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Croatia vs DR Congo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 109M in The DR Congo (ranked 15/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 875,313 sq mi for The DR Congo (ranked 123rd vs. 11th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia DR Congo
Population
3839202
115740092
Population rank 129/197 15/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$70.7B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 87/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 189/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$1,710
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
16.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$125
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 183/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$1,758
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
875,313 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
6.05
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
16.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Croatia and DR Congo: Comparison Charts

Croatia and DR Congo economies compared

GDP
Croatia

DR Congo
Year GDP
Croatia DR Congo
1960 - $3,359,404,118
1961 - $3,086,746,857
1962 - $3,779,841,429
1963 - $6,213,185,743
1964 - $2,881,545,273
1965 - $4,043,901,818
1966 - $4,532,660,182
1967 - $3,384,063,372
1968 - $3,909,780,539
1969 - $5,032,434,970
1970 - $4,877,684,910
1971 - $5,594,770,359
1972 - $6,173,712,814
1973 - $7,870,239,461
1974 - $9,596,960,180
1975 - $10,237,343,174
1976 - $9,648,583,225
1977 - $12,344,424,764
1978 - $15,372,608,002
1979 - $15,068,422,236
1980 - $14,394,927,495
1981 - $12,537,821,038
1982 - $13,651,667,371
1983 - $11,006,712,650
1984 - $7,857,729,193
1985 - $7,195,042,616
1986 - $8,095,367,168
1987 - $7,661,625,473
1988 - $8,861,299,977
1989 - $9,021,862,775
1990 $25,650,213,280 $9,349,764,580
1991 $18,760,386,775 $9,625,436,873
1992 $10,621,169,291 $8,227,343,907
1993 $11,259,647,874 $10,706,259,937
1994 $15,062,911,617 $5,820,382,248
1995 $22,772,394,547 $5,643,439,376
1996 $24,150,978,347 $5,771,456,952
1997 $24,175,764,812 $6,090,838,693
1998 $25,890,228,430 $6,217,805,821
1999 $23,777,026,779 $4,711,259,427
2000 $22,134,411,297 $19,088,046,306
2001 $23,066,883,850 $7,438,189,100
2002 $26,757,722,429 $8,728,038,525
2003 $35,245,317,002 $8,937,567,060
2004 $41,836,292,157 $10,297,483,481
2005 $45,013,119,282 $11,964,484,466
2006 $49,590,197,657 $14,451,901,696
2007 $59,298,265,770 $16,737,071,816
2008 $68,478,776,206 $19,788,515,590
2009 $62,321,642,125 $18,648,372,553
2010 $58,981,738,869 $21,565,721,045
2011 $62,903,737,380 $25,839,749,199
2012 $57,551,963,753 $29,306,235,285
2013 $59,852,401,272 $32,679,745,048
2014 $59,612,144,078 $35,909,040,926
2015 $51,005,200,670 $37,917,706,497
2016 $52,654,855,638 $37,134,801,555
2017 $56,186,190,438 $38,019,264,795
2018 $61,668,130,123 $47,568,210,010
2019 $61,467,582,194 $51,775,829,877
2020 $57,963,370,885 $48,716,961,860
2021 $69,006,802,299 $55,328,482,784
2022 $71,198,635,102 $65,801,547,756
2023 $84,393,795,502 $67,006,756,666
2024 $92,526,176,109 $70,749,355,652

Croatia and DR Congo economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

DR Congo
Year GDP per capita
Croatia DR Congo
1960 - $220.1
1961 - $197.1
1962 - $235.1
1963 - $376
1964 - $169.9
1965 - $232
1966 - $252.8
1967 - $183.3
1968 - $205.6
1969 - $257.1
1970 - $242.2
1971 - $270.3
1972 - $290.5
1973 - $361
1974 - $428
1975 - $445
1976 - $408
1977 - $509
1978 - $615
1979 - $582
1980 - $539
1981 - $456
1982 - $482
1983 - $376
1984 - $259.8
1985 - $230.1
1986 - $250.9
1987 - $230.1
1988 - $257.7
1989 - $254.2
1990 $5,369 $254.9
1991 $4,001 $253.8
1992 $2,321 $209.7
1993 $2,448 $263.3
1994 $3,238 $136.5
1995 $4,929 $127
1996 $5,300 $127.4
1997 $5,331 $132.3
1998 $5,713 $131.5
1999 $5,269 $96.3
2000 $4,954 $378
2001 $5,365 $142.7
2002 $6,220 $162.4
2003 $8,190 $161.5
2004 $9,719 $180.7
2005 $10,444 $203.6
2006 $11,503 $238.4
2007 $13,758 $267.9
2008 $15,889 $307
2009 $14,476 $280.8
2010 $13,731 $315
2011 $14,695 $365
2012 $13,509 $400
2013 $14,136 $431
2014 $14,188 $458
2015 $12,285 $468
2016 $12,821 $442
2017 $13,903 $437
2018 $15,460 $528
2019 $15,564 $557
2020 $14,808 $508
2021 $17,790 $558
2022 $18,466 $643
2023 $21,865 $633
2024 $23,931 $647

Croatia vs. DR Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

DR Congo
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia DR Congo
1950 58.5 38.2
1951 59 38.5
1952 59.8 38.9
1953 61.5 39.1
1954 62.2 39.4
1955 63.1 39.7
1956 63.6 39.9
1957 64.4 40.2
1958 65 40.5
1959 65.5 40.6
1960 65.9 40.8
1961 66.5 40.2
1962 67.3 40.4
1963 67.6 40.6
1964 68 40.1
1965 68.5 40.8
1966 68.9 42.2
1967 69 42.3
1968 68.9 42.7
1969 69 43
1970 69.2 43.3
1971 69.4 43.6
1972 69.8 43.9
1973 70.1 44.1
1974 70.6 44.3
1975 71 44.5
1976 71.4 44.7
1977 71.4 44.9
1978 71.3 44.6
1979 71.1 45.3
1980 71 45.5
1981 70.9 45.7
1982 70.7 45.9
1983 70.7 46.2
1984 71 46.5
1985 71.5 46.7
1986 71.8 47
1987 71.9 47.4
1988 72.2 47.8
1989 72.5 48.1
1990 72.2 48.5
1991 70.6 48.9
1992 71.7 49.3
1993 72.3 49.6
1994 72.6 49.9
1995 72.6 50.4
1996 73 49.4
1997 73 50.5
1998 73.2 49.7
1999 73.6 50.1
2000 74 51.9
2001 74.4 52.2
2002 74.6 52.4
2003 74.7 53
2004 75.3 53.5
2005 75.6 54
2006 75.7 54.5
2007 75.9 55
2008 76 55.4
2009 76.3 55.8
2010 76.7 56.4
2011 77 56.9
2012 77.3 57.4
2013 77.5 57.8
2014 77.5 58.2
2015 77.6 58.7
2016 77.6 59.1
2017 77.7 59.5
2018 77.9 59.9
2019 78.2 60.2
2020 77.5 60.4
2021 77.1 60
2022 78.3 61
2023 78.6 61.9
2024 78.8 62.1
2025 78.9 62.2

Croatia and DR Congo population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

DR Congo
Year Population
Croatia DR Congo
1960 4,140,181 15,264,846
1961 4,167,292 15,662,374
1962 4,196,712 16,075,724
1963 4,225,675 16,507,599
1964 4,252,876 16,955,327
1965 4,280,923 17,427,802
1966 4,310,701 17,931,929
1967 4,338,683 18,462,782
1968 4,365,628 19,012,189
1969 4,391,490 19,570,445
1970 4,412,252 20,137,436
1971 4,431,275 20,695,569
1972 4,450,564 21,251,160
1973 4,470,161 21,827,665
1974 4,490,660 22,418,878
1975 4,512,082 23,021,101
1976 4,535,934 23,624,031
1977 4,559,571 24,229,061
1978 4,581,085 24,992,689
1979 4,594,778 25,886,782
1980 4,599,782 26,711,099
1981 4,611,509 27,500,515
1982 4,634,234 28,338,190
1983 4,658,254 29,250,963
1984 4,680,285 30,245,081
1985 4,701,417 31,264,816
1986 4,721,446 32,265,196
1987 4,739,745 33,298,904
1988 4,755,207 34,382,752
1989 4,767,260 35,486,866
1990 4,777,368 36,684,063
1991 4,689,022 37,925,817
1992 4,575,818 39,228,910
1993 4,600,463 40,656,336
1994 4,652,024 42,626,876
1995 4,620,030 44,433,704
1996 4,557,097 45,296,124
1997 4,534,920 46,029,902
1998 4,532,135 47,297,600
1999 4,512,597 48,912,971
2000 4,468,302 50,507,442
2001 4,299,642 52,132,646
2002 4,302,174 53,750,524
2003 4,303,399 55,343,867
2004 4,304,600 56,997,741
2005 4,310,145 58,775,724
2006 4,311,159 60,615,908
2007 4,310,217 62,477,752
2008 4,309,705 64,390,664
2009 4,305,181 66,412,044
2010 4,295,427 68,563,038
2011 4,280,622 70,849,311
2012 4,260,368 73,254,618
2013 4,233,922 75,789,395
2014 4,201,598 78,403,242
2015 4,151,725 81,035,531
2016 4,106,867 83,956,415
2017 4,041,407 87,083,398
2018 3,988,775 90,047,644
2019 3,949,390 92,947,442
2020 3,914,206 95,989,998
2021 3,878,981 99,148,932
2022 3,855,641 102,396,968
2023 3,859,686 105,789,731
2024 3,866,300 109,276,265

Fertility rates in Croatia and DR Congo

Fertility rate
Croatia

DR Congo
Year Fertility rate
Croatia DR Congo
1960 2.24 6.11
1961 2.22 6.12
1962 2.19 6.14
1963 2.15 6.16
1964 2.14 6.19
1965 2.22 6.21
1966 2.23 6.24
1967 2.1 6.27
1968 2.03 6.29
1969 1.95 6.3
1970 1.88 6.33
1971 1.97 6.34
1972 2.01 6.37
1973 2.01 6.39
1974 1.98 6.4
1975 1.95 6.42
1976 1.94 6.44
1977 1.95 6.45
1978 1.96 6.46
1979 1.95 6.48
1980 1.93 6.5
1981 1.93 6.52
1982 1.9 6.54
1983 1.88 6.56
1984 1.87 6.59
1985 1.82 6.61
1986 1.76 6.63
1987 1.64 6.65
1988 1.79 6.66
1989 1.63 6.65
1990 1.63 6.65
1991 1.53 6.65
1992 1.48 6.64
1993 1.52 6.64
1994 1.47 6.64
1995 1.58 6.68
1996 1.67 6.67
1997 1.69 6.69
1998 1.45 6.7
1999 1.38 6.69
2000 1.39 6.7
2001 1.46 6.66
2002 1.42 6.61
2003 1.41 6.55
2004 1.43 6.53
2005 1.5 6.53
2006 1.47 6.55
2007 1.48 6.56
2008 1.47 6.58
2009 1.5 6.59
2010 1.46 6.59
2011 1.41 6.58
2012 1.52 6.56
2013 1.46 6.53
2014 1.46 6.48
2015 1.41 6.44
2016 1.43 6.39
2017 1.42 6.35
2018 1.47 6.3
2019 1.47 6.25
2020 1.48 6.21
2021 1.62 6.16
2022 1.53 6.11
2023 1.46 6.05

Croatia and DR Congo demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

DR Congo
Year Median age, years
Croatia DR Congo
1960 29 18.4
1961 29.4 18.4
1962 29.7 18.4
1963 30 18.5
1964 30.3 18.5
1965 30.6 18.5
1966 30.9 18.5
1967 31.2 18.5
1968 31.5 18.5
1969 31.8 18.5
1970 32.1 18.4
1971 32.3 18.3
1972 32.5 18.2
1973 32.7 18.1
1974 32.8 18
1975 33 17.9
1976 33.1 17.8
1977 33.2 17.8
1978 33.3 17.8
1979 33.4 17.9
1980 33.4 17.9
1981 33.5 17.9
1982 33.6 17.8
1983 33.8 17.9
1984 34 17.9
1985 34.2 17.9
1986 34.4 17.9
1987 34.7 17.9
1988 35 17.8
1989 35.3 17.8
1990 35.6 17.8
1991 36 17.8
1992 36.4 17.8
1993 36.9 17.8
1994 37.3 18
1995 37.8 18.1
1996 38.2 17.7
1997 38.6 17.4
1998 38.9 17.2
1999 39.2 17.2
2000 39.6 17.2
2001 39.9 17.1
2002 40.2 17.1
2003 40.5 17.1
2004 40.7 17
2005 40.9 17
2006 41.2 17
2007 41.4 17
2008 41.6 16.9
2009 41.8 16.9
2010 41.9 16.9
2011 42.2 16.9
2012 42.5 16.9
2013 42.7 16.9
2014 43 16.9
2015 43.3 16.9
2016 43.7 16.9
2017 44.2 17
2018 44.6 17
2019 45 16.9
2020 45.2 16.9
2021 45.4 16.9
2022 45.6 16.9
2023 45.8 16.9
2024 46 16.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia DR Congo
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$70.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
17.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
2.84%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.16%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
134,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-2.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
1.47%
2020
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
33%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
46.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
47.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
35.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.1%
2020
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$5.1B
2023
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
351,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
0.38%
2018
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
39.2%
2024

Energy

Croatia DR Congo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
391 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$3.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
3.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
0.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
3.97%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
96.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
2.84%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
1.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
130.7 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
90.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
99.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
22.1%
2023

Society

Croatia DR Congo
% of world population
0.05%
2024
1.34%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-26,968
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
48.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
8.32
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
20
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
39
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
13.6
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
34.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
80.5%
2022
English speaking
57.1%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
30.5%
2023

Health

Croatia DR Congo
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$24.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$9.04
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
38.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.19
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
427
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
73.2
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
6.89%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
1.92 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia DR Congo
% of world land
0.04%
2025
1.52%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
8,010 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
135,505 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
474,331 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
94,680 mi
2015

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