World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Curaçao fits inside the median country 251 times.
Curaçao: 444 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 21% longer than Curaçao’s.
Curaçao: 364 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,963 m above Curaçao’s.
Curaçao: 372 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 47 times as many people as Curaçao.
Curaçao: 156,263 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Curaçao is 3.6 times as densely populated as the median country.
Curaçao: 352 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Curaçao is 7.1 years older than in the median country.
Curaçao: 38.2 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.5 more children on average than in Curaçao.
Curaçao: 1.4 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Curaçao are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Curaçao: 17.3% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Curaçao has 3 official languages, the median country 1.
Curaçao: 3 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 13 times the size of Curaçao’s.
Curaçao: $3.56 billion (2024) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Curaçao produces 55% more per person than the median country.
Curaçao: Int$32,741 (2024) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Curaçao’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× the median country’s.
Curaçao: 70% (2024) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Curaçao: no data · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Curaçao live 2.4 years longer than in the median country.
Curaçao: 77 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Curaçao drink 3 times as much alcohol as in the median country.
Curaçao: 13.2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Curaçao welcomed 9.3 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Curaçao: 3.19 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 68% in Curaçao.
Curaçao: 68% (2017) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Curaçao and the median country are practically level.
Curaçao: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
91% of people in Curaçao live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Curaçao: 91% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Curaçao 94.
Curaçao: 94 (2023) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 0.2% of Curaçao.
Curaçao: 0.2% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Curaçao emits 4.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Curaçao: 12.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 38% more fine dust than in Curaçao.
Curaçao: 12 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Curaçao: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Curaçao bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Curaçao fits inside the median country 251 times.
Which has more people, Curaçao or the median country?
The median country has 47 times as many people as Curaçao (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Curaçao or the median country?
People in Curaçao live 2.4 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 77.0 years in Curaçao and 74.6 in the median country.