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Curacao vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

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).

Curacao and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Curacao and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Curacao

North Korea
Year GDP
Curacao North Korea
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

GDP per capita
Curacao

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Curacao North Korea
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

Life expectancy
Curacao

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao North Korea
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

Population
Curacao

North Korea
Year Population
Curacao North Korea
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

Fertility rate
Curacao

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Curacao North Korea
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

Median age
Curacao

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Curacao North Korea
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

Curacao North Korea
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

Curacao North Korea
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

Curacao North Korea
% 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

Curacao North Korea
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

Curacao North Korea
% 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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