Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 182nd vs. 54th).
By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).
Main facts and rankings
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
155910
|
10911445
|
| Population rank | 179/197 | 90/197 |
| GDP |
$3.28B
2023 |
$32.5B
2024 |
| GDP rank | 168/197 | 109/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$21,062
2023 |
$3,076
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank | 56/197 | 140/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$30,716
2023 |
$4,889
2024 |
| Government debt | n/a |
$17.5B
2024 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio | n/a |
52%
2025 |
| Government debt per person | n/a |
$1,652
2024 |
| Government debt per person rank | n/a | 123/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$14,281
2025 |
$2,561
2025 |
| Land area |
171.4 sq mi
2025 |
174,850 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
909 ppl/mi²
2024 |
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
1.2
2023 |
3.1
2023 |
| Median age |
39.5 years
2024 |
23.6 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
77.2 years
2025 |
66.4 years
2025 |
Curacao and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts
Curacao and Papua New Guinea economies compared
GDP
Curacao
Papua New Guinea
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
| 1960 | - | $230,496,037 |
| 1961 | - | $244,832,039 |
| 1962 | - | $261,184,042 |
| 1963 | - | $275,968,044 |
| 1964 | - | $305,312,049 |
| 1965 | - | $344,176,055 |
| 1966 | - | $390,992,063 |
| 1967 | - | $441,728,183 |
| 1968 | - | $485,184,190 |
| 1969 | - | $551,263,864 |
| 1970 | - | $645,568,215 |
| 1971 | - | $717,750,278 |
| 1972 | - | $858,761,926 |
| 1973 | - | $1,299,079,410 |
| 1974 | - | $1,467,417,672 |
| 1975 | - | $1,356,603,608 |
| 1976 | - | $1,511,843,235 |
| 1977 | - | $1,640,746,619 |
| 1978 | - | $1,947,878,831 |
| 1979 | - | $2,293,760,511 |
| 1980 | - | $2,545,808,456 |
| 1981 | - | $2,498,190,847 |
| 1982 | - | $2,368,719,683 |
| 1983 | - | $2,562,351,551 |
| 1984 | - | $2,552,662,617 |
| 1985 | - | $2,423,339,172 |
| 1986 | - | $2,647,995,602 |
| 1987 | - | $3,143,851,794 |
| 1988 | - | $3,656,177,881 |
| 1989 | - | $3,546,472,566 |
| 1990 | - | $3,219,729,083 |
| 1991 | - | $3,787,394,958 |
| 1992 | - | $4,377,980,510 |
| 1993 | - | $4,974,550,286 |
| 1994 | - | $5,502,786,070 |
| 1995 | - | $4,636,057,476 |
| 1996 | - | $5,155,311,077 |
| 1997 | - | $4,936,615,299 |
| 1998 | - | $3,789,443,015 |
| 1999 | - | $3,477,038,204 |
| 2000 | $2,120,511,229 | $3,521,339,699 |
| 2001 | $2,143,450,726 | $3,081,024,212 |
| 2002 | $2,160,784,693 | $2,999,511,040 |
| 2003 | $2,202,117,374 | $3,536,411,824 |
| 2004 | $2,237,160,503 | $3,927,157,867 |
| 2005 | $2,344,637,263 | $4,865,892,972 |
| 2006 | $2,457,581,732 | $8,354,911,041 |
| 2007 | $2,593,831,508 | $9,545,028,944 |
| 2008 | $2,833,476,145 | $11,670,892,801 |
| 2009 | $2,869,153,184 | $11,619,456,449 |
| 2010 | $2,951,342,793 | $14,250,786,675 |
| 2011 | $2,930,092,235 | $17,985,138,066 |
| 2012 | $3,012,836,257 | $21,295,168,666 |
| 2013 | $3,033,568,603 | $21,261,338,065 |
| 2014 | $3,059,406,983 | $23,210,823,987 |
| 2015 | $3,058,779,218 | $21,723,437,010 |
| 2016 | $3,024,690,168 | $20,758,876,953 |
| 2017 | $3,033,433,240 | $22,742,699,138 |
| 2018 | $3,046,364,804 | $24,109,780,708 |
| 2019 | $3,026,124,116 | $24,750,626,030 |
| 2020 | $2,534,327,592 | $23,848,447,850 |
| 2021 | $2,739,594,360 | $26,109,413,521 |
| 2022 | $3,075,180,835 | $31,653,185,953 |
| 2023 | $3,281,419,347 | $30,816,367,067 |
| 2024 | - | $32,538,480,024 |
Curacao and Papua New Guinea economies compared
GDP per capita
Curacao
Papua New Guinea
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
| 1960 | - | $115.5 |
| 1961 | - | $119.7 |
| 1962 | - | $124.7 |
| 1963 | - | $128.9 |
| 1964 | - | $139.5 |
| 1965 | - | $153.9 |
| 1966 | - | $171.1 |
| 1967 | - | $189 |
| 1968 | - | $202.9 |
| 1969 | - | $225.3 |
| 1970 | - | $257.6 |
| 1971 | - | $279.7 |
| 1972 | - | $327 |
| 1973 | - | $483 |
| 1974 | - | $533 |
| 1975 | - | $482 |
| 1976 | - | $525 |
| 1977 | - | $558 |
| 1978 | - | $648 |
| 1979 | - | $748 |
| 1980 | - | $813 |
| 1981 | - | $781 |
| 1982 | - | $726 |
| 1983 | - | $769 |
| 1984 | - | $750 |
| 1985 | - | $697 |
| 1986 | - | $745 |
| 1987 | - | $865 |
| 1988 | - | $985 |
| 1989 | - | $934 |
| 1990 | - | $826 |
| 1991 | - | $942 |
| 1992 | - | $1,051 |
| 1993 | - | $1,151 |
| 1994 | - | $1,228 |
| 1995 | - | $998 |
| 1996 | - | $1,071 |
| 1997 | - | $990 |
| 1998 | - | $733 |
| 1999 | - | $650 |
| 2000 | $15,841 | $636 |
| 2001 | $16,610 | $538 |
| 2002 | $16,724 | $506 |
| 2003 | $16,696 | $577 |
| 2004 | $16,671 | $621 |
| 2005 | $17,032 | $744 |
| 2006 | $17,400 | $1,238 |
| 2007 | $18,006 | $1,371 |
| 2008 | $19,423 | $1,625 |
| 2009 | $19,540 | $1,569 |
| 2010 | $19,847 | $1,867 |
| 2011 | $19,426 | $2,288 |
| 2012 | $19,810 | $2,635 |
| 2013 | $19,721 | $2,561 |
| 2014 | $19,623 | $2,723 |
| 2015 | $19,362 | $2,485 |
| 2016 | $18,944 | $2,316 |
| 2017 | $18,938 | $2,478 |
| 2018 | $19,119 | $2,566 |
| 2019 | $19,221 | $2,576 |
| 2020 | $16,356 | $2,430 |
| 2021 | $17,980 | $2,608 |
| 2022 | $20,502 | $3,102 |
| 2023 | $21,062 | $2,966 |
| 2024 | - | $3,076 |
Curacao vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator
Life expectancy
Curacao
Papua New Guinea
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
| 1950 | 60.3 | 39.4 |
| 1951 | 61 | 35.5 |
| 1952 | 61.6 | 40.7 |
| 1953 | 62.1 | 41.3 |
| 1954 | 62.7 | 42 |
| 1955 | 63.3 | 42.6 |
| 1956 | 63.8 | 43.3 |
| 1957 | 64.2 | 43.9 |
| 1958 | 64.7 | 44.6 |
| 1959 | 65.1 | 45.1 |
| 1960 | 65.4 | 45.8 |
| 1961 | 65.7 | 46.4 |
| 1962 | 66 | 46.7 |
| 1963 | 66.3 | 47.7 |
| 1964 | 66.6 | 48.3 |
| 1965 | 66.9 | 48.9 |
| 1966 | 67.1 | 49.6 |
| 1967 | 67.4 | 50.2 |
| 1968 | 67.7 | 50.9 |
| 1969 | 67.9 | 51.5 |
| 1970 | 68.2 | 52.1 |
| 1971 | 68.5 | 52.6 |
| 1972 | 68.8 | 53.3 |
| 1973 | 69.1 | 53.9 |
| 1974 | 69.4 | 54.4 |
| 1975 | 69.7 | 55 |
| 1976 | 70 | 55.5 |
| 1977 | 70.2 | 56 |
| 1978 | 70.4 | 56.5 |
| 1979 | 70.7 | 57 |
| 1980 | 71 | 57.4 |
| 1981 | 71.2 | 57.8 |
| 1982 | 71.4 | 58.1 |
| 1983 | 71.5 | 58.3 |
| 1984 | 71.7 | 58.6 |
| 1985 | 71.9 | 58.8 |
| 1986 | 72 | 59 |
| 1987 | 72.1 | 59.2 |
| 1988 | 72.2 | 59.4 |
| 1989 | 72.2 | 59.6 |
| 1990 | 72.4 | 59.8 |
| 1991 | 72.5 | 59.9 |
| 1992 | 72.7 | 60.3 |
| 1993 | 72.7 | 60.5 |
| 1994 | 72.8 | 60.7 |
| 1995 | 72.8 | 60.9 |
| 1996 | 72.9 | 61.1 |
| 1997 | 73 | 61.3 |
| 1998 | 73.1 | 60.4 |
| 1999 | 73.2 | 61.5 |
| 2000 | 73.3 | 61.6 |
| 2001 | 73.4 | 61.6 |
| 2002 | 73.5 | 61.6 |
| 2003 | 73.6 | 61.7 |
| 2004 | 73.7 | 61.8 |
| 2005 | 73.9 | 61.9 |
| 2006 | 74 | 62 |
| 2007 | 74.1 | 62.2 |
| 2008 | 74.3 | 62.5 |
| 2009 | 74.5 | 62.8 |
| 2010 | 75.1 | 63.1 |
| 2011 | 75.6 | 63.4 |
| 2012 | 76 | 63.6 |
| 2013 | 76.2 | 63.9 |
| 2014 | 76.4 | 64.2 |
| 2015 | 76.5 | 64.5 |
| 2016 | 76.3 | 64.7 |
| 2017 | 76.4 | 64.9 |
| 2018 | 76.5 | 65.1 |
| 2019 | 76.5 | 65.3 |
| 2020 | 76.5 | 65.1 |
| 2021 | 75.7 | 64.4 |
| 2022 | 76.7 | 65.3 |
| 2023 | 76.8 | 66.1 |
| 2024 | 77 | 66.3 |
| 2025 | 77.2 | 66.4 |
Curacao and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison
Population
Curacao
Papua New Guinea
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
| 1960 | 124,826 | 1,995,110 |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 2,046,127 |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 2,093,919 |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 2,141,376 |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 2,188,325 |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 2,235,820 |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 2,285,774 |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 2,337,532 |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 2,390,803 |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 2,446,927 |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 2,505,628 |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 2,566,421 |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 2,628,432 |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 2,690,629 |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 2,752,671 |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 2,814,820 |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 2,877,327 |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 2,940,327 |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 3,003,714 |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 3,067,341 |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 3,131,512 |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 3,197,019 |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 3,264,291 |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 3,333,633 |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 3,405,198 |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 3,478,936 |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 3,554,793 |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 3,632,543 |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 3,711,880 |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 3,796,078 |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 3,896,481 |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 4,021,837 |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 4,166,699 |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 4,320,872 |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 4,480,208 |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 4,644,278 |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 4,813,361 |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 4,987,883 |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 5,166,390 |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 5,349,333 |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 5,537,064 |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 5,728,435 |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 5,924,003 |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 6,123,997 |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 6,328,041 |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 6,535,905 |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 6,747,720 |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 6,963,345 |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 7,183,002 |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 7,406,438 |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 7,633,523 |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 7,859,346 |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 8,081,390 |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 8,302,698 |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 8,523,441 |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 8,743,246 |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 8,961,718 |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 9,178,714 |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 9,394,513 |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 9,609,010 |
| 2020 | 154,947 | 9,815,746 |
| 2021 | 152,369 | 10,012,896 |
| 2022 | 149,996 | 10,203,169 |
| 2023 | 155,800 | 10,389,635 |
| 2024 | 155,900 | 10,576,502 |
Fertility rates in Curacao and Papua New Guinea
Fertility rate
Curacao
Papua New Guinea
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
| 1960 | 5.13 | 6.02 |
| 1961 | 5.04 | 6.07 |
| 1962 | 4.93 | 6.14 |
| 1963 | 4.8 | 6.15 |
| 1964 | 4.64 | 6.19 |
| 1965 | 4.47 | 6.2 |
| 1966 | 4.26 | 6.23 |
| 1967 | 4.06 | 6.24 |
| 1968 | 3.83 | 6.25 |
| 1969 | 3.61 | 6.26 |
| 1970 | 3.4 | 6.25 |
| 1971 | 3.18 | 6.23 |
| 1972 | 2.99 | 6.2 |
| 1973 | 2.87 | 6.16 |
| 1974 | 2.77 | 6.11 |
| 1975 | 2.66 | 6.07 |
| 1976 | 2.55 | 6.02 |
| 1977 | 2.46 | 5.96 |
| 1978 | 2.38 | 5.88 |
| 1979 | 2.31 | 5.79 |
| 1980 | 2.27 | 5.71 |
| 1981 | 2.25 | 5.65 |
| 1982 | 2.24 | 5.59 |
| 1983 | 2.24 | 5.56 |
| 1984 | 2.24 | 5.51 |
| 1985 | 2.24 | 5.47 |
| 1986 | 2.24 | 5.42 |
| 1987 | 2.24 | 5.36 |
| 1988 | 2.25 | 5.3 |
| 1989 | 2.27 | 5.24 |
| 1990 | 2.3 | 5.18 |
| 1991 | 2.37 | 5.11 |
| 1992 | 2.43 | 5.03 |
| 1993 | 2.44 | 4.96 |
| 1994 | 2.43 | 4.87 |
| 1995 | 2.42 | 4.78 |
| 1996 | 2.4 | 4.73 |
| 1997 | 2.37 | 4.68 |
| 1998 | 2.32 | 4.63 |
| 1999 | 2.29 | 4.59 |
| 2000 | 2.34 | 4.53 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 4.47 |
| 2002 | 2.3 | 4.42 |
| 2003 | 2.19 | 4.36 |
| 2004 | 2.1 | 4.28 |
| 2005 | 2.04 | 4.22 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 4.15 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4.08 |
| 2008 | 2.2 | 4.01 |
| 2009 | 2.1 | 3.94 |
| 2010 | 2.2 | 3.88 |
| 2011 | 2.1 | 3.82 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | 3.75 |
| 2013 | 2.1 | 3.68 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3.63 |
| 2015 | 1.9 | 3.56 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 3.43 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 3.38 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 3.32 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 3.27 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 3.22 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 3.17 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
Curacao and Papua New Guinea demographics compared
Median age
Curacao
Papua New Guinea
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
| 1960 | 19.8 | 18.5 |
| 1961 | 19.6 | 18.4 |
| 1962 | 19.5 | 18.3 |
| 1963 | 19.4 | 18.1 |
| 1964 | 19.4 | 18 |
| 1965 | 19.5 | 17.9 |
| 1966 | 19.5 | 17.8 |
| 1967 | 19.6 | 17.6 |
| 1968 | 19.7 | 17.5 |
| 1969 | 19.7 | 17.4 |
| 1970 | 19.8 | 17.3 |
| 1971 | 19.9 | 17.2 |
| 1972 | 20.1 | 17.1 |
| 1973 | 20.4 | 17.2 |
| 1974 | 20.8 | 17.2 |
| 1975 | 21.2 | 17.3 |
| 1976 | 21.6 | 17.4 |
| 1977 | 22 | 17.5 |
| 1978 | 22.4 | 17.7 |
| 1979 | 22.8 | 17.8 |
| 1980 | 23.3 | 18 |
| 1981 | 23.7 | 18.1 |
| 1982 | 24.1 | 18.2 |
| 1983 | 24.6 | 18.3 |
| 1984 | 25.1 | 18.3 |
| 1985 | 25.6 | 18.4 |
| 1986 | 26.1 | 18.5 |
| 1987 | 26.6 | 18.5 |
| 1988 | 27.1 | 18.6 |
| 1989 | 27.7 | 18.6 |
| 1990 | 28.2 | 18.7 |
| 1991 | 28.7 | 18.8 |
| 1992 | 29.2 | 18.9 |
| 1993 | 29.8 | 19 |
| 1994 | 30.3 | 19.1 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | 19.2 |
| 1996 | 31.3 | 19.4 |
| 1997 | 31.8 | 19.5 |
| 1998 | 32.4 | 19.6 |
| 1999 | 33 | 19.7 |
| 2000 | 33.6 | 19.8 |
| 2001 | 34.1 | 19.9 |
| 2002 | 34.6 | 19.9 |
| 2003 | 35.3 | 20 |
| 2004 | 35.8 | 20.2 |
| 2005 | 36.3 | 20.3 |
| 2006 | 36.8 | 20.4 |
| 2007 | 37.3 | 20.6 |
| 2008 | 37.9 | 20.7 |
| 2009 | 38.4 | 20.9 |
| 2010 | 39 | 21 |
| 2011 | 39.5 | 21.2 |
| 2012 | 39.9 | 21.3 |
| 2013 | 39.9 | 21.5 |
| 2014 | 39.9 | 21.7 |
| 2015 | 40 | 21.9 |
| 2016 | 40.1 | 22 |
| 2017 | 40.2 | 22.2 |
| 2018 | 38.4 | 22.4 |
| 2019 | 37.6 | 22.6 |
| 2020 | 38.5 | 22.8 |
| 2021 | 38.7 | 23 |
| 2022 | 39 | 23.2 |
| 2023 | 39.2 | 23.4 |
| 2024 | 39.5 | 23.6 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$3.27B
2023 |
$31.1B
2024 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
31%
2025 |
21.5%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.44%
2024 |
0.78%
2023 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP | n/a |
0.31%
2023 |
| Armed forces personnel | n/a |
4,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | n/a |
-2.61%
2025 |
| Unemployment rate |
19.1%
2020 |
2.69%
2022 |
| Services, % of GDP |
73.3%
2023 |
41.5%
2024 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
11.7%
2023 |
37.2%
2024 |
| Economic freedom index |
78
2025 |
52.5
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% | n/a |
31%
2009 |
| Income share by poorest 10% | n/a |
1.9%
2009 |
| Listed domestic companies | n/a |
6
2016 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$1.68B
2017 |
| Total reserves including gold | n/a |
$3.9B
2023 |
| Personal remittances received |
$116M
2024 |
$3.87M
2024 |
| International tourist arrivals |
1,293,000
2019 |
39,000
2020 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
27.8%
2020 |
0.04%
2018 |
Energy
|
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
5,775 kg
2022 |
n/a |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$5.12
2022 |
n/a |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | n/a |
5.95 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita | n/a |
0.57 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2022 |
n/a |
| Renewable energy use share |
2.8%
2021 |
54.6%
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 |
40%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
35.3%
2021 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
20.5%
2023 |
Society
|
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.002%
2024 |
0.13%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+513
2024 |
-707
2024 |
| Urban population |
89%
2024 |
13.9%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height | n/a |
5.35 ft
2025 |
| Average female height | n/a |
5.15 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
63.6
2025 |
38.9
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
72
2025 |
31
2024 |
| Higher education index |
8
2025 |
29
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
17.1
2007 |
9.4
2010 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
17
2025 |
12.6
2019 |
| Visa free countries | n/a |
88
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate | n/a |
87.1%
2022 |
| English speaking |
60%
2025 |
70.4%
2023 |
| People using the Internet |
68.1%
2017 |
24.1%
2023 |
Health
|
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$81.1
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$7.51
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
77.2 years
2025 |
66.4 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure | n/a |
32.2%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | n/a |
0.06
2021 |
| Age at first childbirth | n/a |
21.9 years
2025 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | n/a |
189
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | n/a |
40.3
2023 |
| Obesity rate | n/a |
21.2%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
13.4%
2024 |
14.1%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
81
2025 |
91
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence | n/a |
39.6%
2022 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | n/a |
1.13 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
Curacao
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.0003%
2025 |
0.3%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
1,100 sq mi
2024 |
16,532 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area | n/a |
5,425 sq mi
2025 |
| Forest area |
0.27 sq mi
2025 |
138,051 sq mi
2025 |
| Roads length |
342 mi
2025 |
5,809 mi
2011 |
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