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Curacao rankings 2026: where Curacao places in 26 global Top 10s

Curacao is #6 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person and inside the top 10 of 3 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

How does Curacao compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 26 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #6 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person, where it is measured at 12.34 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from oil) as of 2026-11-02. Curacao finishes inside the top 10 in 3 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Curacao is inside the top 10 of 3 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Curacao by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Curacao holds 10 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries by travel services (52.33 % of service imports, BoP), #20 of 50 in Most trade-dependent economies (trade as share of GDP) (155.27 % of GDP), #21 of 50 in Countries by trade in services (75.61 % of GDP) and #28 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of services in total exports (73.41 %). 6 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Curacao holds 6 positions: #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources (100 %), #23 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of international migrants (43.1 % of population), #26 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity (100 %) and #30 of 50 in Most urbanised countries (91.47 %). 2 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Curacao holds 5 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person (12.34 tonnes per person), #18 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person (12.34 t), #36 of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (0.25 kg per person per day) and #37 of 50 in Countries with the highest electricity use per person (5,610.16 kWh per person). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Curacao holds 2 positions: #11 of 50 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (14 years) and #39 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (5.44 % of GDP).

Travel

In travel, Curacao holds 1 position: #12 of 50 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP (31.33 % of GDP).

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Curacao holds 1 position: #23 of 50 in Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most (1.32 PPP dollars).

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Curacao holds 1 position: #48 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using basic sanitation (99.17 % of population).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Curacao moved in 24 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Curacao ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Curacao's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Fastest-growing economies by GDP growth (5.03 %), 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using basic sanitation (99.17 % of population) and 46th of 50 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows (4.35 % of GDP). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Curacao

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Curacao's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Curacao

What is Curacao's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#6 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person, with 12.34 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from oil) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Curacao?

26 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Curacao in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 3 rankings, including #6 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person, #7 in Countries by travel services and #10 in Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

Live table and history →

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