Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 33.3% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2023.
be 98.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.
be 21.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.0% as of 2021.
Life
be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Croatia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Croatia, about 81.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.1% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Croatia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 17.0% more on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Croatia spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.