International Rankings of Curacao 2023, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of Curacao, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Curacao, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	20	34	2020
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	142	55000	2020
Internet users - percent of population	50	68.1 %	2021
Internet users - total	184	111956	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	31	28	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	150	53000	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	71	88	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	182	170000	2021
Economy
Average household expenditures - on alcohol and tobacco	59	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Average household expenditures - on food	95	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Budget - expenditures	229	N/A US Dollars	2023
Budget - revenues	229	N/A US Dollars	2023
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	34	0.4 % of GDP	0
Current account balance	122	596.437 million US Dollars	2021
Debt - external	206	N/A US Dollars	2023
Exports	169	1.280 billion US Dollars	2021
GDP (official exchange rate)	162	5.600 billion US Dollars	2012
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	160	17.5 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	10	33.6 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	81	66.9 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	69	37.5 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	91	19.4 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	56	0 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	144	0.7 % of GDP	2012
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	140	15.5 % of GDP	2012
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	19	83.8 % of GDP	2012
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income	129	N/A %	2023
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	112	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	2023
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	46	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	2023
Imports	176	1.915 billion US Dollars	2021
Industrial production growth rate	197	N/A %	0
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	112	2.62 %	2019
Labor force	186	73010 US Dollars	2013
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	138	1.2 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	89	16.9 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	17	81.8 %	2008
Population below poverty line	160	N/A %	2023
Public debt	148	33.2 % of GDP	2012
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	191	3.167 billion US Dollars	2021
Real GDP growth rate	107	4.23 %	2021
Real GDP per capita	85	20800 US Dollars	2021
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	194	0 US Dollars	2017
Taxes and other revenues	117	16.6 % of GDP	0
Unemployment rate	49	13 %	2013
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	14	47.1	2020
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	12	38.1	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	8	42.2	0
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	129	N/A metric tonnes of CO2	2023
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	125	N/A metric tonnes of CO2	2023
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	212	N/A metric tonnes of CO2	2023
Coal - consumption	123	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - exports	63	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - imports	113	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - production	76	N/A metric tons	2023
Coal - proven reserves	76	N/A metric tons	2023
Electricity - consumption	212	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - exports	99	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - imports	118	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - installed generating capacity	207	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	205	N/A kWh	2023
Electricity access	1	100 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	58	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	162	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	18	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	133	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	35	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - solar	70	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	7	N/A %	2023
Electricity generation sources - wind	74	N/A %	2023
Energy consumption per capita	196	N/A Btu/person	2023
Natural gas - consumption	122	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - exports	58	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - imports	89	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - production	98	N/A cubic meters	2023
Natural gas - proven reserves	93	N/A cubic meters	2023
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	74	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	83	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	90	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	195	N/A bbl/day	2023
Petroleum - total petroleum production	107	N/A bbl/day	2023
Refined petroleum products - exports	35	167500 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - imports	87	45800 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - production	55	189800 bbl/day	2015
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	184	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - methane emissions	185	N/A megatons	2023
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	189	N/A micrograms per cubic meter	2023
Land use - agricultural land	171	10	2018
Land use - arable land	96	10	2018
Land use - forest	185	N/A	2023
Land use - other	12	90	2018
Land use - permanent crops	87	N/A	2023
Land use - permanent pasture	163	N/A	2023
Revenue from coal	33	0 % of GDP	2018
Revenue from forest resources	98	0 % of GDP	2018
Total renewable water resources	180	N/A cubic meters	0
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	146	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - industrial	109	N/A cubic meters	2023
Total water withdrawal - municipal	115	N/A cubic meters	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	136	0.57	2025
Urbanization - urban population	21	89	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	121	24704 tons	2013
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	123	494 tons	2013
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	79	2 %	2013
Geography
Area - land	200	444 sq km	0
Area - total	201	444 sq km	0
Area - water	191	0199 sq km	0
Coastline	122	364 km	0
Elevation - highest point	209	.372 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	35	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	152	N/A meters	2023
Irrigated land	161	N/A sq km	0
Land boundaries - total	164	N/A km	2023
Land use - agricultural land	171	10	2018
Land use - arable land	96	10	2018
Land use - forest	185	N/A	2023
Land use - other	12	90	2018
Land use - permanent crops	87	N/A	2023
Land use - permanent pasture	163	N/A	2023
Military
Military expenditures	53	N/A % of GDP	2023
Population
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	153	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	64	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	136	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	169	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	97	N/A liters of pure alcohol	2023
Birth rate	134	13.07 births/1,000 population	2023
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	103	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	130	N/A %	0
Current health expenditure	93	N/A % of GDP	0
Currently married women (ages 15-49)	125	49.7 %	2023
Death rate	63	8.78 deaths/1,000 population	2023
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	55	21.4 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	109	4.7 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	136	47 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	144	25.6 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	1	100 % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	110	N/A % of population	2023
Drinking water source - total	103	N/A % of population	2023
Drinking water source - unimproved	64	0 % of population	2017
Education expenditures	13	7.4 % of GDP	2020
Gross reproduction rate	73	0.96 %	2023
Hospital bed density	71	N/A beds/1,000 population	2023
Infant mortality rate - female	148	6.87 deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Infant mortality rate - male	147	8.5 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	152	7.7 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	52	82.09 years	2023
Life expectancy at birth - male	49	77.33 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	52	79.65 years	0
Literacy - female	122	N/A %	2023
Literacy - male	100	N/A %	2023
Literacy - total population	110	N/A %	2023
Maternal mortality ratio	122	N/A deaths/100,000 live births	2023
Median age - female	51	39.5 years	2020
Median age - male	63	34.4 years	0
Median age - total	55	36.7 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	86	N/A	2023
Net migration rate	125	1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	145	N/A %	2023
Physicians density	159	N/A physicians/1,000 population	0
Population	188	152849	2023
Population growth rate	125	0.3 %	2023
Sanitation facility access - improved	1	100 % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	120	N/A % of population	2023
Sanitation facility access - total	122	N/A % of population	2023
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	94	0 % of population	2017
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	5	18 years	2013
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	3	18 years	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	5	17 years	0
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	10	1.06 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-64 years	22	1.01 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	30	0.83 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	8	1.05 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	20	0.99 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	114	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - male	140	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - total	129	N/A %	2023
Total fertility rate	89	1.97 children born/woman	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	136	0.57	2025
Urbanization - urban population	21	89	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	14	47.1	2020
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	12	38.1	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	8	42.2	0
Transportation
Airports	122	1	2021
Airports - with paved runways - civil airports	18	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - joint use (civil-military) airports	1	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - military airports	14	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - other airports	22	N/A	2023
Airports - with unpaved runways	98	N/A	2023
Heliports	26	N/A	2023
Merchant marine - total	106	59	0
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	139	N/A	2023
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	158	N/A	2023
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	91	11	0
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	26	2	2020
Railways	33	N/A km	2023
Roadways - paved	168	N/A km	2023
Roadways - total	188	N/A km	2023
Waterways	109	N/A km	2023

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding Curacao on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Curacao 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Curacao 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.