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Curacao vs Palau statistics compared

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Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 182nd vs. 180th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Curacao and Palau: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Palau economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Palau
Year GDP
Curacao Palau
1970 - $11,563,041
1971 - $12,706,874
1972 - $13,956,474
1973 - $15,331,889
1974 - $16,848,759
1975 - $18,521,112
1976 - $20,364,420
1977 - $22,308,104
1978 - $24,530,015
1979 - $27,004,251
1980 - $29,728,054
1981 - $32,726,594
1982 - $36,027,583
1983 - $39,661,530
1984 - $44,814,259
1985 - $51,030,637
1986 - $58,109,314
1987 - $66,169,905
1988 - $75,348,615
1989 - $85,800,543
1990 - $97,702,303
1991 - $106,555,300
1992 - $104,771,300
1993 - $96,455,700
1994 - $106,138,500
1995 - $121,018,500
1996 - $137,494,600
1997 - $143,860,800
1998 - $149,079,600
1999 - $144,206,500
2000 $2,120,511,229 $149,535,800
2001 $2,143,450,726 $159,453,500
2002 $2,160,784,693 $162,665,500
2003 $2,202,117,374 $154,559,900
2004 $2,237,160,503 $166,391,600
2005 $2,344,637,263 $191,048,400
2006 $2,457,581,732 $193,679,700
2007 $2,593,831,508 $200,903,600
2008 $2,833,476,145 $201,167,300
2009 $2,869,153,184 $189,998,000
2010 $2,951,342,793 $188,174,300
2011 $2,930,092,235 $198,873,900
2012 $3,012,836,257 $215,762,400
2013 $3,033,568,603 $225,345,700
2014 $3,059,406,983 $243,156,500
2015 $3,058,779,218 $278,824,800
2016 $3,024,690,168 $298,323,500
2017 $3,033,433,240 $285,600,000
2018 $3,046,364,804 $288,546,300
2019 $3,026,124,116 $281,941,600
2020 $2,534,327,592 $258,990,800
2021 $2,739,594,360 $235,752,900
2022 $3,075,180,835 $255,591,100
2023 $3,281,419,347 $281,849,100

Curacao and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Palau
1970 - $1,017
1971 - $1,081
1972 - $1,145
1973 - $1,221
1974 - $1,328
1975 - $1,464
1976 - $1,616
1977 - $1,781
1978 - $1,972
1979 - $2,189
1980 - $2,423
1981 - $2,639
1982 - $2,838
1983 - $3,049
1984 - $3,360
1985 - $3,728
1986 - $4,144
1987 - $4,616
1988 - $5,145
1989 - $5,741
1990 - $6,403
1991 - $6,824
1992 - $6,553
1993 - $5,892
1994 - $6,329
1995 - $7,038
1996 - $7,788
1997 - $7,945
1998 - $8,048
1999 - $7,630
2000 $15,841 $7,797
2001 $16,610 $8,240
2002 $16,724 $8,341
2003 $16,696 $7,862
2004 $16,671 $8,395
2005 $17,032 $9,640
2006 $17,400 $9,885
2007 $18,006 $10,408
2008 $19,423 $10,583
2009 $19,540 $10,155
2010 $19,847 $10,229
2011 $19,426 $11,001
2012 $19,810 $12,145
2013 $19,721 $12,769
2014 $19,623 $13,726
2015 $19,362 $15,691
2016 $18,944 $16,763
2017 $18,938 $16,034
2018 $19,119 $16,198
2019 $19,221 $15,841
2020 $16,356 $14,557
2021 $17,980 $13,257
2022 $20,502 $14,392
2023 $21,062 $15,899

Curacao vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Palau
1950 60.3 52.7
1951 61 52.9
1952 61.6 53.1
1953 62.1 53.3
1954 62.7 53.5
1955 63.3 53.7
1956 63.8 53.9
1957 64.2 54.1
1958 64.7 54.4
1959 65.1 54.6
1960 65.4 54.9
1961 65.7 55.1
1962 66 55.4
1963 66.3 55.6
1964 66.6 55.8
1965 66.9 55.9
1966 67.1 56.2
1967 67.4 56.5
1968 67.7 56.9
1969 67.9 57.3
1970 68.2 57.7
1971 68.5 58.1
1972 68.8 58.6
1973 69.1 59
1974 69.4 59.5
1975 69.7 60
1976 70 60.5
1977 70.2 60.9
1978 70.4 61.3
1979 70.7 61.6
1980 71 61.9
1981 71.2 62.1
1982 71.4 62.3
1983 71.5 62.5
1984 71.7 62.6
1985 71.9 62.7
1986 72 62.8
1987 72.1 62.8
1988 72.2 62.8
1989 72.2 62.8
1990 72.4 62.8
1991 72.5 62.8
1992 72.7 62.9
1993 72.7 63
1994 72.8 63.1
1995 72.8 63.3
1996 72.9 63.5
1997 73 63.7
1998 73.1 64
1999 73.2 64.2
2000 73.3 64.5
2001 73.4 64.8
2002 73.5 65.1
2003 73.6 65.4
2004 73.7 65.8
2005 73.9 66.2
2006 74 66.6
2007 74.1 67.1
2008 74.3 67.6
2009 74.5 68
2010 75.1 68.3
2011 75.6 68.6
2012 76 68.9
2013 76.2 69
2014 76.4 69.1
2015 76.5 69.1
2016 76.3 69
2017 76.4 69
2018 76.5 69
2019 76.5 69
2020 76.5 68.7
2021 75.7 68.6
2022 76.7 68.9
2023 76.8 69.3
2024 77 69.4
2025 77.2 69.5

Curacao and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Palau
Year Population
Curacao Palau
1960 124,826 9,328
1961 126,125 9,555
1962 128,414 9,793
1963 130,860 10,037
1964 133,148 10,292
1965 135,266 10,547
1966 136,682 10,805
1967 138,140 10,988
1968 140,298 11,080
1969 142,581 11,159
1970 144,739 11,368
1971 147,389 11,759
1972 147,710 12,194
1973 146,912 12,552
1974 148,351 12,687
1975 149,129 12,655
1976 149,399 12,598
1977 149,459 12,525
1978 148,341 12,440
1979 147,851 12,337
1980 148,041 12,271
1981 148,629 12,402
1982 150,101 12,694
1983 151,159 13,006
1984 151,940 13,337
1985 152,711 13,688
1986 152,662 14,024
1987 151,456 14,334
1988 149,254 14,645
1989 146,937 14,945
1990 145,400 15,259
1991 144,403 15,614
1992 143,912 15,989
1993 144,299 16,372
1994 144,630 16,770
1995 145,139 17,195
1996 146,306 17,654
1997 146,956 18,108
1998 144,472 18,524
1999 139,428 18,901
2000 133,860 19,178
2001 129,047 19,352
2002 129,205 19,503
2003 131,897 19,659
2004 134,192 19,820
2005 137,658 19,819
2006 141,239 19,593
2007 144,056 19,302
2008 145,880 19,009
2009 146,833 18,709
2010 148,703 18,396
2011 150,831 18,078
2012 152,088 17,765
2013 153,822 17,648
2014 155,909 17,715
2015 157,980 17,770
2016 159,664 17,797
2017 160,175 17,812
2018 159,336 17,814
2019 157,441 17,798
2020 154,947 17,792
2021 152,369 17,783
2022 149,996 17,759
2023 155,800 17,727
2024 155,900 17,695

Fertility rates in Curacao and Palau

Fertility rate
Curacao

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Palau
1960 5.13 7.19
1961 5.04 7.17
1962 4.93 7.15
1963 4.8 7.12
1964 4.64 7.08
1965 4.47 7.01
1966 4.26 6.93
1967 4.06 6.84
1968 3.83 6.71
1969 3.61 6.58
1970 3.4 6.39
1971 3.18 6.16
1972 2.99 5.9
1973 2.87 5.59
1974 2.77 5.26
1975 2.66 4.9
1976 2.55 4.53
1977 2.46 4.09
1978 2.38 3.74
1979 2.31 3.49
1980 2.27 3.35
1981 2.25 3.28
1982 2.24 3.22
1983 2.24 3.14
1984 2.24 3.08
1985 2.24 3.01
1986 2.24 2.98
1987 2.24 2.93
1988 2.25 2.91
1989 2.27 2.92
1990 2.3 2.88
1991 2.37 2.74
1992 2.43 2.71
1993 2.44 2.73
1994 2.43 2.66
1995 2.42 2.55
1996 2.4 2.39
1997 2.37 2.19
1998 2.32 2.01
1999 2.29 1.91
2000 2.34 1.82
2001 2.4 1.87
2002 2.3 1.92
2003 2.19 1.96
2004 2.1 1.99
2005 2.04 2.02
2006 2.1 2
2007 2 1.97
2008 2.2 1.95
2009 2.1 1.94
2010 2.2 1.94
2011 2.1 1.97
2012 2.2 2.01
2013 2.1 2.05
2014 2 2.03
2015 1.9 2
2016 1.7 2.06
2017 1.5 2.02
2018 1.7 1.97
2019 1.6 1.98
2020 1.4 1.97
2021 1.4 1.95
2022 1.3 1.93
2023 1.2 1.91

Curacao and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Palau
Year Median age, years
Curacao Palau
1960 19.8 16.7
1961 19.6 16.1
1962 19.5 15.5
1963 19.4 15.1
1964 19.4 15
1965 19.5 14.9
1966 19.5 14.9
1967 19.6 15.2
1968 19.7 15.7
1969 19.7 16.1
1970 19.8 16.5
1971 19.9 16.6
1972 20.1 16.6
1973 20.4 16.8
1974 20.8 17.1
1975 21.2 17.4
1976 21.6 17.8
1977 22 18.1
1978 22.4 18.3
1979 22.8 18.6
1980 23.3 18.9
1981 23.7 19.3
1982 24.1 19.9
1983 24.6 20.5
1984 25.1 21.1
1985 25.6 21.6
1986 26.1 22.2
1987 26.6 23.1
1988 27.1 24
1989 27.7 24.9
1990 28.2 25.6
1991 28.7 26
1992 29.2 26.4
1993 29.8 26.9
1994 30.3 27.4
1995 30.8 27.8
1996 31.3 28.3
1997 31.8 28.8
1998 32.4 29.4
1999 33 30.2
2000 33.6 30.8
2001 34.1 31.2
2002 34.6 31.5
2003 35.3 31.8
2004 35.8 32
2005 36.3 32.3
2006 36.8 32.7
2007 37.3 33.1
2008 37.9 33.5
2009 38.4 33.9
2010 39 34.2
2011 39.5 34.6
2012 39.9 35
2013 39.9 35.3
2014 39.9 35.6
2015 40 36
2016 40.1 36.3
2017 40.2 36.7
2018 38.4 37
2019 37.6 37.4
2020 38.5 37.8
2021 38.7 38.1
2022 39 38.5
2023 39.2 38.8
2024 39.5 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
3.53%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
78
2025
62
2025
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
93.5%
2017

Energy

Curacao Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
0.9%
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
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao Palau
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
49
2025
Higher education index
8
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
4.78
2013
Visa free countries n/a
123
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
100%
2020
English speaking
60%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
27%
2004

Health

Curacao Palau
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$328
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
1.78
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
22.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
17.3%
2022

Territory

Curacao Palau
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
n/a

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