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	34.00	2020
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	142	55000	2020
Internet users - percent of population	50	68.10 %	2021
Internet users - total	184	111956	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	31	28.00	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	150	53000	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	71	88.00	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	182	170000	2021
Economy
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	34	0.40 % of GDP	N/A
Current account balance	122	596.437 million US Dollars	2021
Exchange rates	130	1.79	N/A
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	17.50 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	10	33.60 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	81	66.90 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	69	37.50 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	91	19.40 % of GDP	2016
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	144	0.70 % of GDP	2012
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	140	15.50 % of GDP	2012
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	19	83.80 % of GDP	2012
Imports	176	1.915 billion US Dollars	2021
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	112	2.62 %	2019
Labor force	186	73010 US Dollars	2013
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	138	1 %	N/A
Labor force - by occupation - industry	89	17 %	N/A
Labor force - by occupation - services	17	82 %	2008
Public debt	148	33.20 % 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
Taxes and other revenues	117	16.60 % of GDP	N/A
Unemployment rate	49	13.00 %	2013
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	14	47.10	2020
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	12	38.10	N/A
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	8	42.20	N/A
Energy
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
Land use - agricultural land	171	10	2018
Land use - arable land	96	10	2018
Land use - other	12	90	2018
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	136	0.57	N/A
Urbanization - urban population	21	89	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	121	24704.00 tons	2013
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	123	494 tons	2013
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	79	2.00 %	2013
Geography
Area - land	199	444 sq km	N/A
Area - total	202	444 sq km	N/A
Coastline	122	364 km	N/A
Land use - agricultural land	171	10	2018
Land use - arable land	96	10	2018
Land use - other	12	90	2018
Population Density	38	344.25 Persons per sq km	N/A
Population
Birth rate	134	13.07 births/1,000 population	2023
Currently married women (ages 15-49)	125	50 %	2023
Death rate	63	8.78 deaths/1,000 population	2023
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	55	21.40 %	N/A
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	109	4.70 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	136	47.00 %	N/A
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	144	25.60 %	N/A
Drinking water source - improved	1	100 % of population	N/A
Education expenditures	13	7 % of GDP	2020
Gross reproduction rate	73	0.96 %	2023
Infant mortality rate - female	148	6.87 deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Infant mortality rate - male	147	8.50 deaths/1,000 live births	N/A
Infant mortality rate - total	152	7.70 deaths/1,000 live births	N/A
Life expectancy at birth - female	52	82 years	2023
Life expectancy at birth - male	49	77 years	N/A
Life expectancy at birth - total population	52	80 years	N/A
Median age - female	51	40 years	2020
Median age - male	63	34 years	N/A
Median age - total	55	37 years	N/A
Net migration rate	125	1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population	N/A
Population	187	152849	2023
Population growth rate	125	0.30 %	2023
Sanitation facility access - improved	1	100 % of population	N/A
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	5	18 years	2013
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	3	18 years	N/A
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	5	17 years	N/A
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	10	1.06 male(s)/female	N/A
Sex ratio - 15-64 years	22	1.01 male(s)/female	N/A
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	30	0.83 male(s)/female	N/A
Sex ratio - at birth	8	1.05 male(s)/female	N/A
Sex ratio - total population	20	0.99 male(s)/female	N/A
Total fertility rate	89	1.97 children born/woman	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	136	0.57	N/A
Urbanization - urban population	21	89	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	14	47.10	2020
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	12	38.10	N/A
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	8	42.20	N/A
Transportation
Airports	123	1	2021
Merchant marine - total	105	59	N/A
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	91	11.00	N/A
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	26	2	2020

*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.