Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Denmark instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 19.3% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 74.3% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $72,000 as of 2023.
be 15.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.
be 31.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.
pay a 18.2% higher top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 65.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 32.9% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 22.2% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Denmark, about 99.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% more on education
Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.6% more on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 25.3% more coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration.
Denmark: At a glance
How big is Denmark compared to Croatia? See an in-depth size comparison.