 1994 | 30.3 | 27.6 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | 28 |
| 1996 | 31.3 | 28.3 |
| 1997 | 31.8 | 28.8 |
| 1998 | 32.4 | 29.2 |
| 1999 | 33 | 29.6 |
| 2000 | 33.6 | 30.1 |
| 2001 | 34.1 | 30.5 |
| 2002 | 34.6 | 31 |
| 2003 | 35.3 | 31.4 |
| 2004 | 35.8 | 31.8 |
| 2005 | 36.3 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 36.8 | 32.5 |
| 2007 | 37.3 | 32.9 |
| 2008 | 37.9 | 33.3 |
| 2009 | 38.4 | 33.7 |
| 2010 | 39 | 34 |
| 2011 | 39.5 | 34.3 |
| 2012 | 39.9 | 34.5 |
| 2013 | 39.9 | 34.7 |
| 2014 | 39.9 | 35 |
| 2015 | 40 | 35.2 |
| 2016 | 40.1 | 35.4 |
| 2017 | 40.2 | 35.7 |
| 2018 | 38.4 | 35.9 |
| 2019 | 37.6 | 36.2 |
| 2020 | 38.5 | 36.4 |
| 2021 | 38.7 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | 39 | 36.8 |
| 2023 | 39.2 | 37.1 |
| 2024 | 39.5 | 37.3 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$3.27B
2023 |
n/a |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
31%
2025 |
n/a |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.44%
2024 |
n/a |
| Armed forces personnel | n/a |
1,469,000
2020 |
| Unemployment rate |
19.1%
2020 |
25.6%
2013 |
| Services, % of GDP |
73.3%
2023 |
n/a |
| Industry, % of GDP |
11.7%
2023 |
n/a |
| Economic freedom index |
78
2025 |
3
2025 |
| Personal remittances received |
$116M
2024 |
n/a |
| International tourist arrivals |
1,293,000
2019 |
n/a |
| International tourism as share of exports |
27.8%
2020 |
n/a |
Energy
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
5,775 kg
2022 |
641 kg
2022 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$5.12
2022 |
n/a |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | n/a |
64.3 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita | n/a |
2.43 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2022 |
85.1%
2022 |
| Renewable energy use share |
2.8%
2021 |
14.7%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
2.15%
2022 |
8.5%
2022 |
| Net energy imports use share |
236.1%
2018 |
4.9%
2022 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
5,140 kWh
2022 |
830 kWh
2022 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
18.3%
2021 |
63.2%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
62.7%
2022 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
57.5%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.002%
2024 |
0.33%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+513
2024 |
-2,473
2024 |
| Urban population |
89%
2024 |
63.5%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height | n/a |
5.73 ft
2025 |
| Average female height | n/a |
5.29 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
63.6
2025 |
11.8
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
72
2025 |
15
2024 |
| Higher education index |
8
2025 |
12
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
17.1
2007 |
4.4
2015 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
17
2025 |
24.2
2019 |
| Visa free countries | n/a |
51
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate | n/a |
100%
2018 |
| English speaking |
60%
2025 |
0%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
68.1%
2017 |
0%
2012 |
Health
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy |
77.2 years
2025 |
73.9 years
2025 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | n/a |
3.67
2017 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | n/a |
67
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | n/a |
18
2023 |
| Obesity rate | n/a |
11.1%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
13.4%
2024 |
9.9%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
81
2025 |
42
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence | n/a |
16.5%
2022 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | n/a |
3.87 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.0003%
2025 |
0.08%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
1,100 sq mi
2024 |
1,754 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area | n/a |
10,021 sq mi
2025 |
| Forest area |
0.27 sq mi
2025 |
23,036 sq mi
2025 |
| Roads length |
342 mi
2025 |
15,879 mi
2006 |
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