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Curacao vs Uruguay statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 3.39M in Uruguay (ranked 133/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 67,576 sq mi for Uruguay (ranked 182nd vs. 89th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Uruguay ranks 80/197 ($81B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Uruguay ranks 51/197 ($23,907).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Uruguay
Population
155910
3384690
Population rank 179/197 133/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$81B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 80/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$23,907
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 51/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$36,418
2024
Government debt n/a
$55.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
68.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$16,423
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 37/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$12,053
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
67,576 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
50.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
37.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
78.5 years
2025

Curacao and Uruguay: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Uruguay economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Uruguay
Year GDP
Curacao Uruguay
1960 - $1,242,289,239
1961 - $1,547,388,781
1962 - $1,710,004,407
1963 - $1,539,681,491
1964 - $1,975,701,816
1965 - $1,890,767,156
1966 - $1,809,185,094
1967 - $1,597,713,469
1968 - $1,593,674,185
1969 - $2,004,435,484
1970 - $2,137,096,774
1971 - $2,807,258,065
1972 - $2,189,418,689
1973 - $3,964,296,443
1974 - $4,090,209,682
1975 - $3,538,278,047
1976 - $3,667,161,241
1977 - $4,114,670,014
1978 - $4,910,254,566
1979 - $7,181,182,224
1980 - $10,163,020,116
1981 - $11,048,301,421
1982 - $9,178,780,077
1983 - $5,102,276,308
1984 - $4,850,238,550
1985 - $4,732,017,873
1986 - $5,880,112,788
1987 - $7,367,494,080
1988 - $8,213,538,369
1989 - $8,438,951,476
1990 - $9,298,807,850
1991 - $11,206,176,651
1992 - $12,878,148,791
1993 - $15,002,136,971
1994 - $17,474,588,896
1995 - $19,297,663,097
1996 - $20,515,458,114
1997 - $23,969,739,234
1998 - $25,385,886,978
1999 - $23,983,945,191
2000 $2,120,511,229 $22,823,270,892
2001 $2,143,450,726 $20,898,761,742
2002 $2,160,784,693 $13,606,515,723
2003 $2,202,117,374 $12,045,638,352
2004 $2,237,160,503 $13,686,329,890
2005 $2,344,637,263 $17,362,857,684
2006 $2,457,581,732 $19,741,420,740
2007 $2,593,831,508 $23,797,773,024
2008 $2,833,476,145 $31,119,602,539
2009 $2,869,153,184 $32,708,319,078
2010 $2,951,342,793 $41,950,361,212
2011 $2,930,092,235 $50,342,406,067
2012 $3,012,836,257 $54,232,266,359
2013 $3,033,568,603 $61,337,621,934
2014 $3,059,406,983 $61,496,186,974
2015 $3,058,779,218 $57,680,327,999
2016 $3,024,690,168 $57,480,787,465
2017 $3,033,433,240 $65,005,997,963
2018 $3,046,364,804 $65,344,577,416
2019 $3,026,124,116 $62,222,313,619
2020 $2,534,327,592 $53,559,359,262
2021 $2,739,594,360 $60,739,084,241
2022 $3,075,180,835 $70,594,110,920
2023 $3,281,419,347 $77,991,666,838
2024 - $80,961,511,074

Curacao and Uruguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Uruguay
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Uruguay
1960 - $491
1961 - $604
1962 - $659
1963 - $587
1964 - $745
1965 - $705
1966 - $668
1967 - $585
1968 - $579
1969 - $723
1970 - $766
1971 - $1,000
1972 - $776
1973 - $1,397
1974 - $1,433
1975 - $1,232
1976 - $1,268
1977 - $1,414
1978 - $1,678
1979 - $2,443
1980 - $3,443
1981 - $3,728
1982 - $3,085
1983 - $1,707
1984 - $1,615
1985 - $1,568
1986 - $1,939
1987 - $2,416
1988 - $2,677
1989 - $2,734
1990 - $2,995
1991 - $3,589
1992 - $4,102
1993 - $4,753
1994 - $5,508
1995 - $6,050
1996 - $6,398
1997 - $7,436
1998 - $7,837
1999 - $7,371
2000 $15,841 $6,988
2001 $16,610 $6,383
2002 $16,724 $4,150
2003 $16,696 $3,671
2004 $16,671 $4,169
2005 $17,032 $5,284
2006 $17,400 $6,001
2007 $18,006 $7,222
2008 $19,423 $9,424
2009 $19,540 $9,881
2010 $19,847 $12,641
2011 $19,426 $15,132
2012 $19,810 $16,260
2013 $19,721 $18,335
2014 $19,623 $18,322
2015 $19,362 $17,126
2016 $18,944 $17,010
2017 $18,938 $19,185
2018 $19,119 $19,250
2019 $19,221 $18,316
2020 $16,356 $15,758
2021 $17,980 $17,882
2022 $20,502 $20,819
2023 $21,062 $23,019
2024 - $23,907

Curacao vs. Uruguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Uruguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Uruguay
1950 60.3 65.6
1951 61 65.8
1952 61.6 66.1
1953 62.1 66.3
1954 62.7 66.5
1955 63.3 66.7
1956 63.8 66.9
1957 64.2 67.1
1958 64.7 67.3
1959 65.1 67.5
1960 65.4 67.7
1961 65.7 67.8
1962 66 67.9
1963 66.3 68
1964 66.6 68.1
1965 66.9 68.2
1966 67.1 68.3
1967 67.4 68.4
1968 67.7 68.5
1969 67.9 68.6
1970 68.2 68.7
1971 68.5 68.9
1972 68.8 69.2
1973 69.1 69.3
1974 69.4 69.5
1975 69.7 69.7
1976 70 69.9
1977 70.2 70.1
1978 70.4 70.3
1979 70.7 70.3
1980 71 70.5
1981 71.2 71
1982 71.4 71.5
1983 71.5 71.6
1984 71.7 71.7
1985 71.9 71.9
1986 72 72.2
1987 72.1 72.2
1988 72.2 72.4
1989 72.2 72.6
1990 72.4 73
1991 72.5 73.2
1992 72.7 73.2
1993 72.7 73.1
1994 72.8 73.2
1995 72.8 73.5
1996 72.9 73.8
1997 73 73.9
1998 73.1 74
1999 73.2 74.3
2000 73.3 74.7
2001 73.4 75
2002 73.5 75
2003 73.6 75.1
2004 73.7 75.3
2005 73.9 75.8
2006 74 75.9
2007 74.1 76.2
2008 74.3 76.3
2009 74.5 76.7
2010 75.1 76.7
2011 75.6 76.6
2012 76 76.7
2013 76.2 77
2014 76.4 77.2
2015 76.5 77.3
2016 76.3 77.4
2017 76.4 77.6
2018 76.5 77.5
2019 76.5 77.5
2020 76.5 78.4
2021 75.7 75.4
2022 76.7 76.5
2023 76.8 78.1
2024 77 78.3
2025 77.2 78.5

Curacao and Uruguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Uruguay
Year Population
Curacao Uruguay
1960 124,826 2,529,957
1961 126,125 2,562,044
1962 128,414 2,593,298
1963 130,860 2,623,766
1964 133,148 2,653,180
1965 135,266 2,681,169
1966 136,682 2,707,646
1967 138,140 2,732,277
1968 140,298 2,754,606
1969 142,581 2,773,974
1970 144,739 2,790,807
1971 147,389 2,806,462
1972 147,710 2,821,644
1973 146,912 2,837,133
1974 148,351 2,853,944
1975 149,129 2,872,320
1976 149,399 2,891,392
1977 149,459 2,909,461
1978 148,341 2,925,715
1979 147,851 2,939,903
1980 148,041 2,951,953
1981 148,629 2,963,246
1982 150,101 2,975,492
1983 151,159 2,988,778
1984 151,940 3,002,488
1985 152,711 3,017,037
1986 152,662 3,032,845
1987 151,456 3,049,896
1988 149,254 3,067,961
1989 146,937 3,086,255
1990 145,400 3,104,403
1991 144,403 3,122,354
1992 143,912 3,139,702
1993 144,299 3,156,345
1994 144,630 3,172,834
1995 145,139 3,189,440
1996 146,306 3,206,324
1997 146,956 3,223,345
1998 144,472 3,239,280
1999 139,428 3,254,015
2000 133,860 3,266,206
2001 129,047 3,274,251
2002 129,205 3,278,867
2003 131,897 3,281,186
2004 134,192 3,283,148
2005 137,658 3,285,771
2006 141,239 3,289,506
2007 144,056 3,295,153
2008 145,880 3,302,177
2009 146,833 3,310,091
2010 148,703 3,318,580
2011 150,831 3,326,825
2012 152,088 3,335,401
2013 153,822 3,345,337
2014 155,909 3,356,334
2015 157,980 3,368,017
2016 159,664 3,379,283
2017 160,175 3,388,438
2018 159,336 3,394,534
2019 157,441 3,397,206
2020 154,947 3,398,968
2021 152,369 3,396,695
2022 149,996 3,390,913
2023 155,800 3,388,081
2024 155,900 3,386,588

Fertility rates in Curacao and Uruguay

Fertility rate
Curacao

Uruguay
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Uruguay
1960 5.13 2.83
1961 5.04 2.85
1962 4.93 2.87
1963 4.8 2.88
1964 4.64 2.86
1965 4.47 2.84
1966 4.26 2.82
1967 4.06 2.78
1968 3.83 2.77
1969 3.61 2.77
1970 3.4 2.77
1971 3.18 2.77
1972 2.99 2.78
1973 2.87 2.86
1974 2.77 2.96
1975 2.66 3.02
1976 2.55 3.01
1977 2.46 2.9
1978 2.38 2.83
1979 2.31 2.71
1980 2.27 2.59
1981 2.25 2.53
1982 2.24 2.51
1983 2.24 2.49
1984 2.24 2.47
1985 2.24 2.47
1986 2.24 2.47
1987 2.24 2.49
1988 2.25 2.5
1989 2.27 2.5
1990 2.3 2.48
1991 2.37 2.45
1992 2.43 2.43
1993 2.44 2.41
1994 2.43 2.42
1995 2.42 2.4
1996 2.4 2.36
1997 2.37 2.33
1998 2.32 2.27
1999 2.29 2.25
2000 2.34 2.2
2001 2.4 2.16
2002 2.3 2.16
2003 2.19 2.12
2004 2.1 2.09
2005 2.04 2.1
2006 2.1 2.07
2007 2 2.05
2008 2.2 2.03
2009 2.1 2.02
2010 2.2 2.01
2011 2.1 1.99
2012 2.2 2.01
2013 2.1 2.03
2014 2 2.03
2015 1.9 2.04
2016 1.7 1.97
2017 1.5 1.82
2018 1.7 1.68
2019 1.6 1.57
2020 1.4 1.5
2021 1.4 1.45
2022 1.3 1.43
2023 1.2 1.41

Curacao and Uruguay demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Uruguay
Year Median age, years
Curacao Uruguay
1960 19.8 29
1961 19.6 29.1
1962 19.5 29.2
1963 19.4 29.2
1964 19.4 29.3
1965 19.5 29.4
1966 19.5 29.5
1967 19.6 29.6
1968 19.7 29.7
1969 19.7 29.8
1970 19.8 29.9
1971 19.9 29.9
1972 20.1 30
1973 20.4 30.1
1974 20.8 30.1
1975 21.2 30.1
1976 21.6 30.1
1977 22 30.1
1978 22.4 30
1979 22.8 30
1980 23.3 30.1
1981 23.7 30.1
1982 24.1 30.2
1983 24.6 30.3
1984 25.1 30.3
1985 25.6 30.4
1986 26.1 30.5
1987 26.6 30.6
1988 27.1 30.7
1989 27.7 30.8
1990 28.2 30.9
1991 28.7 31
1992 29.2 31.1
1993 29.8 31.2
1994 30.3 31.4
1995 30.8 31.5
1996 31.3 31.6
1997 31.8 31.7
1998 32.4 31.8
1999 33 31.9
2000 33.6 32
2001 34.1 32.2
2002 34.6 32.3
2003 35.3 32.5
2004 35.8 32.7
2005 36.3 32.9
2006 36.8 33.1
2007 37.3 33.3
2008 37.9 33.5
2009 38.4 33.7
2010 39 34
2011 39.5 34.2
2012 39.9 34.5
2013 39.9 34.7
2014 39.9 34.9
2015 40 35
2016 40.1 35.2
2017 40.2 35.3
2018 38.4 35.5
2019 37.6 35.8
2020 38.5 36
2021 38.7 36.3
2022 39 36.5
2023 39.2 36.8
2024 39.5 37.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Uruguay
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$73.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
31.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
4.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-2.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
8.21%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
65.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
78
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
17
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$284M
1996
Total reserves including gold n/a
$17.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$136M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
3,480,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
7.71%
2020
Banked people share n/a
73.7%
2024

Energy

Curacao Uruguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
1,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$20.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
8.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
2.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
44.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
57.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
17.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
46.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
3,590 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
84.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
38.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao Uruguay
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-1,348
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
95.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.3 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
76
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
61
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
11.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
14.8
2019
Visa free countries n/a
151
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
98.9%
2024
English speaking
60%
2025
24%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
92%
2024

Health

Curacao Uruguay
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,851
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$302
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
78.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
4.63
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
6.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
5.61 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Uruguay
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
19,954 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
54,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
8,085 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
48,300 mi
2010

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