Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In Ireland, 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 64.3% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2023.
be 39.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.
be 28.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.0% as of 2021.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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.
have 23.4% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Croatia, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.7% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Croatia, about 81.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 77.4% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Croatia spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.0 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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 Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.