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Curacao vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 182nd vs. 157th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Vanuatu
Population
155910
341110
Population rank 179/197 174/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 56/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$3,602
2024
Government debt n/a
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Curacao and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Curacao Vanuatu
1979 - $119,258,835
1980 - $121,185,498
1981 - $113,781,796
1982 - $114,501,913
1983 - $117,389,554
1984 - $144,482,515
1985 - $131,856,421
1986 - $126,498,935
1987 - $139,464,174
1988 - $158,351,368
1989 - $154,013,202
1990 - $168,879,207
1991 - $201,334,169
1992 - $209,088,825
1993 - $200,491,853
1994 - $233,701,301
1995 - $249,333,250
1996 - $261,370,044
1997 - $272,771,209
1998 - $262,293,411
1999 - $268,006,973
2000 $2,120,511,229 $272,014,628
2001 $2,143,450,726 $257,926,882
2002 $2,160,784,693 $262,596,536
2003 $2,202,117,374 $314,471,413
2004 $2,237,160,503 $364,996,869
2005 $2,344,637,263 $394,962,433
2006 $2,457,581,732 $439,358,587
2007 $2,593,831,508 $516,392,923
2008 $2,833,476,145 $590,748,429
2009 $2,869,153,184 $592,622,319
2010 $2,951,342,793 $670,712,980
2011 $2,930,092,235 $770,153,588
2012 $3,012,836,257 $747,839,698
2013 $3,033,568,603 $758,304,466
2014 $3,059,406,983 $773,717,011
2015 $3,058,779,218 $759,690,181
2016 $3,024,690,168 $804,323,577
2017 $3,033,433,240 $880,043,284
2018 $3,046,364,804 $914,727,908
2019 $3,026,124,116 $936,526,268
2020 $2,534,327,592 $909,421,044
2021 $2,739,594,360 $982,362,212
2022 $3,075,180,835 $1,030,654,208
2023 $3,281,419,347 $1,126,313,359
2024 - $1,161,251,868

Curacao and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Vanuatu
1979 - $1,055
1980 - $1,048
1981 - $962
1982 - $946
1983 - $947
1984 - $1,137
1985 - $1,012
1986 - $946
1987 - $1,017
1988 - $1,125
1989 - $1,067
1990 - $1,141
1991 - $1,326
1992 - $1,344
1993 - $1,257
1994 - $1,431
1995 - $1,492
1996 - $1,529
1997 - $1,562
1998 - $1,471
1999 - $1,472
2000 $15,841 $1,460
2001 $16,610 $1,350
2002 $16,724 $1,341
2003 $16,696 $1,567
2004 $16,671 $1,774
2005 $17,032 $1,874
2006 $17,400 $2,035
2007 $18,006 $2,334
2008 $19,423 $2,604
2009 $19,540 $2,546
2010 $19,847 $2,815
2011 $19,426 $3,163
2012 $19,810 $3,005
2013 $19,721 $2,980
2014 $19,623 $2,973
2015 $19,362 $2,855
2016 $18,944 $2,956
2017 $18,938 $3,160
2018 $19,119 $3,207
2019 $19,221 $3,207
2020 $16,356 $3,043
2021 $17,980 $3,212
2022 $20,502 $3,292
2023 $21,062 $3,515
2024 - $3,543

Curacao vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Vanuatu
1950 60.3 43.9
1951 61 42.2
1952 61.6 45.3
1953 62.1 45.8
1954 62.7 46.5
1955 63.3 47.1
1956 63.8 47.7
1957 64.2 48.2
1958 64.7 48.7
1959 65.1 49.3
1960 65.4 49.8
1961 65.7 50.4
1962 66 50.9
1963 66.3 51.5
1964 66.6 52
1965 66.9 52.5
1966 67.1 53.1
1967 67.4 53.7
1968 67.7 54.2
1969 67.9 54.8
1970 68.2 55.3
1971 68.5 55.9
1972 68.8 56.4
1973 69.1 57
1974 69.4 57.6
1975 69.7 58.1
1976 70 58.7
1977 70.2 59.2
1978 70.4 59.9
1979 70.7 60.9
1980 71 61.3
1981 71.2 61.9
1982 71.4 62.5
1983 71.5 63.1
1984 71.7 63.5
1985 71.9 63.9
1986 72 64.6
1987 72.1 64.4
1988 72.2 65.7
1989 72.2 66
1990 72.4 66.7
1991 72.5 67.1
1992 72.7 67.4
1993 72.7 67.7
1994 72.8 68
1995 72.8 68.1
1996 72.9 68.2
1997 73 68.3
1998 73.1 68.4
1999 73.2 67.9
2000 73.3 68.6
2001 73.4 68.7
2002 73.5 68.8
2003 73.6 68.9
2004 73.7 69
2005 73.9 69.2
2006 74 69.1
2007 74.1 69.1
2008 74.3 69.3
2009 74.5 69.4
2010 75.1 69.6
2011 75.6 69.7
2012 76 69.9
2013 76.2 70
2014 76.4 70
2015 76.5 70.2
2016 76.3 70.4
2017 76.4 70.5
2018 76.5 70.6
2019 76.5 70.8
2020 76.5 70.4
2021 75.7 70
2022 76.7 71.3
2023 76.8 71.5
2024 77 71.7
2025 77.2 71.8

Curacao and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Vanuatu
Year Population
Curacao Vanuatu
1960 124,826 64,431
1961 126,125 66,264
1962 128,414 68,174
1963 130,860 70,159
1964 133,148 72,219
1965 135,266 74,358
1966 136,682 76,590
1967 138,140 78,921
1968 140,298 81,314
1969 142,581 83,755
1970 144,739 86,266
1971 147,389 88,862
1972 147,710 91,562
1973 146,912 94,362
1974 148,351 97,260
1975 149,129 100,269
1976 149,399 103,388
1977 149,459 106,618
1978 148,341 109,963
1979 147,851 113,040
1980 148,041 115,660
1981 148,629 118,249
1982 150,101 121,035
1983 151,159 123,998
1984 151,940 127,109
1985 152,711 130,356
1986 152,662 133,720
1987 151,456 137,187
1988 149,254 140,756
1989 146,937 144,393
1990 145,400 148,063
1991 144,403 151,793
1992 143,912 155,608
1993 144,299 159,463
1994 144,630 163,314
1995 145,139 167,137
1996 146,306 170,911
1997 146,956 174,626
1998 144,472 178,313
1999 139,428 182,048
2000 133,860 186,281
2001 129,047 191,031
2002 129,205 195,863
2003 131,897 200,746
2004 134,192 205,711
2005 137,658 210,760
2006 141,239 215,923
2007 144,056 221,276
2008 145,880 226,896
2009 146,833 232,731
2010 148,703 238,248
2011 150,831 243,474
2012 152,088 248,883
2013 153,822 254,482
2014 155,909 260,240
2015 157,980 266,101
2016 159,664 272,087
2017 160,175 278,507
2018 159,336 285,259
2019 157,441 291,985
2020 154,947 298,858
2021 152,369 305,868
2022 149,996 313,046
2023 155,800 320,409
2024 155,900 327,777

Fertility rates in Curacao and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Curacao

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Vanuatu
1960 5.13 6.78
1961 5.04 6.73
1962 4.93 6.67
1963 4.8 6.62
1964 4.64 6.57
1965 4.47 6.52
1966 4.26 6.51
1967 4.06 6.51
1968 3.83 6.46
1969 3.61 6.41
1970 3.4 6.35
1971 3.18 6.29
1972 2.99 6.23
1973 2.87 6.15
1974 2.77 6.06
1975 2.66 5.98
1976 2.55 5.89
1977 2.46 5.81
1978 2.38 5.77
1979 2.31 5.73
1980 2.27 5.69
1981 2.25 5.65
1982 2.24 5.6
1983 2.24 5.55
1984 2.24 5.49
1985 2.24 5.43
1986 2.24 5.38
1987 2.24 5.33
1988 2.25 5.27
1989 2.27 5.21
1990 2.3 5.17
1991 2.37 5.13
1992 2.43 5.09
1993 2.44 5.02
1994 2.43 4.94
1995 2.42 4.85
1996 2.4 4.75
1997 2.37 4.66
1998 2.32 4.6
1999 2.29 4.56
2000 2.34 4.54
2001 2.4 4.5
2002 2.3 4.38
2003 2.19 4.29
2004 2.1 4.21
2005 2.04 4.13
2006 2.1 4.1
2007 2 4.12
2008 2.2 4.16
2009 2.1 4.16
2010 2.2 4.13
2011 2.1 4.09
2012 2.2 4.06
2013 2.1 4.04
2014 2 4
2015 1.9 3.95
2016 1.7 3.92
2017 1.5 3.88
2018 1.7 3.83
2019 1.6 3.79
2020 1.4 3.74
2021 1.4 3.7
2022 1.3 3.65
2023 1.2 3.6

Curacao and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Curacao Vanuatu
1960 19.8 17.7
1961 19.6 17.6
1962 19.5 17.5
1963 19.4 17.4
1964 19.4 17.3
1965 19.5 17.2
1966 19.5 17.1
1967 19.6 17.1
1968 19.7 17
1969 19.7 17
1970 19.8 17
1971 19.9 17
1972 20.1 17
1973 20.4 17
1974 20.8 17.1
1975 21.2 17.1
1976 21.6 17.1
1977 22 17.2
1978 22.4 17.3
1979 22.8 17.5
1980 23.3 17.6
1981 23.7 17.7
1982 24.1 17.7
1983 24.6 17.7
1984 25.1 17.7
1985 25.6 17.7
1986 26.1 17.8
1987 26.6 17.8
1988 27.1 17.8
1989 27.7 17.8
1990 28.2 17.8
1991 28.7 17.9
1992 29.2 17.8
1993 29.8 17.7
1994 30.3 17.7
1995 30.8 17.8
1996 31.3 18
1997 31.8 18
1998 32.4 18
1999 33 18
2000 33.6 18.2
2001 34.1 18.5
2002 34.6 18.7
2003 35.3 18.9
2004 35.8 19.2
2005 36.3 19.4
2006 36.8 19.6
2007 37.3 19.9
2008 37.9 20.1
2009 38.4 20.3
2010 39 20.5
2011 39.5 20.6
2012 39.9 20.8
2013 39.9 20.9
2014 39.9 21
2015 40 21.1
2016 40.1 21.1
2017 40.2 21.2
2018 38.4 21.2
2019 37.6 21.2
2020 38.5 21.2
2021 38.7 21.2
2022 39 21.2
2023 39.2 21.2
2024 39.5 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
7.58%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
78
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
50.4%
2020

Energy

Curacao Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Curacao Vanuatu
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
50
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
14.9
2019
Visa free countries n/a
96
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
88%
2023
English speaking
60%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
45.7%
2023

Health

Curacao Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
16.8
2023
Obesity rate n/a
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
96
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Vanuatu
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
665 mi
2000

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