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China vs Croatia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 3.87M in Croatia (ranked 129/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 21,606 sq mi for Croatia (ranked 2nd vs. 123rd).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931).

Main facts and rankings

China Croatia
Population
1405773318
3839202
Population rank 2/197 129/197
GDP
$18.7T
2024
$92.5B
2024
GDP rank 2/197 74/197
GDP per capita
$13,303
2024
$23,931
2024
GDP per capita rank 76/197 50/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,105
2024
$48,575
2024
Government debt
$16.6T
2024
$53.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
96.3%
2025
55.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,750
2024
$13,796
2024
Government debt per person rank 48/185 42/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,060
2025
$20,265
2025
Land area
3,624,808 sq mi
2025
21,606 sq mi
2025
Population density
389 ppl/mi²
2024
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1
2023
1.46
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
46 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
78.9 years
2025

China and Croatia: Comparison Charts

China and Croatia economies compared

GDP
China

Croatia
Year GDP
China Croatia
1960 $59,846,235,025 -
1961 $50,162,299,350 -
1962 $47,310,737,754 -
1963 $50,812,227,919 -
1964 $59,821,862,703 -
1965 $70,565,994,356 -
1966 $76,854,053,259 -
1967 $73,011,350,596 -
1968 $70,980,323,819 -
1969 $79,847,786,729 -
1970 $92,752,930,873 -
1971 $99,959,013,880 -
1972 $113,871,930,714 -
1973 $138,764,340,892 -
1974 $144,418,433,058 -
1975 $163,687,619,736 -
1976 $154,196,810,059 -
1977 $175,226,595,860 -
1978 $149,788,617,886 -
1979 $178,573,913,043 -
1980 $191,487,500,000 -
1981 $196,218,253,968 -
1982 $205,480,916,031 -
1983 $231,130,268,199 -
1984 $260,442,857,143 -
1985 $310,064,625,850 -
1986 $301,310,144,928 -
1987 $273,455,156,951 -
1988 $312,888,888,889 -
1989 $348,380,566,802 -
1990 $361,560,229,446 $25,650,213,280
1991 $384,510,452,962 $18,760,386,775
1992 $428,502,354,788 $10,621,169,291
1993 $446,557,291,212 $11,259,647,874
1994 $566,929,539,493 $15,062,911,617
1995 $738,190,896,228 $22,772,394,547
1996 $868,523,936,530 $24,150,978,347
1997 $967,753,570,435 $24,175,764,812
1998 $1,037,134,141,760 $25,890,228,430
1999 $1,103,843,203,576 $23,777,026,779
2000 $1,223,754,919,971 $22,134,411,297
2001 $1,355,036,590,252 $23,066,883,850
2002 $1,489,821,682,051 $26,757,722,429
2003 $1,683,903,309,844 $35,245,317,002
2004 $1,984,196,551,300 $41,836,292,157
2005 $2,317,551,298,052 $45,013,119,282
2006 $2,791,498,472,804 $49,590,197,657
2007 $3,604,055,822,572 $59,298,265,770
2008 $4,667,346,414,522 $68,478,776,206
2009 $5,189,577,094,998 $62,321,642,125
2010 $6,192,564,874,453 $58,981,738,869
2011 $7,671,757,207,851 $62,903,737,380
2012 $8,673,664,713,189 $57,551,963,753
2013 $9,743,124,247,267 $59,852,401,272
2014 $10,674,533,168,257 $59,612,144,078
2015 $11,280,814,787,469 $51,005,200,670
2016 $11,456,024,084,962 $52,654,855,638
2017 $12,537,559,062,283 $56,186,190,438
2018 $14,147,765,772,964 $61,668,130,123
2019 $14,560,167,101,283 $61,467,582,194
2020 $14,996,414,166,715 $57,963,370,885
2021 $18,201,698,719,564 $69,006,802,299
2022 $18,316,765,021,690 $71,198,635,102
2023 $18,270,356,654,533 $84,393,795,502
2024 $18,743,803,170,827 $92,526,176,109

China and Croatia economies compared

GDP per capita
China

Croatia
Year GDP per capita
China Croatia
1960 $89.7 -
1961 $76 -
1962 $71.1 -
1963 $74.5 -
1964 $85.7 -
1965 $98.7 -
1966 $104.5 -
1967 $96.8 -
1968 $91.6 -
1969 $100.3 -
1970 $113.3 -
1971 $118.8 -
1972 $132.1 -
1973 $157.3 -
1974 $160.4 -
1975 $178.6 -
1976 $165.7 -
1977 $185.7 -
1978 $156.7 -
1979 $184.3 -
1980 $195.1 -
1981 $197.4 -
1982 $203.7 -
1983 $225.9 -
1984 $251.2 -
1985 $295 -
1986 $282.4 -
1987 $252.3 -
1988 $284 -
1989 $311 -
1990 $319 $5,369
1991 $334 $4,001
1992 $368 $2,321
1993 $379 $2,448
1994 $476 $3,238
1995 $613 $4,929
1996 $713 $5,300
1997 $787 $5,331
1998 $835 $5,713
1999 $881 $5,269
2000 $969 $4,954
2001 $1,065 $5,365
2002 $1,164 $6,220
2003 $1,307 $8,190
2004 $1,531 $9,719
2005 $1,778 $10,444
2006 $2,129 $11,503
2007 $2,735 $13,758
2008 $3,523 $15,889
2009 $3,898 $14,476
2010 $4,629 $13,731
2011 $5,704 $14,695
2012 $6,405 $13,509
2013 $7,147 $14,136
2014 $7,781 $14,188
2015 $8,175 $12,285
2016 $8,255 $12,821
2017 $8,980 $13,903
2018 $10,086 $15,460
2019 $10,343 $15,564
2020 $10,627 $14,808
2021 $12,887 $17,790
2022 $12,971 $18,466
2023 $12,951 $21,865
2024 $13,303 $23,931

China vs. Croatia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
China

Croatia
Year Life expectancy, years
China Croatia
1950 43.8 58.5
1951 44.6 59
1952 45.3 59.8
1953 45.9 61.5
1954 46.8 62.2
1955 47.2 63.1
1956 47.8 63.6
1957 48.4 64.4
1958 48.8 65
1959 40.2 65.5
1960 33.4 65.9
1961 40.2 66.5
1962 51 67.3
1963 51.7 67.6
1964 52.3 68
1965 53 68.5
1966 53.7 68.9
1967 54.4 69
1968 55.2 68.9
1969 56 69
1970 56.8 69.2
1971 57.7 69.4
1972 58.6 69.8
1973 59.5 70.1
1974 60.2 70.6
1975 61 71
1976 61.2 71.4
1977 62.5 71.4
1978 63.1 71.3
1979 63.7 71.1
1980 64.2 71
1981 64.8 70.9
1982 65.2 70.7
1983 65.7 70.7
1984 66.1 71
1985 66.5 71.5
1986 66.9 71.8
1987 67.3 71.9
1988 67.6 72.2
1989 67.9 72.5
1990 68.2 72.2
1991 68.6 70.6
1992 69.1 71.7
1993 69.5 72.3
1994 69.8 72.6
1995 70.4 72.6
1996 70.8 73
1997 71.2 73
1998 71.6 73.2
1999 72 73.6
2000 72.3 74
2001 72.7 74.4
2002 73 74.6
2003 73.4 74.7
2004 73.7 75.3
2005 74.1 75.6
2006 74.4 75.7
2007 74.8 75.9
2008 74.8 76
2009 75.3 76.3
2010 75.7 76.7
2011 75.9 77
2012 76.2 77.3
2013 76.5 77.5
2014 76.7 77.5
2015 77 77.6
2016 77.2 77.6
2017 77.2 77.7
2018 77.7 77.9
2019 77.9 78.2
2020 78 77.5
2021 78.1 77.1
2022 78.2 78.3
2023 78 78.6
2024 78 78.8
2025 78.4 78.9

China and Croatia population clocks and comparison

Population
China

Croatia
Year Population
China Croatia
1960 667,070,000 4,140,181
1961 660,330,000 4,167,292
1962 665,770,000 4,196,712
1963 682,335,000 4,225,675
1964 698,355,000 4,252,876
1965 715,185,000 4,280,923
1966 735,400,000 4,310,701
1967 754,550,000 4,338,683
1968 774,510,000 4,365,628
1969 796,025,000 4,391,490
1970 818,315,000 4,412,252
1971 841,105,000 4,431,275
1972 862,030,000 4,450,564
1973 881,940,000 4,470,161
1974 900,350,000 4,490,660
1975 916,395,000 4,512,082
1976 930,685,000 4,535,934
1977 943,455,000 4,559,571
1978 956,165,000 4,581,085
1979 969,005,000 4,594,778
1980 981,235,000 4,599,782
1981 993,885,000 4,611,509
1982 1,008,630,000 4,634,234
1983 1,023,310,000 4,658,254
1984 1,036,825,000 4,680,285
1985 1,051,040,000 4,701,417
1986 1,066,790,000 4,721,446
1987 1,084,035,000 4,739,745
1988 1,101,630,000 4,755,207
1989 1,118,650,000 4,767,260
1990 1,135,185,000 4,777,368
1991 1,150,780,000 4,689,022
1992 1,164,970,000 4,575,818
1993 1,178,440,000 4,600,463
1994 1,191,835,000 4,652,024
1995 1,204,855,000 4,620,030
1996 1,217,550,000 4,557,097
1997 1,230,075,000 4,534,920
1998 1,241,935,000 4,532,135
1999 1,252,735,000 4,512,597
2000 1,262,645,000 4,468,302
2001 1,271,850,000 4,299,642
2002 1,280,400,000 4,302,174
2003 1,288,400,000 4,303,399
2004 1,296,075,000 4,304,600
2005 1,303,720,000 4,310,145
2006 1,311,020,000 4,311,159
2007 1,317,885,000 4,310,217
2008 1,324,655,000 4,309,705
2009 1,331,260,000 4,305,181
2010 1,337,705,000 4,295,427
2011 1,345,035,000 4,280,622
2012 1,354,190,000 4,260,368
2013 1,363,240,000 4,233,922
2014 1,371,860,000 4,201,598
2015 1,379,860,000 4,151,725
2016 1,387,790,000 4,106,867
2017 1,396,215,000 4,041,407
2018 1,402,760,000 3,988,775
2019 1,407,745,000 3,949,390
2020 1,411,100,000 3,914,206
2021 1,412,360,000 3,878,981
2022 1,412,175,000 3,855,641
2023 1,410,710,000 3,859,686
2024 1,408,975,000 3,866,300

Fertility rates in China and Croatia

Fertility rate
China

Croatia
Year Fertility rate
China Croatia
1960 4.45 2.24
1961 3.86 2.22
1962 6.09 2.19
1963 7.51 2.15
1964 6.67 2.14
1965 6.61 2.22
1966 6.31 2.23
1967 5.81 2.1
1968 6.51 2.03
1969 6.18 1.95
1970 6.09 1.88
1971 5.52 1.97
1972 5.11 2.01
1973 4.73 2.01
1974 4.17 1.98
1975 3.57 1.95
1976 3.24 1.94
1977 2.84 1.95
1978 2.72 1.96
1979 2.75 1.95
1980 2.74 1.93
1981 2.79 1.93
1982 2.97 1.9
1983 2.56 1.88
1984 2.61 1.87
1985 2.63 1.82
1986 2.72 1.76
1987 2.76 1.64
1988 2.54 1.79
1989 2.52 1.63
1990 2.51 1.63
1991 1.93 1.53
1992 1.78 1.48
1993 1.69 1.52
1994 1.63 1.47
1995 1.59 1.58
1996 1.55 1.67
1997 1.53 1.69
1998 1.52 1.45
1999 1.53 1.38
2000 1.63 1.39
2001 1.56 1.46
2002 1.57 1.42
2003 1.57 1.41
2004 1.61 1.43
2005 1.62 1.5
2006 1.64 1.47
2007 1.67 1.48
2008 1.7 1.47
2009 1.71 1.5
2010 1.69 1.46
2011 1.67 1.41
2012 1.8 1.52
2013 1.71 1.46
2014 1.77 1.46
2015 1.67 1.41
2016 1.77 1.43
2017 1.8 1.42
2018 1.54 1.47
2019 1.5 1.47
2020 1.24 1.48
2021 1.12 1.62
2022 1.03 1.53
2023 1 1.46

China and Croatia demographics compared

Median age
China

Croatia
Year Median age, years
China Croatia
1960 20.9 29
1961 21.1 29.4
1962 21 29.7
1963 20.4 30
1964 19.9 30.3
1965 19.6 30.6
1966 19.3 30.9
1967 19.2 31.2
1968 19.2 31.5
1969 19.1 31.8
1970 19.1 32.1
1971 19.2 32.3
1972 19.3 32.5
1973 19.5 32.7
1974 19.7 32.8
1975 20.1 33
1976 20.4 33.1
1977 20.8 33.2
1978 21.2 33.3
1979 21.4 33.4
1980 21.6 33.4
1981 21.8 33.5
1982 22.1 33.6
1983 22.6 33.8
1984 23 34
1985 23.2 34.2
1986 23.4 34.4
1987 23.6 34.7
1988 23.9 35
1989 24.4 35.3
1990 24.7 35.6
1991 25.1 36
1992 25.6 36.4
1993 26.1 36.9
1994 26.6 37.3
1995 27.2 37.8
1996 27.8 38.2
1997 28.3 38.6
1998 28.8 38.9
1999 29.4 39.2
2000 30 39.6
2001 30.5 39.9
2002 31.1 40.2
2003 31.6 40.5
2004 32.1 40.7
2005 32.6 40.9
2006 33.1 41.2
2007 33.7 41.4
2008 34.2 41.6
2009 34.7 41.8
2010 35.1 41.9
2011 35.5 42.2
2012 35.7 42.5
2013 36 42.7
2014 36.3 43
2015 36.7 43.3
2016 37.1 43.7
2017 37.4 44.2
2018 37.7 44.6
2019 38.1 45
2020 38.5 45.2
2021 39 45.4
2022 39.6 45.6
2023 40.1 45.8
2024 40.6 46

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National statistics comparison

Finance

China Croatia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.3T
2024
$85.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.7%
2025
48.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4%
2023
4.09%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.67%
2023
1.78%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,535,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.57%
2025
-2.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.11%
2021
5.03%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.7%
2024
59.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.5%
2024
19.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
49
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.4%
2022
23.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2022
2.9%
2023
Number of millionaires
6,013,282
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.55%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
450
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
11,231
2024
81
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$11.8T
2024
$27.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.46T
2024
$3.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$31.4B
2024
$6.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,402,000
2020
21,608,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.59%
2004
23.4%
2020
Banked people share
89.4%
2024
92.6%
2024

Energy

China Croatia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,851 kg
2023
2,237 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.83
2023
$20.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
13,260 megatons
2023
17.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.4 tons
2023
4.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.7%
2022
68%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
34.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.76%
2023
11.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24%
2023
57.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,524 kWh
2023
4,484 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
28.4%
2021
69.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.5%
2023
47%
2023
Nuclear share
4.55%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

China Croatia
% of world population
17.3%
2024
0.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-318,992
2024
-5,186
2024
Urban population
65.5%
2024
58.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
51.4
2025
73
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
47
2024
Higher education index
90
2025
83
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.5
2020
0.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.4
2019
7.9
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.7%
2020
99.4%
2021
English speaking
0.7%
2023
57.1%
2023
People using the Internet
92%
2024
83.6%
2024

Health

China Croatia
Government health expenditure per capita
$672
2022
$1,344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$123.5
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
78.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2022
0.009%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.52
2021
3.61
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.2
2023
4.6
2023
Obesity rate
8.37%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
64
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.4%
2022
37%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.58 liters
2020
7.65 liters
2020

Territory

China Croatia
% of world land
6.3%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
2,573 sq mi
2024
5,588 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,009,326 sq mi
2025
5,737 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871,112 sq mi
2025
7,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,411,576 mi
2024
16,751 mi
2015

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