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Curacao vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Curacao has a population of 156K (ranked 179/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Curacao's land area is 171.4 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 182nd vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Curacao Venezuela
Population
155910
28610737
Population rank 179/197 54/197
GDP
$3.28B
2023
$482B
2014
GDP rank 168/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$21,062
2023
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 56/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,716
2023
$17,349
2011
Government debt n/a
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank n/a 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,281
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
171.4 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
909 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
39.5 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Curacao and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Curacao and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Curacao

Venezuela
Year GDP
Curacao Venezuela
1960 - $7,663,938,303
1961 - $8,067,267,031
1962 - $8,814,309,884
1963 - $9,608,717,288
1964 - $8,192,413,793
1965 - $8,427,777,778
1966 - $8,781,333,333
1967 - $9,250,000,000
1968 - $10,034,444,444
1969 - $10,285,111,111
1970 - $11,561,111,111
1971 - $12,986,590,909
1972 - $13,977,727,273
1973 - $17,035,581,395
1974 - $26,100,930,233
1975 - $27,464,651,163
1976 - $31,419,534,884
1977 - $36,210,697,674
1978 - $39,316,279,070
1979 - $48,310,930,233
1980 - $59,116,511,628
1981 - $66,327,441,860
1982 - $67,736,744,186
1983 - $67,556,279,070
1984 - $59,867,743,468
1985 - $61,965,466,667
1986 - $60,516,123,711
1987 - $48,029,034,483
1988 - $60,226,413,793
1989 - $43,536,709,104
1990 - $48,606,952,195
1991 - $53,453,444,787
1992 - $60,416,519,620
1993 - $60,037,460,783
1994 - $58,418,666,667
1995 - $77,389,487,770
1996 - $70,543,211,119
1997 - $85,837,678,560
1998 - $91,336,763,255
1999 - $97,972,842,462
2000 $2,120,511,229 $117,146,466,003
2001 $2,143,450,726 $122,911,036,747
2002 $2,160,784,693 $92,893,587,734
2003 $2,202,117,374 $83,620,628,582
2004 $2,237,160,503 $112,451,400,425
2005 $2,344,637,263 $145,513,489,652
2006 $2,457,581,732 $183,477,522,124
2007 $2,593,831,508 $230,364,012,576
2008 $2,833,476,145 $315,953,388,511
2009 $2,869,153,184 $329,787,628,928
2010 $2,951,342,793 $393,192,354,511
2011 $2,930,092,235 $316,482,190,800
2012 $3,012,836,257 $381,286,237,848
2013 $3,033,568,603 $371,005,379,787
2014 $3,059,406,983 $482,359,318,768
2015 $3,058,779,218 -
2016 $3,024,690,168 -
2017 $3,033,433,240 -
2018 $3,046,364,804 -
2019 $3,026,124,116 -
2020 $2,534,327,592 -
2021 $2,739,594,360 -
2022 $3,075,180,835 -
2023 $3,281,419,347 -

Curacao and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Curacao

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Curacao Venezuela
1960 - $939
1961 - $954
1962 - $1,007
1963 - $1,060
1964 - $874
1965 - $869
1966 - $876
1967 - $893
1968 - $938
1969 - $932
1970 - $1,015
1971 - $1,106
1972 - $1,155
1973 - $1,367
1974 - $2,034
1975 - $2,078
1976 - $2,309
1977 - $2,585
1978 - $2,727
1979 - $3,257
1980 - $3,874
1981 - $4,228
1982 - $4,202
1983 - $4,079
1984 - $3,520
1985 - $3,549
1986 - $3,376
1987 - $2,611
1988 - $3,191
1989 - $2,250
1990 - $2,452
1991 - $2,633
1992 - $2,907
1993 - $2,825
1994 - $2,689
1995 - $3,487
1996 - $3,113
1997 - $3,711
1998 - $3,870
1999 - $4,071
2000 $15,841 $4,776
2001 $16,610 $4,920
2002 $16,724 $3,652
2003 $16,696 $3,230
2004 $16,671 $4,269
2005 $17,032 $5,432
2006 $17,400 $6,739
2007 $18,006 $8,332
2008 $19,423 $11,262
2009 $19,540 $11,597
2010 $19,847 $13,646
2011 $19,426 $10,844
2012 $19,810 $12,901
2013 $19,721 $12,403
2014 $19,623 $15,944
2015 $19,362 -
2016 $18,944 -
2017 $18,938 -
2018 $19,119 -
2019 $19,221 -
2020 $16,356 -
2021 $17,980 -
2022 $20,502 -
2023 $21,062 -

Curacao vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Curacao

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Curacao Venezuela
1950 60.3 51.1
1951 61 52
1952 61.6 52.7
1953 62.1 53.4
1954 62.7 54.1
1955 63.3 54.8
1956 63.8 55.5
1957 64.2 56.2
1958 64.7 56.9
1959 65.1 57.7
1960 65.4 58.4
1961 65.7 59.1
1962 66 59.7
1963 66.3 60.5
1964 66.6 61.2
1965 66.9 61.9
1966 67.1 62.9
1967 67.4 63.6
1968 67.7 63.9
1969 67.9 63.8
1970 68.2 64.8
1971 68.5 65.2
1972 68.8 65.6
1973 69.1 65.7
1974 69.4 66.2
1975 69.7 66.7
1976 70 67.3
1977 70.2 67.7
1978 70.4 68.1
1979 70.7 68.2
1980 71 68.2
1981 71.2 68.7
1982 71.4 69
1983 71.5 69.5
1984 71.7 69.7
1985 71.9 70
1986 72 70.5
1987 72.1 70.7
1988 72.2 70.8
1989 72.2 70.8
1990 72.4 71
1991 72.5 71.2
1992 72.7 71.2
1993 72.7 71.4
1994 72.8 71.3
1995 72.8 71.7
1996 72.9 71.9
1997 73 72.6
1998 73.1 72.4
1999 73.2 72.1
2000 73.3 72.4
2001 73.4 71
2002 73.5 72.8
2003 73.6 72.1
2004 73.7 72.8
2005 73.9 73.1
2006 74 73
2007 74.1 73.3
2008 74.3 72.6
2009 74.5 72.8
2010 75.1 73.1
2011 75.6 73.1
2012 76 73.1
2013 76.2 73.1
2014 76.4 72.8
2015 76.5 73
2016 76.3 72
2017 76.4 71.9
2018 76.5 72.6
2019 76.5 72.8
2020 76.5 72.4
2021 75.7 71.5
2022 76.7 72.6
2023 76.8 72.5
2024 77 72.7
2025 77.2 72.8

Curacao and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Curacao

Venezuela
Year Population
Curacao Venezuela
1960 124,826 8,160,090
1961 126,125 8,455,915
1962 128,414 8,756,870
1963 130,860 9,064,021
1964 133,148 9,377,712
1965 135,266 9,697,790
1966 136,682 10,024,854
1967 138,140 10,358,513
1968 140,298 10,697,530
1969 142,581 11,040,280
1970 144,739 11,387,790
1971 147,389 11,741,008
1972 147,710 12,099,180
1973 146,912 12,463,537
1974 148,351 12,835,351
1975 149,129 13,215,892
1976 149,399 13,606,284
1977 149,459 14,006,812
1978 148,341 14,416,684
1979 147,851 14,834,552
1980 148,041 15,258,218
1981 148,629 15,687,297
1982 150,101 16,121,874
1983 151,159 16,562,205
1984 151,940 17,008,841
1985 152,711 17,461,434
1986 152,662 17,923,536
1987 151,456 18,394,963
1988 149,254 18,871,020
1989 146,937 19,348,921
1990 145,400 19,827,010
1991 144,403 20,304,896
1992 143,912 20,780,948
1993 144,299 21,254,520
1994 144,630 21,725,188
1995 145,139 22,193,821
1996 146,306 22,662,113
1997 146,956 23,131,685
1998 144,472 23,601,337
1999 139,428 24,066,593
2000 133,860 24,526,708
2001 129,047 24,979,922
2002 129,205 25,435,671
2003 131,897 25,892,703
2004 134,192 26,340,838
2005 137,658 26,785,804
2006 141,239 27,224,686
2007 144,056 27,649,363
2008 145,880 28,053,696
2009 146,833 28,438,298
2010 148,703 28,813,101
2011 150,831 29,185,212
2012 152,088 29,553,826
2013 153,822 29,912,198
2014 155,909 30,254,079
2015 157,980 30,573,972
2016 159,664 30,765,720
2017 160,175 30,565,323
2018 159,336 29,807,592
2019 157,441 28,938,098
2020 154,947 28,444,077
2021 152,369 28,237,826
2022 149,996 28,213,017
2023 155,800 28,300,854
2024 155,900 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Curacao and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Curacao

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Curacao Venezuela
1960 5.13 6.38
1961 5.04 6.3
1962 4.93 6.23
1963 4.8 6.16
1964 4.64 6.07
1965 4.47 5.98
1966 4.26 5.87
1967 4.06 5.75
1968 3.83 5.61
1969 3.61 5.47
1970 3.4 5.32
1971 3.18 5.17
1972 2.99 5.04
1973 2.87 4.91
1974 2.77 4.79
1975 2.66 4.69
1976 2.55 4.59
1977 2.46 4.49
1978 2.38 4.4
1979 2.31 4.3
1980 2.27 4.2
1981 2.25 4.1
1982 2.24 4.01
1983 2.24 3.93
1984 2.24 3.86
1985 2.24 3.79
1986 2.24 3.73
1987 2.24 3.67
1988 2.25 3.6
1989 2.27 3.52
1990 2.3 3.45
1991 2.37 3.37
1992 2.43 3.29
1993 2.44 3.22
1994 2.43 3.15
1995 2.42 3.08
1996 2.4 3.02
1997 2.37 2.97
1998 2.32 2.91
1999 2.29 2.86
2000 2.34 2.79
2001 2.4 2.78
2002 2.3 2.74
2003 2.19 2.7
2004 2.1 2.64
2005 2.04 2.63
2006 2.1 2.6
2007 2 2.52
2008 2.2 2.48
2009 2.1 2.42
2010 2.2 2.4
2011 2.1 2.4
2012 2.2 2.38
2013 2.1 2.33
2014 2 2.3
2015 1.9 2.25
2016 1.7 2.22
2017 1.5 2.18
2018 1.7 2.15
2019 1.6 2.13
2020 1.4 2.12
2021 1.4 2.11
2022 1.3 2.09
2023 1.2 2.08

Curacao and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Curacao

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Curacao Venezuela
1960 19.8 16.6
1961 19.6 16.6
1962 19.5 16.5
1963 19.4 16.5
1964 19.4 16.5
1965 19.5 16.5
1966 19.5 16.6
1967 19.6 16.6
1968 19.7 16.7
1969 19.7 16.9
1970 19.8 17
1971 19.9 17.2
1972 20.1 17.3
1973 20.4 17.5
1974 20.8 17.7
1975 21.2 17.9
1976 21.6 18.1
1977 22 18.3
1978 22.4 18.5
1979 22.8 18.7
1980 23.3 18.8
1981 23.7 19
1982 24.1 19.2
1983 24.6 19.4
1984 25.1 19.6
1985 25.6 19.8
1986 26.1 20
1987 26.6 20.2
1988 27.1 20.4
1989 27.7 20.6
1990 28.2 20.8
1991 28.7 21
1992 29.2 21.2
1993 29.8 21.4
1994 30.3 21.6
1995 30.8 21.9
1996 31.3 22.1
1997 31.8 22.3
1998 32.4 22.6
1999 33 22.8
2000 33.6 23.1
2001 34.1 23.4
2002 34.6 23.6
2003 35.3 23.9
2004 35.8 24.1
2005 36.3 24.4
2006 36.8 24.7
2007 37.3 24.9
2008 37.9 25.2
2009 38.4 25.5
2010 39 25.8
2011 39.5 26.1
2012 39.9 26.5
2013 39.9 26.8
2014 39.9 27.1
2015 40 27.4
2016 40.1 27.7
2017 40.2 28
2018 38.4 28.4
2019 37.6 28.9
2020 38.5 29.2
2021 38.7 29.6
2022 39 29.8
2023 39.2 30
2024 39.5 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Curacao Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$3.27B
2023
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.44%
2024
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.1%
2020
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
73.3%
2023
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
11.7%
2023
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
78
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold n/a
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$116M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,293,000
2019
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
27.8%
2020
1.9%
2016
Banked people share n/a
87.3%
2024

Energy

Curacao Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,775 kg
2022
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.12
2022
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.8%
2021
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.15%
2022
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
236.1%
2018
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,140 kWh
2022
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
18.3%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Curacao Venezuela
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
+513
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.6
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2025
10
2024
Higher education index
8
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
17.1
2007
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2025
39
2019
Visa free countries n/a
125
2025
Adult literacy rate n/a
97.6%
2022
English speaking
60%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
68.1%
2017
61.6%
2017

Health

Curacao Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
77.2 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
1.66
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
24.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
73
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Curacao Venezuela
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
1,100 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0.27 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
342 mi
2025
59,769 mi
2014

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