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Oranjestad vs Willemstad

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Under balanced weights Oranjestad edges it, 71 to 68, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Oranjestad is stronger on nothing outright; Willemstad on visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 15.4 of 71 points (scores 92/100)Internet: 11.8 of 71 points (scores 71/100)Visa ease: 10.1 of 71 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 8.4 of 71 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 11.1 of 71 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 14.6 of 71 points (scores 87/100)71
Oranjestad
out of 100

Dutch Caribbean capital outside the hurricane belt

Full Oranjestad profile →Where to stay in Oranjestad →
Internet: 13.5 of 68 points (scores 68/100)Visa ease: 15.5 of 68 points (scores 77/100)Getting there & around: 9.0 of 68 points (scores 45/100)Climate: 13.3 of 68 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 16.8 of 68 points (scores 84/100)68
Willemstad
out of 100

Pastel UNESCO harbour with a six-month remote-work permit

Full Willemstad profile →Where to stay in Willemstad →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricOranjestadWillemstad
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety92no data
Healthcareno datano data
Internet71 ✓68
Visa ease6177 ✓
Getting there & around50 ✓45
Climate6767
Air quality87 ✓84
Quality of lifeno datano data

Cost

MetricOranjestadWillemstad
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricOranjestadWillemstad
Homicides per 100kno datano data
Political stability (0–100)87.8no data
UHC service coverage (0–100)no datano data
Life expectancyno datano data

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricOranjestadWillemstad
Download45.5 Mbps ✓36.6 Mbps
Upload9.4 Mbps ✓9.3 Mbps

Visa

MetricOranjestadWillemstad
Nomad visanone listed@HOME in Curaçao remote-worker permit ✓
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricOranjestadWillemstad
Non-stop airport destinations35 ✓21
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricOranjestadWillemstad
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.510.7 µg/m³ ✓12.2 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Oranjestad or Willemstad?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Oranjestad or Willemstad safer?
Safety data is missing for one of the two cities.
Where is the internet faster, Oranjestad or Willemstad?
Oranjestad: a measured median of 45.5 Mbps versus 36.6 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.