This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Curacao and France. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
General information
| Curacao | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Caribbean | Western Europe |
| Area: | 444 km² | 549,087 km² |
| National language: | Dutch | French |
| Government form: | Parliamentary republic | Semi-presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 2010 AD | 843 AD |
| Capital: | Willemstad | Paris |
Population
Details for Curacao and France| Curacao | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 152,369 | 67,750,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 343.2 | 123.4 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 75 years | Ø 79 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 82 years | Ø 85 years |
| Average age: | Ø 36.7 years | Ø 41.7 years |
| Birth rate: | 10.10 ‰ | 10.90 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 9.00 ‰ | 9.90 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | -1.31 ‰ | 1.06 ‰ |
Economy
| Curacao | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Netherlands Antillean guilder (1 ANG = 100 Cents) | euro (1 EUR =100 Cent) |
| Unemployment rate: | 13.0 % | 7.9 % |
| Inflation rate: | 2.62 % | 1.64 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 83.32 % | 96.23 % |
| Average income: | 18,430 US$ | 44,160 US$ |
| CUW: total | per 1000 inh. | FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 2,700 M US$ | 17.72 M US$ | 2,957,880 M US$ | 43.66 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 2,808 M US$ | 18.43 M US$ | 2,991,553 M US$ | 44.16 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 1,280 M US$ | 8.40 M US$ | 920,864 M US$ | 13.59 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 1,915 M US$ | 12.57 M US$ | 957,717 M US$ | 14.14 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Curacao and France| CUW: total | per 1000 inh. | FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 550 km | 3.61 km | 1,053,215 km | 15.55 km |
| Harbours: | 63 | 0.4135 | 548 | 0.0081 |
| Passenger airports: | 1 | 0.0066 | 61 | 0.0009 |
Energy balance
Details for Curacao and France| CUW: total | per 1000 inh. | FRA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 968.00 m kWh | 6.35 m kWh | 450.80 bn kWh | 6.65 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 1.79 bn kWh | 11.71 m kWh | 529.10 bn kWh | 7.81 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 61.41 bn kWh | 906,425.59 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 19.90 bn kWh | 293,728.53 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 5.39 m t | 35,377.87 t | 300.52 m t | 4,435.74 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Curacao and France| Curacao | France | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +599 | +33 |
| Internet domain: | .cw | .fr |
| CUW total | CUW per 1000 inh. | FRA total | FRA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 54,000 | 354 | 37,759,000 | 557 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 182,000 | 1194 | 72,751,000 | 1074 |
| Internet users: | 103,805 | 681 | 58,329,375 | 861 |
| Broadband Internet: | 55,000 | 361 | 30,627,000 | 452 |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Curacao and France
| Curacao | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 31.3 °C | 16.9 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 25.6 °C | 7.9 °C |
| Water temperature: | 26.8 °C | 15.4 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 76 % | 78 % |
| Rain days: | 5.8 | 8.9 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 8.8 | 5.5 |
Native languages
| Curacao | France | |
|---|---|---|
| French: | n/a | 93.6 % |
| Papiamento: | 81.2 % | n/a |
| Dutch: | 8.0 % | n/a |
| Spanish: | 4.0 % | 0.4 % |
| English: | 2.9 % | n/a |
| Arabic: | n/a | 2.5 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 1.2 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Turkish: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| other: | 3.9 % | 1.5 % |
Religions
| Curacao | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 89.5 % | 64.0 % |
| Nondenominational: | 6.0 % | 24.0 % |
| Islam: | n/a | 8.0 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| other: | 4.5 % | 2.7 % |