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Curacao vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 182nd vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Norway
Population
155910
5642662
Population rank 179/197 119/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$484B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$101,032
2024
Government debt n/a
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Curacao and Norway: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Norway economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Norway
Year GDP
Curacao Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 - $12,814,123,115
1971 - $14,583,114,840
1972 - $17,358,610,850
1973 - $22,534,253,703
1974 - $27,145,693,810
1975 - $32,877,805,200
1976 - $35,942,270,686
1977 - $41,508,030,431
1978 - $46,522,900,254
1979 - $53,132,244,624
1980 - $64,439,382,896
1981 - $63,596,654,761
1982 - $62,647,195,538
1983 - $61,627,240,831
1984 - $62,057,955,033
1985 - $65,416,879,914
1986 - $78,693,118,044
1987 - $94,229,907,236
1988 - $101,900,260,856
1989 - $102,633,934,391
1990 - $119,791,843,060
1991 - $121,872,464,483
1992 - $130,838,040,068
1993 - $120,579,213,713
1994 - $127,131,319,429
1995 - $152,029,612,325
1996 - $163,520,109,151
1997 - $161,356,631,888
1998 - $154,230,295,158
1999 - $162,383,706,021
2000 $2,120,511,229 $171,457,201,936
2001 $2,143,450,726 $174,239,354,071
2002 $2,160,784,693 $195,914,852,576
2003 $2,202,117,374 $229,385,469,337
2004 $2,237,160,503 $265,268,662,473
2005 $2,344,637,263 $309,978,579,744
2006 $2,457,581,732 $346,915,160,682
2007 $2,593,831,508 $402,643,260,488
2008 $2,833,476,145 $464,917,553,191
2009 $2,869,153,184 $387,976,400,617
2010 $2,951,342,793 $431,052,143,940
2011 $2,930,092,235 $501,360,549,669
2012 $3,012,836,257 $512,777,309,841
2013 $3,033,568,603 $526,014,468,085
2014 $3,059,406,983 $501,736,471,833
2015 $3,058,779,218 $388,159,512,246
2016 $3,024,690,168 $370,956,547,619
2017 $3,033,433,240 $401,745,275,035
2018 $3,046,364,804 $439,788,625,884
2019 $3,026,124,116 $408,742,840,909
2020 $2,534,327,592 $367,633,418,887
2021 $2,739,594,360 $503,367,986,030
2022 $3,075,180,835 $596,297,651,036
2023 $3,281,419,347 $482,949,731,777
2024 - $483,727,398,216

Curacao and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 - $3,306
1971 - $3,736
1972 - $4,414
1973 - $5,690
1974 - $6,812
1975 - $8,204
1976 - $8,927
1977 - $10,266
1978 - $11,463
1979 - $13,047
1980 - $15,772
1981 - $15,513
1982 - $15,225
1983 - $14,928
1984 - $14,989
1985 - $15,754
1986 - $18,883
1987 - $22,506
1988 - $24,207
1989 - $24,281
1990 - $28,243
1991 - $28,597
1992 - $30,524
1993 - $27,964
1994 - $29,316
1995 - $34,876
1996 - $37,322
1997 - $36,629
1998 - $34,803
1999 - $36,393
2000 $15,841 $38,178
2001 $16,610 $38,602
2002 $16,724 $43,171
2003 $16,696 $50,250
2004 $16,671 $57,769
2005 $17,032 $67,047
2006 $17,400 $74,434
2007 $18,006 $85,502
2008 $19,423 $97,504
2009 $19,540 $80,348
2010 $19,847 $88,163
2011 $19,426 $101,222
2012 $19,810 $102,176
2013 $19,721 $103,554
2014 $19,623 $97,667
2015 $19,362 $74,810
2016 $18,944 $70,867
2017 $18,938 $76,132
2018 $19,119 $82,793
2019 $19,221 $76,431
2020 $16,356 $68,340
2021 $17,980 $93,073
2022 $20,502 $109,270
2023 $21,062 $87,497
2024 - $86,810

Curacao vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Norway
1950 60.3 71.6
1951 61 72.5
1952 61.6 72.7
1953 62.1 73.1
1954 62.7 73.2
1955 63.3 73.4
1956 63.8 73.5
1957 64.2 73.4
1958 64.7 73.4
1959 65.1 73.6
1960 65.4 73.6
1961 65.7 73.6
1962 66 73.5
1963 66.3 73.1
1964 66.6 73.6
1965 66.9 73.7
1966 67.1 74
1967 67.4 74.1
1968 67.7 73.9
1969 67.9 73.7
1970 68.2 74.1
1971 68.5 74.2
1972 68.8 74.3
1973 69.1 74.4
1974 69.4 74.8
1975 69.7 74.8
1976 70 75
1977 70.2 75.4
1978 70.4 75.4
1979 70.7 75.4
1980 71 75.7
1981 71.2 75.9
1982 71.4 76
1983 71.5 76.1
1984 71.7 76.2
1985 71.9 75.9
1986 72 76.3
1987 72.1 76.1
1988 72.2 76.3
1989 72.2 76.5
1990 72.4 76.6
1991 72.5 77
1992 72.7 77.2
1993 72.7 77.2
1994 72.8 77.8
1995 72.8 77.8
1996 72.9 78.2
1997 73 78.2
1998 73.1 78.4
1999 73.2 78.4
2000 73.3 78.7
2001 73.4 78.9
2002 73.5 79
2003 73.6 79.5
2004 73.7 80
2005 73.9 80.2
2006 74 80.4
2007 74.1 80.5
2008 74.3 80.7
2009 74.5 80.9
2010 75.1 81
2011 75.6 81.2
2012 76 81.4
2013 76.2 81.7
2014 76.4 82.1
2015 76.5 82.3
2016 76.3 82.4
2017 76.4 82.6
2018 76.5 82.8
2019 76.5 83
2020 76.5 83.2
2021 75.7 83.2
2022 76.7 82.6
2023 76.8 83.3
2024 77 83.5
2025 77.2 83.6

Curacao and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Norway
Year Population
Curacao Norway
1960 124,826 3,581,239
1961 126,125 3,609,800
1962 128,414 3,638,918
1963 130,860 3,666,537
1964 133,148 3,694,339
1965 135,266 3,723,168
1966 136,682 3,753,012
1967 138,140 3,784,539
1968 140,298 3,816,486
1969 142,581 3,847,707
1970 144,739 3,875,763
1971 147,389 3,903,039
1972 147,710 3,933,004
1973 146,912 3,960,612
1974 148,351 3,985,258
1975 149,129 4,007,313
1976 149,399 4,026,152
1977 149,459 4,043,205
1978 148,341 4,058,671
1979 147,851 4,072,517
1980 148,041 4,085,620
1981 148,629 4,099,702
1982 150,101 4,114,787
1983 151,159 4,128,432
1984 151,940 4,140,099
1985 152,711 4,152,516
1986 152,662 4,167,354
1987 151,456 4,186,905
1988 149,254 4,209,488
1989 146,937 4,226,901
1990 145,400 4,241,473
1991 144,403 4,261,732
1992 143,912 4,286,401
1993 144,299 4,311,991
1994 144,630 4,336,613
1995 145,139 4,359,184
1996 146,306 4,381,336
1997 146,956 4,405,157
1998 144,472 4,431,464
1999 139,428 4,461,913
2000 133,860 4,490,967
2001 129,047 4,513,751
2002 129,205 4,538,159
2003 131,897 4,564,855
2004 134,192 4,591,910
2005 137,658 4,623,291
2006 141,239 4,660,677
2007 144,056 4,709,153
2008 145,880 4,768,212
2009 146,833 4,828,726
2010 148,703 4,889,252
2011 150,831 4,953,088
2012 152,088 5,018,573
2013 153,822 5,079,623
2014 155,909 5,137,232
2015 157,980 5,188,607
2016 159,664 5,234,519
2017 160,175 5,276,968
2018 159,336 5,311,916
2019 157,441 5,347,896
2020 154,947 5,379,475
2021 152,369 5,408,320
2022 149,996 5,457,127
2023 155,800 5,519,594
2024 155,900 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Curacao and Norway

Fertility rate
Curacao

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Norway
1960 5.13 2.85
1961 5.04 2.94
1962 4.93 2.91
1963 4.8 2.93
1964 4.64 2.98
1965 4.47 2.94
1966 4.26 2.9
1967 4.06 2.81
1968 3.83 2.75
1969 3.61 2.7
1970 3.4 2.5
1971 3.18 2.49
1972 2.99 2.38
1973 2.87 2.23
1974 2.77 2.13
1975 2.66 1.98
1976 2.55 1.86
1977 2.46 1.75
1978 2.38 1.77
1979 2.31 1.75
1980 2.27 1.72
1981 2.25 1.7
1982 2.24 1.71
1983 2.24 1.66
1984 2.24 1.66
1985 2.24 1.68
1986 2.24 1.71
1987 2.24 1.74
1988 2.25 1.84
1989 2.27 1.89
1990 2.3 1.93
1991 2.37 1.92
1992 2.43 1.88
1993 2.44 1.86
1994 2.43 1.87
1995 2.42 1.87
1996 2.4 1.89
1997 2.37 1.86
1998 2.32 1.81
1999 2.29 1.85
2000 2.34 1.85
2001 2.4 1.78
2002 2.3 1.75
2003 2.19 1.8
2004 2.1 1.83
2005 2.04 1.84
2006 2.1 1.9
2007 2 1.9
2008 2.2 1.96
2009 2.1 1.98
2010 2.2 1.95
2011 2.1 1.88
2012 2.2 1.85
2013 2.1 1.78
2014 2 1.75
2015 1.9 1.72
2016 1.7 1.71
2017 1.5 1.62
2018 1.7 1.56
2019 1.6 1.53
2020 1.4 1.48
2021 1.4 1.55
2022 1.3 1.41
2023 1.2 1.4

Curacao and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Norway
Year Median age, years
Curacao Norway
1960 19.8 34.3
1961 19.6 34.4
1962 19.5 34.4
1963 19.4 34.3
1964 19.4 34.2
1965 19.5 34.1
1966 19.5 33.9
1967 19.6 33.7
1968 19.7 33.5
1969 19.7 33.2
1970 19.8 32.9
1971 19.9 32.7
1972 20.1 32.5
1973 20.4 32.4
1974 20.8 32.4
1975 21.2 32.5
1976 21.6 32.6
1977 22 32.7
1978 22.4 32.9
1979 22.8 33.1
1980 23.3 33.3
1981 23.7 33.6
1982 24.1 33.9
1983 24.6 34.1
1984 25.1 34.4
1985 25.6 34.6
1986 26.1 34.8
1987 26.6 34.9
1988 27.1 35.1
1989 27.7 35.2
1990 28.2 35.4
1991 28.7 35.5
1992 29.2 35.7
1993 29.8 35.8
1994 30.3 35.9
1995 30.8 36.1
1996 31.3 36.2
1997 31.8 36.4
1998 32.4 36.5
1999 33 36.7
2000 33.6 36.9
2001 34.1 37.1
2002 34.6 37.3
2003 35.3 37.5
2004 35.8 37.7
2005 36.3 37.9
2006 36.8 38.1
2007 37.3 38.3
2008 37.9 38.4
2009 38.4 38.5
2010 39 38.6
2011 39.5 38.7
2012 39.9 38.8
2013 39.9 38.9
2014 39.9 39
2015 40 39.2
2016 40.1 39.3
2017 40.2 39.4
2018 38.4 39.6
2019 37.6 39.8
2020 38.5 40
2021 38.7 40.3
2022 39 40.4
2023 39.2 40.5
2024 39.5 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
1.86%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Curacao Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao Norway
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
81
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
2.1
2019
Visa free countries n/a
175
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
95%
2013
English speaking
60%
2025
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
99%
2023

Health

Curacao Norway
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
2.4
2023
Obesity rate n/a
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Norway
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
n/a

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