Curaçao vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Curaçao and Mexico: Curaçao leads on Oil Exports (211,100) against Mexico (1.51); Mexico leads on Population Change (1.20 million persons) against Curaçao (14.80 persons); Curaçao leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (70,000) against Mexico (1.98). Across 72 compared metrics, Curaçao wins on 28 and Mexico wins on 29.

  • 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🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)68.13 %53.03 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 68% (2017 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)

Economy

32 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.08B $2.29T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA% (31 December 2010)7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.5 %7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)NA5.4 % of GDP
Electricity Consumption968258.7
Electricity Exports07.31
Electricity Imports03.53
Electricity Production1.79302.7
Gross Fixed Investment41.820.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.3 %3.52 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.6 %4.7 %
Natural Gas Consumption081.61
Natural Gas Exports036.81
Natural Gas Imports050.12
Natural Gas Production031.57
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8
Oil Consumption72,0002.07
Oil Exports211,1001.51
Oil Imports291,700496,000
Oil Production5312.98
Oil Proved Reserves010.42
Public Debt33.254.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption70,0001.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports167,500155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports45,800867,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production189,800844,600
Remittances5.43.7
Revenue from Forest Resources00.1
Taxes and Other Revenues16.614.29
Unemployment Rate13 %4.38 %

Environment

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)84,7052.73M
Population Distributionlargest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwestmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Water ResourcesNA461.89

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization23.93 %1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)7952.44
Coastline Length (km)364 km9,330 km
Irrigated LandNA59,910

Government

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇲🇽 MexicoShare
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 Maarten32
Independencenone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.416.4
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA340,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA4.2

People and Society

22 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)51.79 %51.87 %
Life expectancy at birth81.56 years80.06 years
Median age of population39.01 years29.96 years
Population Change14.8 persons1.20M persons
Population density437.63 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km
Total population185,492.5 persons133.03M persons
Birth Rate (%)12.71 %14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.1 %
Death Rate (%)8.91 %6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.4 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age42,501 persons35.92M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate73,01056.13
Major Urban Areas Population144,000 people22.28 people
Military Service Age and Obligationno conscription(2010)18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization94.76 %77.59 %
Physician DensityNA2.43 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.25 %0.81 %
Total deaths1,868.7 persons685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)54.32 %62.6 %
Total fertility rate1.07 per woman1.84 per woman
Total net-migration483.1 persons-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate9.38 per live births11.69 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇨🇼 Curaçao🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.690.48
Airports11,580

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