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Curacao vs Trinidad and Tobago statistics compared

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Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 1.37M in Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 154/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 1,981 sq mi for Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 182nd vs. 166th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 114/197 ($26.4B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60/197 ($19,315).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Trinidad
Population
155910
1372940
Population rank 179/197 154/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$26.4B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 114/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$19,315
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 60/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$36,021
2024
Government debt n/a
$17B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
67.2%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$12,454
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 45/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$11,432
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
1,981 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
691 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.53
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
38.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
73.7 years
2025

Curacao and Trinidad and Tobago: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP
Curacao Trinidad
1960 - $535,673,252
1961 - $584,964,621
1962 - $619,322,810
1963 - $678,239,329
1964 - $711,897,520
1965 - $736,573,159
1966 - $723,739,857
1967 - $761,981,912
1968 - $758,899,950
1969 - $779,200,000
1970 - $821,850,000
1971 - $896,765,215
1972 - $1,083,391,758
1973 - $1,308,785,431
1974 - $2,042,001,071
1975 - $2,442,669,825
1976 - $2,500,424,955
1977 - $3,138,666,667
1978 - $3,562,333,458
1979 - $4,602,416,625
1980 - $6,235,833,333
1981 - $6,992,083,333
1982 - $8,140,416,667
1983 - $7,763,750,000
1984 - $7,757,083,333
1985 - $7,375,918,367
1986 - $4,794,444,444
1987 - $4,797,777,778
1988 - $4,496,910,569
1989 - $4,323,058,824
1990 - $5,068,000,000
1991 - $5,307,905,882
1992 - $5,439,552,941
1993 - $4,669,491,134
1994 - $4,947,181,646
1995 - $5,329,217,747
1996 - $5,759,570,336
1997 - $5,737,771,523
1998 - $6,043,686,654
1999 - $6,808,982,521
2000 $2,120,511,229 $8,154,342,116
2001 $2,143,450,726 $8,824,849,191
2002 $2,160,784,693 $9,008,298,229
2003 $2,202,117,374 $11,305,459,802
2004 $2,237,160,503 $13,280,291,990
2005 $2,344,637,263 $15,982,389,018
2006 $2,457,581,732 $18,369,361,094
2007 $2,593,831,508 $21,641,620,050
2008 $2,833,476,145 $27,871,587,350
2009 $2,869,153,184 $19,172,165,226
2010 $2,951,342,793 $22,157,920,592
2011 $2,930,092,235 $25,433,007,437
2012 $3,012,836,257 $27,147,349,937
2013 $3,033,568,603 $28,560,536,917
2014 $3,059,406,983 $29,474,180,442
2015 $3,058,779,218 $26,841,143,095
2016 $3,024,690,168 $23,624,333,664
2017 $3,033,433,240 $23,847,765,529
2018 $3,046,364,804 $23,888,910,152
2019 $3,026,124,116 $23,588,037,787
2020 $2,534,327,592 $20,991,339,707
2021 $2,739,594,360 $24,177,305,760
2022 $3,075,180,835 $28,510,328,245
2023 $3,281,419,347 $25,489,373,405
2024 - $26,428,963,758

Curacao and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Trinidad
1960 - $634
1961 - $678
1962 - $704
1963 - $756
1964 - $780
1965 - $793
1966 - $768
1967 - $797
1968 - $783
1969 - $795
1970 - $829
1971 - $894
1972 - $1,067
1973 - $1,273
1974 - $1,962
1975 - $2,319
1976 - $2,345
1977 - $2,907
1978 - $3,258
1979 - $4,155
1980 - $5,559
1981 - $6,160
1982 - $7,091
1983 - $6,690
1984 - $6,613
1985 - $6,212
1986 - $3,985
1987 - $3,941
1988 - $3,656
1989 - $3,482
1990 - $4,047
1991 - $4,205
1992 - $4,277
1993 - $3,647
1994 - $3,840
1995 - $4,115
1996 - $4,427
1997 - $4,394
1998 - $4,613
1999 - $5,179
2000 $15,841 $6,179
2001 $16,610 $6,657
2002 $16,724 $6,763
2003 $16,696 $8,445
2004 $16,671 $9,871
2005 $17,032 $12,346
2006 $17,400 $14,153
2007 $18,006 $16,607
2008 $19,423 $21,299
2009 $19,540 $14,634
2010 $19,847 $16,815
2011 $19,426 $19,151
2012 $19,810 $20,332
2013 $19,721 $21,305
2014 $19,623 $21,908
2015 $19,362 $19,887
2016 $18,944 $17,449
2017 $18,938 $17,579
2018 $19,119 $17,576
2019 $19,221 $17,293
2020 $16,356 $15,359
2021 $17,980 $17,679
2022 $20,502 $20,874
2023 $21,062 $18,639
2024 - $19,315

Curacao vs. Trinidad and Tobago life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Trinidad
1950 60.3 57
1951 61 57.3
1952 61.6 57.7
1953 62.1 58.3
1954 62.7 59.1
1955 63.3 59.7
1956 63.8 60.3
1957 64.2 60.7
1958 64.7 61.4
1959 65.1 61.9
1960 65.4 62.5
1961 65.7 63
1962 66 63.4
1963 66.3 63.6
1964 66.6 64
1965 66.9 64.2
1966 67.1 64.3
1967 67.4 64.5
1968 67.7 64.6
1969 67.9 64.8
1970 68.2 64.9
1971 68.5 64.9
1972 68.8 65.2
1973 69.1 65.4
1974 69.4 65.5
1975 69.7 65.6
1976 70 66
1977 70.2 66.2
1978 70.4 66.2
1979 70.7 66.4
1980 71 66.5
1981 71.2 66.5
1982 71.4 66.4
1983 71.5 66.4
1984 71.7 66.6
1985 71.9 66.7
1986 72 66.9
1987 72.1 67.1
1988 72.2 67.4
1989 72.2 67.5
1990 72.4 67.6
1991 72.5 67.8
1992 72.7 67.8
1993 72.7 67.8
1994 72.8 67.8
1995 72.8 68
1996 72.9 68
1997 73 68.1
1998 73.1 68.3
1999 73.2 68.5
2000 73.3 68.6
2001 73.4 68.9
2002 73.5 69.2
2003 73.6 69.5
2004 73.7 69.9
2005 73.9 70.2
2006 74 70.4
2007 74.1 70.8
2008 74.3 71.1
2009 74.5 71.4
2010 75.1 71.8
2011 75.6 72.2
2012 76 72.5
2013 76.2 72.8
2014 76.4 72.9
2015 76.5 72.9
2016 76.3 72.9
2017 76.4 73
2018 76.5 72.7
2019 76.5 72.8
2020 76.5 72.6
2021 75.7 71.1
2022 76.7 73.3
2023 76.8 73.5
2024 77 73.6
2025 77.2 73.7

Curacao and Trinidad and Tobago population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Population
Curacao Trinidad
1960 124,826 844,943
1961 126,125 863,144
1962 128,414 880,194
1963 130,860 896,804
1964 133,148 912,963
1965 135,266 928,425
1966 136,682 942,937
1967 138,140 956,418
1968 140,298 969,006
1969 142,581 980,706
1970 144,739 991,471
1971 147,389 1,002,585
1972 147,710 1,014,921
1973 146,912 1,027,851
1974 148,351 1,040,761
1975 149,129 1,053,469
1976 149,399 1,066,311
1977 149,459 1,079,554
1978 148,341 1,093,380
1979 147,851 1,107,639
1980 148,041 1,121,744
1981 148,629 1,135,132
1982 150,101 1,147,927
1983 151,159 1,160,534
1984 151,940 1,172,984
1985 152,711 1,187,366
1986 152,662 1,203,124
1987 151,456 1,217,364
1988 149,254 1,230,069
1989 146,937 1,241,600
1990 145,400 1,252,208
1991 144,403 1,262,171
1992 143,912 1,271,674
1993 144,299 1,280,466
1994 144,630 1,288,341
1995 145,139 1,295,169
1996 146,306 1,300,928
1997 146,956 1,305,836
1998 144,472 1,310,225
1999 139,428 1,314,708
2000 133,860 1,319,774
2001 129,047 1,325,567
2002 129,205 1,332,011
2003 131,897 1,338,709
2004 134,192 1,345,380
2005 137,658 1,294,494
2006 141,239 1,297,944
2007 144,056 1,303,188
2008 145,880 1,308,587
2009 146,833 1,310,106
2010 148,703 1,317,714
2011 150,831 1,328,019
2012 152,088 1,335,194
2013 153,822 1,340,557
2014 155,909 1,345,343
2015 157,980 1,349,667
2016 159,664 1,353,895
2017 160,175 1,356,633
2018 159,336 1,359,193
2019 157,441 1,363,985
2020 154,947 1,366,725
2021 152,369 1,367,558
2022 149,996 1,365,805
2023 155,800 1,367,510
2024 155,900 1,368,333

Fertility rates in Curacao and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate
Curacao

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Trinidad
1960 5.13 5.41
1961 5.04 5.41
1962 4.93 5.36
1963 4.8 5.24
1964 4.64 5.08
1965 4.47 4.88
1966 4.26 4.62
1967 4.06 4.35
1968 3.83 4.11
1969 3.61 3.86
1970 3.4 3.71
1971 3.18 3.61
1972 2.99 3.55
1973 2.87 3.47
1974 2.77 3.32
1975 2.66 3.21
1976 2.55 3.14
1977 2.46 3.12
1978 2.38 3.13
1979 2.31 3.13
1980 2.27 3.15
1981 2.25 3.13
1982 2.24 3.11
1983 2.24 3.07
1984 2.24 3.02
1985 2.24 2.99
1986 2.24 2.9
1987 2.24 2.78
1988 2.25 2.65
1989 2.27 2.53
1990 2.3 2.39
1991 2.37 2.29
1992 2.43 2.21
1993 2.44 2.13
1994 2.43 2.06
1995 2.42 1.97
1996 2.4 1.89
1997 2.37 1.83
1998 2.32 1.78
1999 2.29 1.76
2000 2.34 1.73
2001 2.4 1.71
2002 2.3 1.67
2003 2.19 1.65
2004 2.1 1.63
2005 2.04 1.63
2006 2.1 1.62
2007 2 1.62
2008 2.2 1.62
2009 2.1 1.62
2010 2.2 1.61
2011 2.1 1.61
2012 2.2 1.61
2013 2.1 1.6
2014 2 1.6
2015 1.9 1.6
2016 1.7 1.6
2017 1.5 1.59
2018 1.7 1.59
2019 1.6 1.58
2020 1.4 1.57
2021 1.4 1.56
2022 1.3 1.54
2023 1.2 1.53

Curacao and Trinidad and Tobago demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Median age, years
Curacao Trinidad
1960 19.8 18.5
1961 19.6 18.4
1962 19.5 18.4
1963 19.4 18.3
1964 19.4 18.3
1965 19.5 18.3
1966 19.5 18.4
1967 19.6 18.4
1968 19.7 18.5
1969 19.7 18.6
1970 19.8 18.8
1971 19.9 19.1
1972 20.1 19.3
1973 20.4 19.6
1974 20.8 19.9
1975 21.2 20.2
1976 21.6 20.6
1977 22 20.8
1978 22.4 21.1
1979 22.8 21.4
1980 23.3 21.7
1981 23.7 21.9
1982 24.1 22.2
1983 24.6 22.4
1984 25.1 22.6
1985 25.6 22.8
1986 26.1 23.1
1987 26.6 23.3
1988 27.1 23.6
1989 27.7 23.9
1990 28.2 24.2
1991 28.7 24.5
1992 29.2 24.8
1993 29.8 25.1
1994 30.3 25.3
1995 30.8 25.6
1996 31.3 26
1997 31.8 26.4
1998 32.4 26.7
1999 33 27.1
2000 33.6 27.5
2001 34.1 27.9
2002 34.6 28.3
2003 35.3 28.7
2004 35.8 29.1
2005 36.3 29.5
2006 36.8 29.8
2007 37.3 30.3
2008 37.9 30.7
2009 38.4 31.2
2010 39 31.7
2011 39.5 32.1
2012 39.9 32.6
2013 39.9 33.1
2014 39.9 33.5
2015 40 34
2016 40.1 34.4
2017 40.2 34.9
2018 38.4 35.3
2019 37.6 35.7
2020 38.5 36.3
2021 38.7 36.8
2022 39 37.2
2023 39.2 37.7
2024 39.5 38.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Trinidad
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$27.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
3.01%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.89%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
5,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
3.36%
2023
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
59.9%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
35%
2023
Economic freedom index
78
2025
63.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.9%
1992
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
1992
Listed domestic companies n/a
26
2001
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.89B
2001
Total reserves including gold n/a
$5.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$199M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
141,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
2.34%
2020
Banked people share n/a
74.6%
2024

Energy

Curacao Trinidad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
11,038 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$2.99
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
27.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
19.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
0.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
-75.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
6,591 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
0.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.7%
2023

Society

Curacao Trinidad
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
+1,334
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
53.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.36 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
41
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
39.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
9.3
2019
Visa free countries n/a
142
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
97.9%
2000
English speaking
60%
2025
87.7%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
84.7%
2023

Health

Curacao Trinidad
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,292
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$636
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
73.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
3.41
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
54
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
19.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
12.4%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
86
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
6.03 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Trinidad
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
1,448 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
208.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
876 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
n/a

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