Country profile
Croatia
Croatia ranks #129 of 215 for population, #61 of 209 for gdp per capita, #58 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
3,866,200
people · 2024
Rank #129 of 215
Life expectancy
78.9
years · 2024
Rank #58 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.3%
% of population · 2023
Rank #150 of 186
Under-5 mortality
5.6
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #194 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
92.4%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #38 of 232
Tobacco use
37%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #9 of 163
Calorie supply
3,448
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #26 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
22M
arrivals · 2020
Rank #12 of 203
GDP per capita
$24,050
current US$ · 2024
Rank #61 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.97
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #101 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
135
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #110 of 210
Forest area
34.8%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #102 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
16.1
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #160 of 248
Protected areas
24.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #47 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
4.76
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #70 of 210
Fertilizer use
155
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #33 of 194
Pesticide use
1.29
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #113 of 193
Cereal yield
6.57
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #19 of 182
Digital
Internet users
83.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #93 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
29.6
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #74 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
122
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #98 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #27 of 215
Renewable electricity output
69.9%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #41 of 257
Energy use per person
26,615
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #68 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.69
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #54 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Croatia; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield