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Curacao vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 182nd vs. 90th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Suriname
Population
155910
644193
Population rank 179/197 165/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$22,067
2024
Government debt n/a
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Curacao and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Suriname
Year GDP
Curacao Suriname
1960 - $99,650,000
1961 - $107,700,000
1962 - $116,150,000
1963 - $125,950,000
1964 - $134,400,000
1965 - $154,150,000
1966 - $190,350,000
1967 - $220,700,000
1968 - $241,350,000
1969 - $259,650,000
1970 - $274,900,000
1971 - $301,000,000
1972 - $311,950,000
1973 - $339,450,000
1974 - $409,850,000
1975 - $465,500,000
1976 - $505,500,000
1977 - $641,500,000
1978 - $735,500,000
1979 - $782,500,000
1980 - $795,000,000
1981 - $889,000,000
1982 - $915,000,000
1983 - $883,500,000
1984 - $864,000,000
1985 - $873,000,000
1986 - $891,000,000
1987 - $980,000,000
1988 - $1,161,000,000
1989 - $542,600,000
1990 - $388,400,000
1991 - $448,100,000
1992 - $404,600,000
1993 - $428,764,706
1994 - $605,492,537
1995 - $691,590,498
1996 - $861,372,806
1997 - $926,422,500
1998 - $1,110,850,000
1999 - $886,290,698
2000 $2,120,511,229 $947,671,970
2001 $2,143,450,726 $834,279,358
2002 $2,160,784,693 $1,093,574,468
2003 $2,202,117,374 $1,274,190,311
2004 $2,237,160,503 $1,484,092,538
2005 $2,344,637,263 $1,793,410,397
2006 $2,457,581,732 $2,626,380,435
2007 $2,593,831,508 $2,936,612,022
2008 $2,833,476,145 $3,532,969,035
2009 $2,869,153,184 $3,875,409,836
2010 $2,951,342,793 $4,368,370,998
2011 $2,930,092,235 $4,422,276,622
2012 $3,012,836,257 $4,980,000,000
2013 $3,033,568,603 $5,145,757,576
2014 $3,059,406,983 $5,240,606,061
2015 $3,058,779,218 $5,126,237,646
2016 $3,024,690,168 $3,317,421,648
2017 $3,033,433,240 $3,591,679,431
2018 $3,046,364,804 $3,996,198,867
2019 $3,026,124,116 $4,016,040,575
2020 $2,534,327,592 $2,911,807,496
2021 $2,739,594,360 $3,107,923,198
2022 $3,075,180,835 $3,791,603,200
2023 $3,281,419,347 $3,455,146,281
2024 - $4,714,267,822

Curacao and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 - $724
1971 - $768
1972 - $785
1973 - $858
1974 - $1,041
1975 - $1,190
1976 - $1,302
1977 - $1,666
1978 - $1,928
1979 - $2,072
1980 - $2,118
1981 - $2,368
1982 - $2,430
1983 - $2,333
1984 - $2,261
1985 - $2,256
1986 - $2,271
1987 - $2,469
1988 - $2,886
1989 - $1,329
1990 - $942
1991 - $1,080
1992 - $969
1993 - $1,022
1994 - $1,434
1995 - $1,610
1996 - $1,963
1997 - $2,068
1998 - $2,429
1999 - $1,898
2000 $15,841 $1,988
2001 $16,610 $1,715
2002 $16,724 $2,202
2003 $16,696 $2,516
2004 $16,671 $2,888
2005 $17,032 $3,453
2006 $17,400 $5,003
2007 $18,006 $5,530
2008 $19,423 $6,576
2009 $19,540 $7,130
2010 $19,847 $7,944
2011 $19,426 $7,950
2012 $19,810 $8,851
2013 $19,721 $9,043
2014 $19,623 $9,108
2015 $19,362 $8,814
2016 $18,944 $5,644
2017 $18,938 $6,050
2018 $19,119 $6,666
2019 $19,221 $6,630
2020 $16,356 $4,755
2021 $17,980 $5,030
2022 $20,502 $6,084
2023 $21,062 $5,494
2024 - $7,431

Curacao vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Suriname
1950 60.3 50.7
1951 61 51.1
1952 61.6 51.4
1953 62.1 52.1
1954 62.7 52.8
1955 63.3 53.5
1956 63.8 54.1
1957 64.2 54.7
1958 64.7 55.4
1959 65.1 55.9
1960 65.4 56.6
1961 65.7 57.3
1962 66 58
1963 66.3 58.5
1964 66.6 58.9
1965 66.9 59.1
1966 67.1 59.2
1967 67.4 59.2
1968 67.7 59.3
1969 67.9 59.4
1970 68.2 59.5
1971 68.5 59.6
1972 68.8 59.7
1973 69.1 59.8
1974 69.4 59.9
1975 69.7 60
1976 70 60.2
1977 70.2 60.3
1978 70.4 60.4
1979 70.7 60.5
1980 71 60.7
1981 71.2 60.8
1982 71.4 60.9
1983 71.5 61.1
1984 71.7 61.2
1985 71.9 61.4
1986 72 61.2
1987 72.1 61.3
1988 72.2 61.5
1989 72.2 62
1990 72.4 62.1
1991 72.5 62.2
1992 72.7 62.2
1993 72.7 62.4
1994 72.8 62.5
1995 72.8 62.8
1996 72.9 63.1
1997 73 63.4
1998 73.1 63.7
1999 73.2 64
2000 73.3 64.4
2001 73.4 64.8
2002 73.5 65.3
2003 73.6 65.8
2004 73.7 66.4
2005 73.9 67
2006 74 67.6
2007 74.1 68.3
2008 74.3 68.9
2009 74.5 69.3
2010 75.1 69.6
2011 75.6 69.8
2012 76 70
2013 76.2 70.1
2014 76.4 70.3
2015 76.5 70.6
2016 76.3 71
2017 76.4 71.2
2018 76.5 71.5
2019 76.5 71.8
2020 76.5 72.3
2021 75.7 68.9
2022 76.7 73.3
2023 76.8 73.6
2024 77 73.8
2025 77.2 73.9

Curacao and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Suriname
Year Population
Curacao Suriname
1960 124,826 263,918
1961 126,125 272,791
1962 128,414 283,912
1963 130,860 297,034
1964 133,148 309,041
1965 135,266 320,000
1966 136,682 331,135
1967 138,140 342,679
1968 140,298 354,616
1969 142,581 366,906
1970 144,739 379,442
1971 147,389 391,932
1972 147,710 397,413
1973 146,912 395,772
1974 148,351 393,676
1975 149,129 391,170
1976 149,399 388,289
1977 149,459 385,067
1978 148,341 381,502
1979 147,851 377,602
1980 148,041 375,377
1981 148,629 375,459
1982 150,101 376,555
1983 151,159 378,746
1984 151,940 382,193
1985 152,711 386,972
1986 152,662 392,330
1987 151,456 396,911
1988 149,254 402,227
1989 146,937 408,409
1990 145,400 412,493
1991 144,403 415,013
1992 143,912 417,589
1993 144,299 419,352
1994 144,630 422,375
1995 145,139 429,606
1996 146,306 438,830
1997 146,956 448,067
1998 144,472 457,406
1999 139,428 466,916
2000 133,860 476,643
2001 129,047 486,560
2002 129,205 496,551
2003 131,897 506,414
2004 134,192 513,923
2005 137,658 519,313
2006 141,239 524,997
2007 144,056 531,016
2008 145,880 537,245
2009 146,833 543,568
2010 148,703 549,923
2011 150,831 556,269
2012 152,088 562,633
2013 153,822 569,020
2014 155,909 575,373
2015 157,980 581,627
2016 159,664 587,757
2017 160,175 593,713
2018 159,336 599,513
2019 157,441 605,768
2020 154,947 612,317
2021 152,369 617,896
2022 149,996 623,164
2023 155,800 628,886
2024 155,900 634,431

Fertility rates in Curacao and Suriname

Fertility rate
Curacao

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Suriname
1960 5.13 6.59
1961 5.04 6.58
1962 4.93 6.57
1963 4.8 6.51
1964 4.64 6.43
1965 4.47 6.32
1966 4.26 6.2
1967 4.06 6.04
1968 3.83 5.86
1969 3.61 5.7
1970 3.4 5.53
1971 3.18 5.36
1972 2.99 5.18
1973 2.87 5.01
1974 2.77 4.81
1975 2.66 4.63
1976 2.55 4.45
1977 2.46 4.26
1978 2.38 4.08
1979 2.31 3.93
1980 2.27 3.79
1981 2.25 3.75
1982 2.24 3.82
1983 2.24 3.87
1984 2.24 3.8
1985 2.24 3.71
1986 2.24 3.61
1987 2.24 3.53
1988 2.25 3.46
1989 2.27 3.39
1990 2.3 3.23
1991 2.37 3.09
1992 2.43 3.01
1993 2.44 2.94
1994 2.43 2.9
1995 2.42 2.9
1996 2.4 2.92
1997 2.37 2.95
1998 2.32 2.99
1999 2.29 3.02
2000 2.34 3.05
2001 2.4 3.06
2002 2.3 2.96
2003 2.19 2.84
2004 2.1 2.74
2005 2.04 2.71
2006 2.1 2.73
2007 2 2.74
2008 2.2 2.73
2009 2.1 2.71
2010 2.2 2.69
2011 2.1 2.67
2012 2.2 2.67
2013 2.1 2.65
2014 2 2.62
2015 1.9 2.57
2016 1.7 2.5
2017 1.5 2.43
2018 1.7 2.38
2019 1.6 2.35
2020 1.4 2.31
2021 1.4 2.3
2022 1.3 2.27
2023 1.2 2.25

Curacao and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Curacao Suriname
1960 19.8 18.1
1961 19.6 18.2
1962 19.5 17.8
1963 19.4 17.3
1964 19.4 16.8
1965 19.5 16.4
1966 19.5 16.1
1967 19.6 15.8
1968 19.7 15.6
1969 19.7 15.6
1970 19.8 15.6
1971 19.9 15.7
1972 20.1 16
1973 20.4 16.3
1974 20.8 16.7
1975 21.2 17
1976 21.6 17.4
1977 22 17.6
1978 22.4 17.9
1979 22.8 18.1
1980 23.3 18.4
1981 23.7 18.7
1982 24.1 18.9
1983 24.6 19.2
1984 25.1 19.5
1985 25.6 19.7
1986 26.1 20
1987 26.6 20.2
1988 27.1 20.4
1989 27.7 20.6
1990 28.2 20.8
1991 28.7 21
1992 29.2 21.2
1993 29.8 21.5
1994 30.3 21.7
1995 30.8 22
1996 31.3 22.4
1997 31.8 22.8
1998 32.4 23.2
1999 33 23.6
2000 33.6 24
2001 34.1 24.4
2002 34.6 24.7
2003 35.3 25
2004 35.8 25.3
2005 36.3 25.5
2006 36.8 25.6
2007 37.3 25.8
2008 37.9 26.1
2009 38.4 26.3
2010 39 26.5
2011 39.5 26.7
2012 39.9 26.9
2013 39.9 27.1
2014 39.9 27.3
2015 40 27.5
2016 40.1 27.7
2017 40.2 27.9
2018 38.4 28.1
2019 37.6 28.3
2020 38.5 28.6
2021 38.7 28.7
2022 39 28.9
2023 39.2 29.2
2024 39.5 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
78
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
0.78%
2020

Energy

Curacao Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Curacao Suriname
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
40
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
15.3
2019
Visa free countries n/a
88
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
95%
2021
English speaking
60%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
78.4%
2023

Health

Curacao Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
16.2
2023
Obesity rate n/a
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
63
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Suriname
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
2,674 mi
2003

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