The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Curaçao fits inside the Dominican Republic 331 times.
Curaçao: 444 km² (2023) · Dominican Republic: 146,839 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Dominican Republic’s coastline is 3.5 times as long as Curaçao’s.
Curaçao: 364 km (2026 edition) · Dominican Republic: 1,288 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Dominican Republic’s highest peak towers 2,726 m above Curaçao’s.
Curaçao: 372 m (2026 edition) · Dominican Republic: 3,098 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Dominican Republic has 74 times as many people as Curaçao.
Curaçao: 156,263 (2025) · Dominican Republic: 11.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Curaçao is 47% more densely populated than the Dominican Republic.
Curaçao: 352 per km² (2025) · Dominican Republic: 239 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 174.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Curaçao is 11 years older than in the Dominican Republic.
Curaçao: 38.2 years (2023) · Dominican Republic: 27.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Dominican Republic have 0.8 more children on average than in Curaçao.
Curaçao: 1.4 children per woman (2024) · Dominican Republic: 2.22 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Curaçao are 65 or older, versus 8.2% in the Dominican Republic.
Curaçao: 17.3% (2025) · Dominican Republic: 8.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Curaçao has 3 official languages, the Dominican Republic 1.
Curaçao: 3 (2026) · Dominican Republic: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Dominican Republic’s economy is 36 times the size of Curaçao’s.
Curaçao: $3.56 billion (2024) · Dominican Republic: $127 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Curaçao produces 14% more per person than the Dominican Republic.
Curaçao: Int$32,741 (2024) · Dominican Republic: Int$28,721 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 39 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Curaçao’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× the Dominican Republic’s.
Curaçao: 70% (2024) · Dominican Republic: 39% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: $489 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Curaçao live 3.1 years longer than in the Dominican Republic.
Curaçao: 77 years (2024) · Dominican Republic: 73.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 27.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 30.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 6.09 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Curaçao drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in the Dominican Republic.
Curaçao: 13.2 litres (2023) · Dominican Republic: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 61.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 3,313 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 2,072 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 9.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Curaçao welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as the Dominican Republic (2019).
Curaçao: 3.19 (2022) · Dominican Republic: 0.75 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in the Dominican Republic are online, versus 68% in Curaçao.
Curaçao: 68% (2017) · Dominican Republic: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Curaçao have electricity, versus 100% in the Dominican Republic.
Curaçao: 100% (2024) · Dominican Republic: 99.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
91% of people in Curaçao live in cities, versus 73% in the Dominican Republic.
Curaçao: 91% (2025) · Dominican Republic: 73% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Curaçao and the Dominican Republic are practically level.
Curaçao: 94 (2023) · Dominican Republic: 94 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 496 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 45% of the Dominican Republic, but only 0.2% of Curaçao.
Curaçao: 0.2% (2023) · Dominican Republic: 45% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Curaçao emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Dominican Republic.
Curaçao: 12.3 t (2024) · Dominican Republic: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 23.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Dominican Republic carries 3% more fine dust than in Curaçao.
Curaçao: 12 µg/m³ (2024) · Dominican Republic: 12.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 10.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 27.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Curaçao: no data · Dominican Republic: 1,056 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Curaçao bigger than the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic is larger. Curaçao fits inside the Dominican Republic 331 times.
Which has more people, Curaçao or the Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic has 74 times as many people as Curaçao (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Curaçao or the Dominican Republic?
People in Curaçao live 3.1 years longer than in the Dominican Republic. Life expectancy at birth is 77.0 years in Curaçao and 73.9 in the Dominican Republic.
