Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.6% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.
be 10.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.0% as of 2021.
make 21.6% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2023.
Life
have 19.7% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Croatia, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, 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.
Expenditures
spend 18.8% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Croatia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 27.9% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Croatia spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 23.2% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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 Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.