Curaçao vs France: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 72 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Curaçao and France: Curaçao leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (189,800) against France (1.31); Curaçao leads on Oil Imports (291,700) against France (2.22); Curaçao leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (70,000) against France (1.71). Across 72 compared metrics, Curaçao wins on 22 and France wins on 34.

  • Communications: 2 metrics compared
  • Economy: 32 metrics compared
  • Environment: 3 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 3 metrics compared
  • Health: 4 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 22 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 2 metrics compared

Communications

2 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇫🇷 FranceShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)68.13 %80.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 68% (2017 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)

Economy

32 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇫🇷 FranceShare
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.08B $3.37T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA% (31 December 2010)0 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.5 %1.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)NA11.3 % of GDP
Electricity Consumption968450.8
Electricity Exports061.41
Electricity Imports019.9
Electricity Production1.79529.1
Gross Fixed Investment41.819.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.3 %0.74 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.6 %2 %
Natural Gas Consumption041.88
Natural Gas Exports06.03
Natural Gas Imports048.59
Natural Gas Production016.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves08.41
Oil Consumption72,0001.86
Oil Exports211,100487,200
Oil Imports291,7002.22
Oil Production53184,820
Oil Proved Reserves091.63
Public Debt33.2123.01
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD1.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption70,0001.71
Refined Petroleum Products Exports167,500440,600
Refined Petroleum Products Imports45,800886,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production189,8001.31
Remittances5.41.2
Revenue from Forest Resources00.03
Taxes and Other Revenues16.624.69
Unemployment Rate13 %8.06 %

Environment

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇫🇷 FranceShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)84,705-6.11M
Population Distributionlargest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwestmuch of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second
Total Renewable Water ResourcesNA211

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇫🇷 FranceShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization23.93 %4.22 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)79135.5
Coastline Length (km)364 km4,853 km
Irrigated LandNA14,236

Government

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇫🇷 FranceShare
Administrative Divisionsnone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) note: Curacao is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Sint Maarten18
Independencenone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇫🇷 FranceShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.46.5
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA190,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

People and Society

22 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇫🇷 FranceShare
Currently married (Percent)51.79 %52.51 %
Life expectancy at birth81.56 years86.69 years
Median age of population39.01 years42.51 years
Population Change14.8 persons62,507.4 persons
Population density437.63 per sq. km121.19 per sq. km
Total population185,492.5 persons66.75M persons
Birth Rate (%)12.71 %10.88 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)8.91 %9.91 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.4 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age42,501 persons13.97M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate73,01031.13
Major Urban Areas Population144,000 people11.21 people
Military Service Age and Obligationno conscription(2010)18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization94.76 %62.53 %
Physician DensityNA3.27 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.25 %0.2 %
Total deaths1,868.7 persons607,731.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)54.32 %70.02 %
Total fertility rate1.07 per woman1.56 per woman
Total net-migration483.1 persons66,501.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate9.38 per live births3.49 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇫🇷 FranceShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.691.35
Airports11,218

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