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Curacao vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 182nd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Vatican
Population
155910
949
Population rank 179/197 197/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 168/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 56/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$39,191
2025
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
n/a
Median age
39.5 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Curacao and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Curacao vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Vatican
1950 60.3 65.9
1951 61 65.3
1952 61.6 65.7
1953 62.1 66.3
1954 62.7 67.5
1955 63.3 67.8
1956 63.8 67.3
1957 64.2 67.5
1958 64.7 68.7
1959 65.1 69.2
1960 65.4 69.2
1961 65.7 69.8
1962 66 69.2
1963 66.3 69.3
1964 66.6 70.3
1965 66.9 70.1
1966 67.1 70.9
1967 67.4 70.9
1968 67.7 70.7
1969 67.9 70.7
1970 68.2 71.5
1971 68.5 71.7
1972 68.8 72
1973 69.1 71.9
1974 69.4 72.7
1975 69.7 72.6
1976 70 72.9
1977 70.2 73.3
1978 70.4 73.7
1979 70.7 74
1980 71 74.1
1981 71.2 74.3
1982 71.4 74.8
1983 71.5 74.7
1984 71.7 75.1
1985 71.9 75.5
1986 72 75.7
1987 72.1 76.2
1988 72.2 76.4
1989 72.2 76.8
1990 72.4 76.9
1991 72.5 76.9
1992 72.7 77.3
1993 72.7 77
1994 72.8 77.7
1995 72.8 77.8
1996 72.9 78.5
1997 73 78.2
1998 73.1 78.3
1999 73.2 78.7
2000 73.3 79.3
2001 73.4 79.9
2002 73.5 80
2003 73.6 79.8
2004 73.7 80.2
2005 73.9 80.6
2006 74 81.2
2007 74.1 81.3
2008 74.3 81.4
2009 74.5 81.3
2010 75.1 81.5
2011 75.6 81.7
2012 76 82
2013 76.2 82.5
2014 76.4 82.6
2015 76.5 82.5
2016 76.3 82.9
2017 76.4 82.7
2018 76.5 83.3
2019 76.5 83.6
2020 76.5 83
2021 75.7 82.9
2022 76.7 83.3
2023 76.8 83
2024 77 83.1
2025 77.2 83.3

Curacao and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Vatican
Year Population
Curacao Vatican
1960 124,826 -
1961 126,125 -
1962 128,414 -
1963 130,860 -
1964 133,148 -
1965 135,266 -
1966 136,682 -
1967 138,140 -
1968 140,298 -
1969 142,581 -
1970 144,739 -
1971 147,389 -
1972 147,710 -
1973 146,912 -
1974 148,351 -
1975 149,129 -
1976 149,399 -
1977 149,459 -
1978 148,341 -
1979 147,851 -
1980 148,041 -
1981 148,629 -
1982 150,101 -
1983 151,159 -
1984 151,940 -
1985 152,711 -
1986 152,662 -
1987 151,456 -
1988 149,254 -
1989 146,937 -
1990 145,400 -
1991 144,403 -
1992 143,912 -
1993 144,299 -
1994 144,630 -
1995 145,139 -
1996 146,306 -
1997 146,956 -
1998 144,472 -
1999 139,428 -
2000 133,860 880
2001 129,047 890
2002 129,205 900
2003 131,897 911
2004 134,192 921
2005 137,658 921
2006 141,239 932
2007 144,056 821
2008 145,880 824
2009 146,833 826
2010 148,703 829
2011 150,831 832
2012 152,088 836
2013 153,822 839
2014 155,909 842
2015 157,980 1,000
2016 159,664 -
2017 160,175 1,000
2018 159,336 -
2019 157,441 1,000
2020 154,947 -
2021 152,369 -
2022 149,996 -
2023 155,800 -
2024 155,900 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
n/a
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
n/a
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
78
2025
65
2025
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
n/a

Energy

Curacao Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Curacao Vatican
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
n/a
Urban population
89%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
60
2025
Higher education index
8
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
0.5
2025
Visa free countries n/a
150
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
100%
2013
English speaking
60%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
n/a

Health

Curacao Vatican
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
81
2025
72
2025

Territory

Curacao Vatican
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
342 mi
2025
5.59 mi
2003

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