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Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Curaçao: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 68.1% (2017). Mobile subscriptions is 93.8 (2023), 152nd of 210 in the world and 31st of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 31.5 (2023), 55th of 208 in the world and 5th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Mobile subscriptions
CuraçaoLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
Fixed broadband
CuraçaoLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
11 indicators
Digital & energy access: Curaçao in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 68.1%2017 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 83.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 93.82023 | 152/210 | 31/40 | · | 130.1 | 91.9 | −25%since 2013 | 116.8 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 31.52023 | 55/208 | 5/39 | · | 20.12011 | 31.6 | +39%since 2013 | 20.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 24.82023 | 47/213 | 9/40 | · | 50.3 | 28.9 | −37%since 2013 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 5,0722024 | 76/215 | 11/42 | · | 0 | 4,727 | +248%since 2014 | 3,702 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 27/215 | 8/42 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 28/211 | 8/41 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 30/213 | 10/41 | 99.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 5,610 kWh2024 | 37/149 | 2/24 | 7,291 kWh | 7,471 kWh | 4,804 kWh | +13%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 3,841 kgoe2024 | 22/150 | 2/24 | 12,898 kgoe | 10,592 kgoe | 3,165 kgoe | −70%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 10.9%2024 | 66/149 | 16/24 | 12.9% | 16.0% | 11.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 13.6% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband+39%31.5 in 2023
- Secure servers+248%5,072 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).