Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 24.0% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% as of 2022.
be 25.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.0% as of 2021.
pay a 34.9% higher top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Croatia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 54.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 38.4% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Croatia, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 61.8% more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Croatia spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 69.6% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Croatia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 19.0% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.