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Croatia vs El Salvador statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 6.34M in El Salvador (ranked 111/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 8,000 sq mi for El Salvador (ranked 123rd vs. 150th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and El Salvador ranks 105/197 ($35.4B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while El Salvador ranks 116/197 ($5,580).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia El Salvador
Population
3839202
6386184
Population rank 129/197 112/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$35.4B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 105/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$5,580
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 116/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$13,264
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$31B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
87.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$4,887
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 80/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$4,836
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
8,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
792 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Croatia and El Salvador: Comparison Charts

Croatia and El Salvador economies compared

GDP
Croatia

El Salvador
Year GDP
Croatia El Salvador
1965 - $877,720,000
1966 - $929,520,000
1967 - $976,200,000
1968 - $1,009,760,100
1969 - $1,049,400,000
1970 - $1,132,920,000
1971 - $1,186,120,000
1972 - $1,263,720,000
1973 - $1,442,320,000
1974 - $1,665,880,000
1975 - $1,884,120,100
1976 - $2,328,280,100
1977 - $2,941,640,100
1978 - $3,127,960,000
1979 - $3,463,639,900
1980 - $3,573,959,900
1981 - $3,437,200,200
1982 - $3,399,189,100
1983 - $3,506,347,800
1984 - $3,661,683,400
1985 - $3,800,368,600
1986 - $3,771,663,200
1987 - $3,958,045,800
1988 - $4,189,880,000
1989 - $4,372,215,300
1990 $25,650,213,280 $4,817,542,204
1991 $18,760,386,775 $5,252,342,400
1992 $10,621,169,291 $5,813,399,300
1993 $11,259,647,874 $6,680,269,200
1994 $15,062,911,617 $7,679,384,000
1995 $22,772,394,547 $8,921,947,100
1996 $24,150,978,347 $9,586,327,800
1997 $24,175,764,812 $10,221,705,900
1998 $25,890,228,430 $10,936,669,900
1999 $23,777,026,779 $11,284,197,000
2000 $22,134,411,297 $11,784,927,700
2001 $23,066,883,850 $12,282,533,600
2002 $26,757,722,429 $12,664,190,300
2003 $35,245,317,002 $13,243,892,200
2004 $41,836,292,157 $13,724,810,900
2005 $45,013,119,282 $14,698,000,000
2006 $49,590,197,657 $15,999,890,000
2007 $59,298,265,770 $17,011,750,000
2008 $68,478,776,206 $17,986,890,000
2009 $62,321,642,125 $17,601,620,000
2010 $58,981,738,869 $18,447,920,000
2011 $62,903,737,380 $20,283,780,000
2012 $57,551,963,753 $21,386,150,000
2013 $59,852,401,272 $21,990,960,000
2014 $59,612,144,078 $22,593,470,000
2015 $51,005,200,670 $23,438,240,000
2016 $52,654,855,638 $24,191,430,000
2017 $56,186,190,438 $24,979,190,000
2018 $61,668,130,123 $26,020,850,000
2019 $61,467,582,194 $26,881,140,000
2020 $57,963,370,885 $24,921,190,000
2021 $69,006,802,299 $29,043,140,000
2022 $71,198,635,102 $31,870,120,000
2023 $84,393,795,502 $33,853,940,000
2024 $92,526,176,109 $35,364,960,000

Croatia and El Salvador economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

El Salvador
Year GDP per capita
Croatia El Salvador
1965 - $274.3
1966 - $282.4
1967 - $288.4
1968 - $290.1
1969 - $293.4
1970 - $309
1971 - $316
1972 - $329
1973 - $366
1974 - $413
1975 - $457
1976 - $553
1977 - $684
1978 - $712
1979 - $773
1980 - $787
1981 - $752
1982 - $735
1983 - $745
1984 - $763
1985 - $776
1986 - $755
1987 - $777
1988 - $806
1989 - $825
1990 $5,369 $892
1991 $4,001 $956
1992 $2,321 $1,041
1993 $2,448 $1,180
1994 $3,238 $1,344
1995 $4,929 $1,548
1996 $5,300 $1,651
1997 $5,331 $1,749
1998 $5,713 $1,860
1999 $5,269 $1,908
2000 $4,954 $1,983
2001 $5,365 $2,058
2002 $6,220 $2,115
2003 $8,190 $2,208
2004 $9,719 $2,286
2005 $10,444 $2,447
2006 $11,503 $2,666
2007 $13,758 $2,831
2008 $15,889 $2,983
2009 $14,476 $2,910
2010 $13,731 $3,040
2011 $14,695 $3,331
2012 $13,509 $3,498
2013 $14,136 $3,582
2014 $14,188 $3,666
2015 $12,285 $3,790
2016 $12,821 $3,901
2017 $13,903 $4,020
2018 $15,460 $4,184
2019 $15,564 $4,320
2020 $14,808 $3,997
2021 $17,790 $4,643
2022 $18,466 $5,075
2023 $21,865 $5,365
2024 $23,931 $5,580

Croatia vs. El Salvador life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

El Salvador
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia El Salvador
1950 58.5 44.2
1951 59 43.8
1952 59.8 44.8
1953 61.5 45
1954 62.2 45.5
1955 63.1 46
1956 63.6 46.6
1957 64.4 47.1
1958 65 47.7
1959 65.5 48
1960 65.9 48.3
1961 66.5 48.6
1962 67.3 49
1963 67.6 49.4
1964 68 49.7
1965 68.5 50.2
1966 68.9 50.7
1967 69 50.8
1968 68.9 50.8
1969 69 51.3
1970 69.2 51.4
1971 69.4 51.7
1972 69.8 52
1973 70.1 52.8
1974 70.6 52.9
1975 71 53.4
1976 71.4 54.4
1977 71.4 54
1978 71.3 54.7
1979 71.1 53.8
1980 71 48.6
1981 70.9 50.9
1982 70.7 53.3
1983 70.7 54.4
1984 71 56.6
1985 71.5 58
1986 71.8 59.3
1987 71.9 59.4
1988 72.2 60
1989 72.5 61.3
1990 72.2 62
1991 70.6 62.5
1992 71.7 62.9
1993 72.3 64
1994 72.6 64.5
1995 72.6 64.9
1996 73 65.5
1997 73 66.2
1998 73.2 66.7
1999 73.6 67.3
2000 74 67.7
2001 74.4 68
2002 74.6 68.5
2003 74.7 68.8
2004 75.3 69.3
2005 75.6 69.3
2006 75.7 69.6
2007 75.9 69.8
2008 76 70.1
2009 76.3 70.4
2010 76.7 70.9
2011 77 71.2
2012 77.3 71.4
2013 77.5 71.2
2014 77.5 71.1
2015 77.6 71
2016 77.6 70.9
2017 77.7 71
2018 77.9 71.4
2019 78.2 71.7
2020 77.5 70.2
2021 77.1 69.9
2022 78.3 72
2023 78.6 72.1
2024 78.8 72.3
2025 78.9 72.5

Croatia and El Salvador population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

El Salvador
Year Population
Croatia El Salvador
1960 4,140,181 2,791,459
1961 4,167,292 2,870,016
1962 4,196,712 2,949,204
1963 4,225,675 3,028,679
1964 4,252,876 3,111,883
1965 4,280,923 3,199,466
1966 4,310,701 3,290,961
1967 4,338,683 3,385,184
1968 4,365,628 3,480,773
1969 4,391,490 3,576,485
1970 4,412,252 3,668,796
1971 4,431,275 3,757,523
1972 4,450,564 3,846,830
1973 4,470,161 3,938,068
1974 4,490,660 4,029,671
1975 4,512,082 4,120,449
1976 4,535,934 4,210,310
1977 4,559,571 4,301,256
1978 4,581,085 4,394,114
1979 4,594,778 4,480,388
1980 4,599,782 4,540,382
1981 4,611,509 4,570,599
1982 4,634,234 4,622,477
1983 4,658,254 4,707,367
1984 4,680,285 4,798,003
1985 4,701,417 4,894,706
1986 4,721,446 4,992,769
1987 4,739,745 5,092,441
1988 4,755,207 5,195,833
1989 4,767,260 5,298,979
1990 4,777,368 5,399,726
1991 4,689,022 5,495,077
1992 4,575,818 5,585,609
1993 4,600,463 5,659,957
1994 4,652,024 5,714,129
1995 4,620,030 5,762,131
1996 4,557,097 5,805,286
1997 4,534,920 5,844,578
1998 4,532,135 5,880,781
1999 4,512,597 5,913,900
2000 4,468,302 5,943,366
2001 4,299,642 5,968,060
2002 4,302,174 5,986,631
2003 4,303,399 5,998,599
2004 4,304,600 6,004,671
2005 4,310,145 6,005,578
2006 4,311,159 6,002,319
2007 4,310,217 6,009,824
2008 4,309,705 6,029,297
2009 4,305,181 6,048,279
2010 4,295,427 6,068,249
2011 4,280,622 6,090,127
2012 4,260,368 6,113,975
2013 4,233,922 6,138,839
2014 4,201,598 6,162,955
2015 4,151,725 6,183,676
2016 4,106,867 6,200,800
2017 4,041,407 6,213,533
2018 3,988,775 6,219,807
2019 3,949,390 6,222,318
2020 3,914,206 6,234,673
2021 3,878,981 6,255,782
2022 3,855,641 6,280,319
2023 3,859,686 6,309,624
2024 3,866,300 6,338,193

Fertility rates in Croatia and El Salvador

Fertility rate
Croatia

El Salvador
Year Fertility rate
Croatia El Salvador
1960 2.24 6.62
1961 2.22 6.64
1962 2.19 6.68
1963 2.15 6.69
1964 2.14 6.68
1965 2.22 6.64
1966 2.23 6.57
1967 2.1 6.49
1968 2.03 6.39
1969 1.95 6.28
1970 1.88 6.18
1971 1.97 6.13
1972 2.01 6.03
1973 2.01 5.93
1974 1.98 5.82
1975 1.95 5.71
1976 1.94 5.59
1977 1.95 5.47
1978 1.96 5.36
1979 1.95 5.23
1980 1.93 5.11
1981 1.93 4.99
1982 1.9 4.83
1983 1.88 4.65
1984 1.87 4.48
1985 1.82 4.32
1986 1.76 4.19
1987 1.64 4.18
1988 1.79 4.1
1989 1.63 4.03
1990 1.63 3.96
1991 1.53 3.89
1992 1.48 3.8
1993 1.52 3.69
1994 1.47 3.61
1995 1.58 3.57
1996 1.67 3.48
1997 1.69 3.38
1998 1.45 3.34
1999 1.38 3.22
2000 1.39 3.08
2001 1.46 2.93
2002 1.42 2.78
2003 1.41 2.64
2004 1.43 2.52
2005 1.5 2.44
2006 1.47 2.4
2007 1.48 2.35
2008 1.47 2.29
2009 1.5 2.26
2010 1.46 2.24
2011 1.41 2.22
2012 1.52 2.19
2013 1.46 2.15
2014 1.46 2.13
2015 1.41 2.07
2016 1.43 1.97
2017 1.42 1.9
2018 1.47 1.85
2019 1.47 1.84
2020 1.48 1.82
2021 1.62 1.8
2022 1.53 1.79
2023 1.46 1.78

Croatia and El Salvador demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

El Salvador
Year Median age, years
Croatia El Salvador
1960 29 17.2
1961 29.4 17.1
1962 29.7 17
1963 30 17
1964 30.3 16.9
1965 30.6 16.9
1966 30.9 16.8
1967 31.2 16.7
1968 31.5 16.6
1969 31.8 16.6
1970 32.1 16.6
1971 32.3 16.6
1972 32.5 16.6
1973 32.7 16.7
1974 32.8 16.8
1975 33 16.9
1976 33.1 17
1977 33.2 17.1
1978 33.3 17.2
1979 33.4 17.4
1980 33.4 17.5
1981 33.5 17.6
1982 33.6 17.7
1983 33.8 17.8
1984 34 18
1985 34.2 18.2
1986 34.4 18.4
1987 34.7 18.5
1988 35 18.6
1989 35.3 18.7
1990 35.6 18.8
1991 36 18.8
1992 36.4 18.8
1993 36.9 19
1994 37.3 19.3
1995 37.8 19.6
1996 38.2 19.9
1997 38.6 20.3
1998 38.9 20.6
1999 39.2 21
2000 39.6 21.3
2001 39.9 21.6
2002 40.2 21.9
2003 40.5 22.2
2004 40.7 22.5
2005 40.9 22.7
2006 41.2 23
2007 41.4 23.2
2008 41.6 23.3
2009 41.8 23.5
2010 41.9 23.7
2011 42.2 23.9
2012 42.5 24.1
2013 42.7 24.3
2014 43 24.6
2015 43.3 24.9
2016 43.7 25.2
2017 44.2 25.6
2018 44.6 26
2019 45 26.4
2020 45.2 26.8
2021 45.4 27.2
2022 45.6 27.6
2023 45.8 28
2024 46 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia El Salvador
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$32.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
3.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.28%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
42,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
2.99%
2023
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
61%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
22.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
56.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
29.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
1.9%
2023
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
$3.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$8.49B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
707,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
12.3%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
43.4%
2024

Energy

Croatia El Salvador
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
769 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
8.38 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
1.33 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
55.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
21.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
34.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
59.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
1,110 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
95.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
30.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.3%
2023

Society

Croatia El Salvador
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-23,102
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
76%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
41
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
33
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
7.83
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
20.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
89.8%
2024
English speaking
57.1%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
67.7%
2023

Health

Croatia El Salvador
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$501
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$158.4
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
1.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
1.55
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
39
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
31.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
12.7%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
3.15 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia El Salvador
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
1,262 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
4,617 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
2,202 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
5,600 mi
2017

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