Curaçao

Latin America & Caribbean·High income

Population: 156K; 186th of 217
GDP: $3.28B; 180th of 214 · 2023
GDP per capita: $21,062; 72nd of 214 · 2023
Life expectancy: 76.8; 85th of 217

Benchmarked against

Curaçao

St. Martin (French part)

St. Kitts and Nevis

Trinidad and Tobago

Panama

Default peers are drawn from region, income, and bloc membership — swap in any country you like. The gray tick on each strip is the world median.

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian90.6%
Unaffiliated5.9%
Hindu2%

Religious diversity: 2.04 / 10 · moderate · 125th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

CUW

MAF

KNA

TTO

GDP

current US$

$3.28B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$137M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

72.8%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

0.3%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

11.7%–––

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

0.679–––

Population

people

156K–––

Population density

people per km²

337.8–––

Urban population

% of total

89%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

1.2–––

Net migration

people

513–––

Population under 15

% of total

14.9%–––

Population 65+

% of total

16.8%–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

5.1%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

2.04–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

5.9%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#180/214

$3.28B2023

GDP per capita

current US$

#72/214

$21,0622023

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#74/203

$30,716latest

GDP growth

annual %

#65/214

4.2%2023

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#65/207

$20,9902023

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#56/213

2.4%2023

FDI inflows

current US$

#144/201

$137M2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#60/205

72.8%2023

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#196/206

0.3%2023

Industry value added

% of GDP

#176/208

11.7%2023

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

#5/139

0.6792023

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#186/217

156Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#35/216

337.8latest

Urban population

% of total

#31/215

89%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#85/217

76.8latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#199/217

1.2latest

Net migration

people

#76/217

5132024

Population under 15

% of total

#184/217

14.9%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#55/217

16.8%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#57/199

5.1%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#142/194

15.9%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#138/210

68.1%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#153/214

93.82023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#52/208

31.52023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#76/215

5,073.82024

Access to electricity

% of population

#30/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#51/204

2.32024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#187/204

12.32024

Share of global CO₂

#153/204

0%2024

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#162/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#129/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#124/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#128/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#126/210

0.5862024

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#125/193

2.042020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#81/193

5.9%2020

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