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Curacao vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 182nd vs. 115th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Panama
Population
155910
4614993
Population rank 179/197 128/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$41,405
2024
Government debt n/a
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
80 years
2025

Curacao and Panama: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Panama economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Panama
Year GDP
Curacao Panama
1960 - $537,147,100
1961 - $599,026,300
1962 - $652,120,900
1963 - $722,784,500
1964 - $776,137,500
1965 - $852,485,300
1966 - $928,833,000
1967 - $1,034,376,400
1968 - $1,112,791,100
1969 - $1,221,305,700
1970 - $1,351,006,400
1971 - $1,523,917,200
1972 - $1,673,411,700
1973 - $1,913,793,400
1974 - $2,188,307,600
1975 - $2,435,304,100
1976 - $2,588,106,000
1977 - $2,738,261,900
1978 - $3,244,558,600
1979 - $3,704,551,600
1980 - $4,614,086,400
1981 - $5,222,421,500
1982 - $5,769,767,900
1983 - $5,923,755,900
1984 - $6,183,387,100
1985 - $6,541,517,100
1986 - $6,797,834,200
1987 - $6,827,665,300
1988 - $5,902,783,400
1989 - $5,918,469,800
1990 - $6,433,967,000
1991 - $7,074,675,500
1992 - $8,042,337,700
1993 - $8,782,585,400
1994 - $9,365,289,800
1995 - $9,573,813,700
1996 - $9,197,503,300
1997 - $10,058,854,400
1998 - $11,019,557,700
1999 - $11,660,704,800
2000 $2,120,511,229 $11,966,497,000
2001 $2,143,450,726 $12,252,906,300
2002 $2,160,784,693 $12,800,851,300
2003 $2,202,117,374 $13,603,456,000
2004 $2,237,160,503 $15,100,203,400
2005 $2,344,637,263 $16,623,906,700
2006 $2,457,581,732 $18,659,721,500
2007 $2,593,831,508 $21,717,433,800
2008 $2,833,476,145 $25,721,328,000
2009 $2,869,153,184 $27,791,215,500
2010 $2,951,342,793 $30,231,009,500
2011 $2,930,092,235 $35,687,738,300
2012 $3,012,836,257 $41,595,439,700
2013 $3,033,568,603 $46,949,496,500
2014 $3,059,406,983 $51,427,104,900
2015 $3,058,779,218 $55,767,806,100
2016 $3,024,690,168 $59,760,858,700
2017 $3,033,433,240 $64,327,688,800
2018 $3,046,364,804 $67,316,471,200
2019 $3,026,124,116 $69,778,991,200
2020 $2,534,327,592 $57,059,846,500
2021 $2,739,594,360 $67,396,392,500
2022 $3,075,180,835 $76,276,116,700
2023 $3,281,419,347 $83,318,176,900
2024 - $86,260,400,000

Curacao and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Panama
1960 - $477
1961 - $516
1962 - $546
1963 - $587
1964 - $611
1965 - $651
1966 - $689
1967 - $745
1968 - $778
1969 - $830
1970 - $893
1971 - $979
1972 - $1,046
1973 - $1,164
1974 - $1,296
1975 - $1,406
1976 - $1,457
1977 - $1,503
1978 - $1,738
1979 - $1,938
1980 - $2,357
1981 - $2,605
1982 - $2,811
1983 - $2,819
1984 - $2,875
1985 - $2,972
1986 - $3,019
1987 - $2,966
1988 - $2,509
1989 - $2,462
1990 - $2,620
1991 - $2,821
1992 - $3,140
1993 - $3,358
1994 - $3,508
1995 - $3,514
1996 - $3,308
1997 - $3,546
1998 - $3,808
1999 - $3,950
2000 $15,841 $3,975
2001 $16,610 $3,992
2002 $16,724 $4,091
2003 $16,696 $4,265
2004 $16,671 $4,645
2005 $17,032 $5,018
2006 $17,400 $5,529
2007 $18,006 $6,318
2008 $19,423 $7,348
2009 $19,540 $7,797
2010 $19,847 $8,331
2011 $19,426 $9,662
2012 $19,810 $11,065
2013 $19,721 $12,273
2014 $19,623 $13,213
2015 $19,362 $14,083
2016 $18,944 $14,832
2017 $18,938 $15,695
2018 $19,119 $16,151
2019 $19,221 $16,478
2020 $16,356 $13,291
2021 $17,980 $15,510
2022 $20,502 $17,332
2023 $21,062 $18,686
2024 - $19,103

Curacao vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Panama
1950 60.3 55.4
1951 61 55.9
1952 61.6 56.4
1953 62.1 56.8
1954 62.7 57.2
1955 63.3 57.5
1956 63.8 57.9
1957 64.2 58.3
1958 64.7 58.9
1959 65.1 59.6
1960 65.4 60.3
1961 65.7 60.9
1962 66 61.4
1963 66.3 61.8
1964 66.6 62.1
1965 66.9 62.3
1966 67.1 62.6
1967 67.4 62.9
1968 67.7 63.2
1969 67.9 63.7
1970 68.2 64.1
1971 68.5 64.7
1972 68.8 65.2
1973 69.1 65.8
1974 69.4 66.6
1975 69.7 67.2
1976 70 67.8
1977 70.2 68.3
1978 70.4 68.7
1979 70.7 69.1
1980 71 69.5
1981 71.2 69.8
1982 71.4 69.9
1983 71.5 70.1
1984 71.7 70.4
1985 71.9 70.5
1986 72 70.7
1987 72.1 70.8
1988 72.2 70.9
1989 72.2 70.1
1990 72.4 71.3
1991 72.5 71.3
1992 72.7 71.5
1993 72.7 71.8
1994 72.8 71.9
1995 72.8 72
1996 72.9 72.2
1997 73 72.5
1998 73.1 72.8
1999 73.2 73.1
2000 73.3 73.4
2001 73.4 73.8
2002 73.5 74.2
2003 73.6 74.6
2004 73.7 74.8
2005 73.9 75.2
2006 74 75.4
2007 74.1 75.7
2008 74.3 75.9
2009 74.5 76.2
2010 75.1 76.4
2011 75.6 76.7
2012 76 76.9
2013 76.2 77.1
2014 76.4 77.4
2015 76.5 77.6
2016 76.3 77.8
2017 76.4 77.9
2018 76.5 78.3
2019 76.5 78.5
2020 76.5 76.3
2021 75.7 77
2022 76.7 79.3
2023 76.8 79.6
2024 77 79.8
2025 77.2 80

Curacao and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Panama
Year Population
Curacao Panama
1960 124,826 1,126,005
1961 126,125 1,159,870
1962 128,414 1,195,301
1963 130,860 1,232,124
1964 133,148 1,270,065
1965 135,266 1,308,835
1966 136,682 1,348,388
1967 138,140 1,388,628
1968 140,298 1,429,447
1969 142,581 1,470,886
1970 144,739 1,513,070
1971 147,389 1,556,081
1972 147,710 1,599,723
1973 146,912 1,643,690
1974 148,351 1,687,926
1975 149,129 1,732,389
1976 149,399 1,776,935
1977 149,459 1,821,543
1978 148,341 1,866,311
1979 147,851 1,911,552
1980 148,041 1,957,534
1981 148,629 2,004,418
1982 150,101 2,052,271
1983 151,159 2,101,106
1984 151,940 2,150,782
1985 152,711 2,200,915
1986 152,662 2,251,325
1987 151,456 2,301,970
1988 149,254 2,352,848
1989 146,937 2,403,820
1990 145,400 2,455,583
1991 144,403 2,508,265
1992 143,912 2,561,336
1993 144,299 2,615,099
1994 144,630 2,669,546
1995 145,139 2,724,557
1996 146,306 2,780,227
1997 146,956 2,836,695
1998 144,472 2,893,914
1999 139,428 2,951,822
2000 133,860 3,010,369
2001 129,047 3,069,537
2002 129,205 3,129,344
2003 131,897 3,189,807
2004 134,192 3,251,155
2005 137,658 3,313,026
2006 141,239 3,375,024
2007 144,056 3,437,490
2008 145,880 3,500,648
2009 146,833 3,564,381
2010 148,703 3,628,535
2011 150,831 3,693,505
2012 152,088 3,759,256
2013 153,822 3,825,329
2014 155,909 3,892,101
2015 157,980 3,960,035
2016 159,664 4,029,086
2017 160,175 4,098,707
2018 159,336 4,167,860
2019 157,441 4,234,700
2020 154,947 4,293,261
2021 152,369 4,345,405
2022 149,996 4,400,773
2023 155,800 4,458,759
2024 155,900 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Curacao and Panama

Fertility rate
Curacao

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Panama
1960 5.13 5.83
1961 5.04 5.87
1962 4.93 5.87
1963 4.8 5.87
1964 4.64 5.81
1965 4.47 5.73
1966 4.26 5.65
1967 4.06 5.53
1968 3.83 5.41
1969 3.61 5.29
1970 3.4 5.18
1971 3.18 5.05
1972 2.99 4.91
1973 2.87 4.74
1974 2.77 4.58
1975 2.66 4.41
1976 2.55 4.26
1977 2.46 4.12
1978 2.38 3.98
1979 2.31 3.88
1980 2.27 3.8
1981 2.25 3.72
1982 2.24 3.66
1983 2.24 3.6
1984 2.24 3.52
1985 2.24 3.43
1986 2.24 3.34
1987 2.24 3.25
1988 2.25 3.17
1989 2.27 3.12
1990 2.3 3.07
1991 2.37 3
1992 2.43 2.95
1993 2.44 2.91
1994 2.43 2.88
1995 2.42 2.85
1996 2.4 2.83
1997 2.37 2.81
1998 2.32 2.79
1999 2.29 2.77
2000 2.34 2.74
2001 2.4 2.72
2002 2.3 2.7
2003 2.19 2.68
2004 2.1 2.68
2005 2.04 2.64
2006 2.1 2.62
2007 2 2.61
2008 2.2 2.61
2009 2.1 2.59
2010 2.2 2.59
2011 2.1 2.6
2012 2.2 2.59
2013 2.1 2.57
2014 2 2.55
2015 1.9 2.53
2016 1.7 2.5
2017 1.5 2.46
2018 1.7 2.4
2019 1.6 2.29
2020 1.4 2.18
2021 1.4 2.15
2022 1.3 2.14
2023 1.2 2.12

Curacao and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Panama
Year Median age, years
Curacao Panama
1960 19.8 17.8
1961 19.6 17.8
1962 19.5 17.7
1963 19.4 17.6
1964 19.4 17.6
1965 19.5 17.5
1966 19.5 17.5
1967 19.6 17.5
1968 19.7 17.5
1969 19.7 17.6
1970 19.8 17.6
1971 19.9 17.7
1972 20.1 17.7
1973 20.4 17.8
1974 20.8 18
1975 21.2 18.1
1976 21.6 18.3
1977 22 18.4
1978 22.4 18.6
1979 22.8 18.8
1980 23.3 19
1981 23.7 19.2
1982 24.1 19.5
1983 24.6 19.7
1984 25.1 19.9
1985 25.6 20.2
1986 26.1 20.4
1987 26.6 20.7
1988 27.1 21
1989 27.7 21.3
1990 28.2 21.5
1991 28.7 21.8
1992 29.2 22.1
1993 29.8 22.4
1994 30.3 22.7
1995 30.8 22.9
1996 31.3 23.2
1997 31.8 23.5
1998 32.4 23.7
1999 33 24
2000 33.6 24.3
2001 34.1 24.5
2002 34.6 24.8
2003 35.3 25.1
2004 35.8 25.3
2005 36.3 25.6
2006 36.8 25.9
2007 37.3 26.1
2008 37.9 26.4
2009 38.4 26.7
2010 39 27
2011 39.5 27.2
2012 39.9 27.5
2013 39.9 27.8
2014 39.9 28
2015 40 28.3
2016 40.1 28.5
2017 40.2 28.8
2018 38.4 29.1
2019 37.6 29.4
2020 38.5 29.7
2021 38.7 30
2022 39 30.3
2023 39.2 30.6
2024 39.5 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel n/a
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
9.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
64.1%
2024

Energy

Curacao Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Curacao Panama
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
33
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
13.9
2019
Visa free countries n/a
140
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
96.3%
2024
English speaking
60%
2025
14%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
68.5%
2023

Health

Curacao Panama
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$547
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
1.73
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
13.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Panama
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
n/a

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