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Curacao vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 182nd vs. 78th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao United Kingdom
Population
155910
69945462
Population rank 179/197 22/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 168/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$60,620
2024
Government debt n/a
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Curacao and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Curacao and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Curacao

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Curacao United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 - $130,671,946,244
1971 - $148,113,896,325
1972 - $169,965,034,965
1973 - $192,537,971,583
1974 - $206,131,369,799
1975 - $241,756,637,168
1976 - $232,614,555,256
1977 - $263,066,457,352
1978 - $335,883,029,722
1979 - $438,994,070,309
1980 - $564,947,710,899
1981 - $540,765,675,241
1982 - $515,048,916,841
1983 - $489,618,008,186
1984 - $461,487,097,632
1985 - $489,285,164,271
1986 - $601,452,653,181
1987 - $745,162,608,269
1988 - $910,122,732,124
1989 - $926,884,816,754
1990 - $1,093,169,389,205
1991 - $1,142,797,178,131
1992 - $1,179,659,529,660
1993 - $1,061,388,722,256
1994 - $1,140,489,745,944
1995 - $1,344,240,176,740
1996 - $1,419,645,865,835
1997 - $1,560,911,918,795
1998 - $1,653,694,932,097
1999 - $1,687,830,448,148
2000 $2,120,511,229 $1,665,534,876,683
2001 $2,143,450,726 $1,649,827,263,567
2002 $2,160,784,693 $1,785,729,916,067
2003 $2,202,117,374 $2,054,422,857,143
2004 $2,237,160,503 $2,421,525,082,387
2005 $2,344,637,263 $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $2,457,581,732 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $2,593,831,508 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $2,833,476,145 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $2,869,153,184 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $2,951,342,793 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $2,930,092,235 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $3,012,836,257 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $3,033,568,603 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $3,059,406,983 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $3,058,779,218 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $3,024,690,168 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $3,033,433,240 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $3,046,364,804 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $3,026,124,116 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $2,534,327,592 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $2,739,594,360 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $3,075,180,835 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $3,281,419,347 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 - $3,643,834,188,783

Curacao and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Curacao United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 - $2,348
1971 - $2,650
1972 - $3,030
1973 - $3,426
1974 - $3,666
1975 - $4,300
1976 - $4,138
1977 - $4,681
1978 - $5,977
1979 - $7,805
1980 - $10,032
1981 - $9,599
1982 - $9,146
1983 - $8,692
1984 - $8,179
1985 - $8,652
1986 - $10,611
1987 - $13,119
1988 - $15,987
1989 - $16,239
1990 - $19,095
1991 - $19,901
1992 - $20,487
1993 - $18,389
1994 - $19,709
1995 - $23,169
1996 - $24,406
1997 - $26,766
1998 - $28,275
1999 - $28,762
2000 $15,841 $28,281
2001 $16,610 $27,907
2002 $16,724 $30,078
2003 $16,696 $34,443
2004 $16,671 $40,367
2005 $17,032 $42,105
2006 $17,400 $44,512
2007 $18,006 $50,398
2008 $19,423 $47,396
2009 $19,540 $38,744
2010 $19,847 $39,599
2011 $19,426 $42,110
2012 $19,810 $42,490
2013 $19,721 $43,419
2014 $19,623 $47,427
2015 $19,362 $44,984
2016 $18,944 $40,988
2017 $18,938 $40,629
2018 $19,119 $43,315
2019 $19,221 $42,794
2020 $16,356 $40,405
2021 $17,980 $46,926
2022 $20,502 $46,063
2023 $21,062 $49,201
2024 - $52,637

Curacao vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao United Kingdom
1950 60.3 68.6
1951 61 68.2
1952 61.6 69.5
1953 62.1 69.8
1954 62.7 70.2
1955 63.3 70.1
1956 63.8 70.4
1957 64.2 70.5
1958 64.7 70.7
1959 65.1 70.8
1960 65.4 71
1961 65.7 70.8
1962 66 70.9
1963 66.3 70.8
1964 66.6 71.5
1965 66.9 71.5
1966 67.1 71.4
1967 67.4 72.1
1968 67.7 71.7
1969 67.9 71.7
1970 68.2 71.9
1971 68.5 72.2
1972 68.8 72
1973 69.1 72.2
1974 69.4 72.4
1975 69.7 72.7
1976 70 72.6
1977 70.2 73.1
1978 70.4 73
1979 70.7 73.2
1980 71 73.6
1981 71.2 73.9
1982 71.4 74
1983 71.5 74.3
1984 71.7 74.7
1985 71.9 74.5
1986 72 74.8
1987 72.1 75.1
1988 72.2 75.3
1989 72.2 75.4
1990 72.4 75.7
1991 72.5 75.9
1992 72.7 76.3
1993 72.7 76.2
1994 72.8 76.7
1995 72.8 76.6
1996 72.9 76.9
1997 73 77.1
1998 73.1 77.3
1999 73.2 77.4
2000 73.3 77.8
2001 73.4 78.1
2002 73.5 78.2
2003 73.6 78.3
2004 73.7 78.9
2005 73.9 79.1
2006 74 79.3
2007 74.1 79.5
2008 74.3 79.7
2009 74.5 80.2
2010 75.1 80.4
2011 75.6 80.8
2012 76 80.9
2013 76.2 80.9
2014 76.4 81.2
2015 76.5 80.9
2016 76.3 81.1
2017 76.4 81.2
2018 76.5 81.1
2019 76.5 81.4
2020 76.5 80.4
2021 75.7 80.7
2022 76.7 81.1
2023 76.8 81.3
2024 77 81.4
2025 77.2 81.6

Curacao and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

United Kingdom
Year Population
Curacao United Kingdom
1960 124,826 52,400,000
1961 126,125 52,800,000
1962 128,414 53,250,000
1963 130,860 53,650,000
1964 133,148 54,000,000
1965 135,266 54,348,050
1966 136,682 54,648,500
1967 138,140 54,943,600
1968 140,298 55,211,700
1969 142,581 55,441,750
1970 144,739 55,663,250
1971 147,389 55,896,223
1972 147,710 56,086,065
1973 146,912 56,194,527
1974 148,351 56,229,974
1975 149,129 56,225,800
1976 149,399 56,211,968
1977 149,459 56,193,492
1978 148,341 56,196,504
1979 147,851 56,246,951
1980 148,041 56,314,216
1981 148,629 56,333,829
1982 150,101 56,313,641
1983 151,159 56,332,848
1984 151,940 56,422,072
1985 152,711 56,550,268
1986 152,662 56,681,396
1987 151,456 56,802,050
1988 149,254 56,928,327
1989 146,937 57,076,711
1990 145,400 57,247,586
1991 144,403 57,424,897
1992 143,912 57,580,402
1993 144,299 57,718,614
1994 144,630 57,865,745
1995 145,139 58,019,030
1996 146,306 58,166,950
1997 146,956 58,316,954
1998 144,472 58,487,141
1999 139,428 58,682,466
2000 133,860 58,892,514
2001 129,047 59,119,673
2002 129,205 59,370,479
2003 131,897 59,647,577
2004 134,192 59,987,905
2005 137,658 60,401,206
2006 141,239 60,846,820
2007 144,056 61,322,463
2008 145,880 61,806,995
2009 146,833 62,276,270
2010 148,703 62,766,365
2011 150,831 63,258,810
2012 152,088 63,711,000
2013 153,822 64,139,000
2014 155,909 64,620,000
2015 157,980 65,088,000
2016 159,664 65,607,000
2017 160,175 65,966,000
2018 159,336 66,289,000
2019 157,441 66,631,000
2020 154,947 66,744,000
2021 152,369 66,984,000
2022 149,996 67,604,000
2023 155,800 68,492,000
2024 155,900 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Curacao and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Curacao

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Curacao United Kingdom
1960 5.13 2.69
1961 5.04 2.78
1962 4.93 2.86
1963 4.8 2.88
1964 4.64 2.93
1965 4.47 2.86
1966 4.26 2.78
1967 4.06 2.68
1968 3.83 2.6
1969 3.61 2.51
1970 3.4 2.44
1971 3.18 2.41
1972 2.99 2.2
1973 2.87 2.04
1974 2.77 1.92
1975 2.66 1.81
1976 2.55 1.74
1977 2.46 1.69
1978 2.38 1.75
1979 2.31 1.86
1980 2.27 1.9
1981 2.25 1.82
1982 2.24 1.78
1983 2.24 1.77
1984 2.24 1.77
1985 2.24 1.79
1986 2.24 1.78
1987 2.24 1.81
1988 2.25 1.82
1989 2.27 1.79
1990 2.3 1.83
1991 2.37 1.82
1992 2.43 1.79
1993 2.44 1.76
1994 2.43 1.74
1995 2.42 1.71
1996 2.4 1.73
1997 2.37 1.72
1998 2.32 1.71
1999 2.29 1.68
2000 2.34 1.64
2001 2.4 1.63
2002 2.3 1.63
2003 2.19 1.7
2004 2.1 1.75
2005 2.04 1.76
2006 2.1 1.82
2007 2 1.86
2008 2.2 1.91
2009 2.1 1.89
2010 2.2 1.92
2011 2.1 1.91
2012 2.2 1.92
2013 2.1 1.83
2014 2 1.81
2015 1.9 1.8
2016 1.7 1.79
2017 1.5 1.74
2018 1.7 1.68
2019 1.6 1.63
2020 1.4 1.57
2021 1.4 1.58
2022 1.3 1.56
2023 1.2 1.56

Curacao and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Curacao United Kingdom
1960 19.8 35.5
1961 19.6 35.4
1962 19.5 35.3
1963 19.4 35.3
1964 19.4 35.2
1965 19.5 35.1
1966 19.5 34.9
1967 19.6 34.8
1968 19.7 34.6
1969 19.7 34.4
1970 19.8 34.2
1971 19.9 34.1
1972 20.1 34
1973 20.4 34
1974 20.8 34
1975 21.2 34
1976 21.6 34
1977 22 34.1
1978 22.4 34.2
1979 22.8 34.3
1980 23.3 34.4
1981 23.7 34.5
1982 24.1 34.8
1983 24.6 35
1984 25.1 35.2
1985 25.6 35.3
1986 26.1 35.4
1987 26.6 35.4
1988 27.1 35.7
1989 27.7 35.9
1990 28.2 36
1991 28.7 36.1
1992 29.2 36.2
1993 29.8 36.3
1994 30.3 36.5
1995 30.8 36.6
1996 31.3 36.8
1997 31.8 37
1998 32.4 37.2
1999 33 37.4
2000 33.6 37.7
2001 34.1 37.9
2002 34.6 38.1
2003 35.3 38.2
2004 35.8 38.4
2005 36.3 38.5
2006 36.8 38.6
2007 37.3 38.8
2008 37.9 38.9
2009 38.4 39
2010 39 39.2
2011 39.5 39.3
2012 39.9 39.5
2013 39.9 39.6
2014 39.9 39.7
2015 40 39.8
2016 40.1 39.8
2017 40.2 39.9
2018 38.4 40
2019 37.6 40.1
2020 38.5 40.2
2021 38.7 40.3
2022 39 40.5
2023 39.2 40.8
2024 39.5 41

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
8.24%
1998
Banked people share n/a
99.3%
2024

Energy

Curacao United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao United Kingdom
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
71
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
3.2
2019
Visa free countries n/a
170
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
99%
2003
English speaking
60%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
96.3%
2023

Health

Curacao United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$742
2023
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
4.5
2023
Obesity rate n/a
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao United Kingdom
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
263,542 mi
2020

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