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Croatia vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 123rd vs. 96th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Eritrea
Population
3839202
3667774
Population rank 129/197 131/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 74/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 50/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 42/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Croatia and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Eritrea
Year GDP
Croatia Eritrea
1990 $25,650,213,280 -
1991 $18,760,386,775 -
1992 $10,621,169,291 $477,101,652
1993 $11,259,647,874 $467,872,715
1994 $15,062,911,617 $531,688,312
1995 $22,772,394,547 $578,015,625
1996 $24,150,978,347 $693,535,954
1997 $24,175,764,812 $686,490,090
1998 $25,890,228,430 $745,523,117
1999 $23,777,026,779 $688,918,537
2000 $22,134,411,297 $706,370,816
2001 $23,066,883,850 $752,371,689
2002 $26,757,722,429 $729,321,680
2003 $35,245,317,002 $870,248,268
2004 $41,836,292,157 $1,109,054,005
2005 $45,013,119,282 $1,098,424,686
2006 $49,590,197,657 $1,211,161,880
2007 $59,298,265,770 $1,317,974,491
2008 $68,478,776,206 $1,380,188,800
2009 $62,321,642,125 $1,856,695,551
2010 $58,981,738,869 $1,589,515,447
2011 $62,903,737,380 $2,065,001,626
2012 $57,551,963,753 -
2013 $59,852,401,272 -
2014 $59,612,144,078 -
2015 $51,005,200,670 -
2016 $52,654,855,638 -
2017 $56,186,190,438 -
2018 $61,668,130,123 -
2019 $61,467,582,194 -
2020 $57,963,370,885 -
2021 $69,006,802,299 -
2022 $71,198,635,102 -
2023 $84,393,795,502 -
2024 $92,526,176,109 -

Croatia and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Eritrea
1990 $5,369 -
1991 $4,001 -
1992 $2,321 $265.2
1993 $2,448 $252.1
1994 $3,238 $277.8
1995 $4,929 $285.4
1996 $5,300 $326
1997 $5,331 $319
1998 $5,713 $342
1999 $5,269 $311
2000 $4,954 $314
2001 $5,365 $325
2002 $6,220 $305
2003 $8,190 $349
2004 $9,719 $427
2005 $10,444 $413
2006 $11,503 $448
2007 $13,758 $480
2008 $15,889 $490
2009 $14,476 $643
2010 $13,731 $540
2011 $14,695 $689
2012 $13,509 -
2013 $14,136 -
2014 $14,188 -
2015 $12,285 -
2016 $12,821 -
2017 $13,903 -
2018 $15,460 -
2019 $15,564 -
2020 $14,808 -
2021 $17,790 -
2022 $18,466 -
2023 $21,865 -
2024 $23,931 -

Croatia vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Eritrea
1950 58.5 33.3
1951 59 33.6
1952 59.8 34
1953 61.5 34.4
1954 62.2 34.8
1955 63.1 35.2
1956 63.6 35.6
1957 64.4 30.4
1958 65 30.9
1959 65.5 37
1960 65.9 37.4
1961 66.5 37.9
1962 67.3 38.3
1963 67.6 38.8
1964 68 39.2
1965 68.5 39.6
1966 68.9 37.6
1967 69 40.2
1968 68.9 40.5
1969 69 40.8
1970 69.2 41.2
1971 69.4 41.5
1972 69.8 40.7
1973 70.1 41.1
1974 70.6 39
1975 71 39
1976 71.4 42.6
1977 71.4 43
1978 71.3 43.4
1979 71.1 43.8
1980 71 44.6
1981 70.9 45
1982 70.7 44.9
1983 70.7 37.2
1984 71 37.7
1985 71.5 38.6
1986 71.8 39.5
1987 71.9 47.4
1988 72.2 48.1
1989 72.5 47.8
1990 72.2 49.7
1991 70.6 50.5
1992 71.7 52.4
1993 72.3 53.2
1994 72.6 54
1995 72.6 54.8
1996 73 55.5
1997 73 56.2
1998 73.2 50
1999 73.6 44.5
2000 74 56.3
2001 74.4 58.4
2002 74.6 58.9
2003 74.7 59.5
2004 75.3 60.1
2005 75.6 60.6
2006 75.7 61.5
2007 75.9 62
2008 76 62.4
2009 76.3 63.2
2010 76.7 63.7
2011 77 64.2
2012 77.3 64.7
2013 77.5 65
2014 77.5 65.5
2015 77.6 65.9
2016 77.6 66.2
2017 77.7 66.6
2018 77.9 67
2019 78.2 67.3
2020 77.5 67
2021 77.1 66.9
2022 78.3 67.8
2023 78.6 68.6
2024 78.8 68.9
2025 78.9 69.2

Croatia and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Eritrea
Year Population
Croatia Eritrea
1960 4,140,181 972,547
1961 4,167,292 995,573
1962 4,196,712 1,019,788
1963 4,225,675 1,045,092
1964 4,252,876 1,071,287
1965 4,280,923 1,098,335
1966 4,310,701 1,124,957
1967 4,338,683 1,152,339
1968 4,365,628 1,181,737
1969 4,391,490 1,212,005
1970 4,412,252 1,243,453
1971 4,431,275 1,276,154
1972 4,450,564 1,309,235
1973 4,470,161 1,342,669
1974 4,490,660 1,375,688
1975 4,512,082 1,408,210
1976 4,535,934 1,443,807
1977 4,559,571 1,482,565
1978 4,581,085 1,522,378
1979 4,594,778 1,563,332
1980 4,599,782 1,605,797
1981 4,611,509 1,649,939
1982 4,634,234 1,695,461
1983 4,658,254 1,736,160
1984 4,680,285 1,771,730
1985 4,701,417 1,807,816
1986 4,721,446 1,845,164
1987 4,739,745 1,888,669
1988 4,755,207 1,938,255
1989 4,767,260 1,987,017
1990 4,777,368 2,032,737
1991 4,689,022 1,919,571
1992 4,575,818 1,798,748
1993 4,600,463 1,856,006
1994 4,652,024 1,913,915
1995 4,620,030 2,025,267
1996 4,557,097 2,128,464
1997 4,534,920 2,152,135
1998 4,532,135 2,180,419
1999 4,512,597 2,212,780
2000 4,468,302 2,247,031
2001 4,299,642 2,312,079
2002 4,302,174 2,392,978
2003 4,303,399 2,493,903
2004 4,304,600 2,598,284
2005 4,310,145 2,661,215
2006 4,311,159 2,703,502
2007 4,310,217 2,743,222
2008 4,309,705 2,816,327
2009 4,305,181 2,887,885
2010 4,295,427 2,945,186
2011 4,280,622 2,998,485
2012 4,260,368 3,036,988
2013 4,233,922 3,074,360
2014 4,201,598 3,095,173
2015 4,151,725 3,105,546
2016 4,106,867 3,124,698
2017 4,041,407 3,150,347
2018 3,988,775 3,192,760
2019 3,949,390 3,240,194
2020 3,914,206 3,291,271
2021 3,878,981 3,350,183
2022 3,855,641 3,409,447
2023 3,859,686 3,470,390
2024 3,866,300 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Croatia and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Croatia

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Eritrea
1960 2.24 6.48
1961 2.22 6.47
1962 2.19 6.5
1963 2.15 6.48
1964 2.14 6.49
1965 2.22 6.49
1966 2.23 6.5
1967 2.1 6.5
1968 2.03 6.5
1969 1.95 6.5
1970 1.88 6.54
1971 1.97 6.54
1972 2.01 6.54
1973 2.01 6.55
1974 1.98 6.57
1975 1.95 6.59
1976 1.94 6.6
1977 1.95 6.61
1978 1.96 6.61
1979 1.95 6.62
1980 1.93 6.61
1981 1.93 6.62
1982 1.9 6.63
1983 1.88 6.65
1984 1.87 6.62
1985 1.82 6.59
1986 1.76 6.56
1987 1.64 6.52
1988 1.79 6.47
1989 1.63 6.41
1990 1.63 6.34
1991 1.53 6.24
1992 1.48 6.16
1993 1.52 6.07
1994 1.47 6.01
1995 1.58 5.94
1996 1.67 5.84
1997 1.69 5.74
1998 1.45 5.63
1999 1.38 5.52
2000 1.39 5.4
2001 1.46 5.31
2002 1.42 5.23
2003 1.41 5.14
2004 1.43 5.04
2005 1.5 4.93
2006 1.47 4.88
2007 1.48 4.81
2008 1.47 4.74
2009 1.5 4.66
2010 1.46 4.57
2011 1.41 4.49
2012 1.52 4.41
2013 1.46 4.34
2014 1.46 4.27
2015 1.41 4.22
2016 1.43 4.16
2017 1.42 4.11
2018 1.47 4.06
2019 1.47 4
2020 1.48 3.93
2021 1.62 3.87
2022 1.53 3.79
2023 1.46 3.71

Croatia and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Croatia Eritrea
1960 29 18.8
1961 29.4 18.9
1962 29.7 18.9
1963 30 19
1964 30.3 19
1965 30.6 19
1966 30.9 19
1967 31.2 18.9
1968 31.5 18.9
1969 31.8 18.8
1970 32.1 18.6
1971 32.3 18.5
1972 32.5 18.3
1973 32.7 18.2
1974 32.8 18.2
1975 33 18.1
1976 33.1 18
1977 33.2 17.9
1978 33.3 17.8
1979 33.4 17.8
1980 33.4 17.8
1981 33.5 17.7
1982 33.6 17.7
1983 33.8 17.7
1984 34 17.8
1985 34.2 17.8
1986 34.4 17.9
1987 34.7 17.9
1988 35 17.8
1989 35.3 17.7
1990 35.6 17.6
1991 36 17.6
1992 36.4 17.5
1993 36.9 17.6
1994 37.3 17.6
1995 37.8 18.1
1996 38.2 18.4
1997 38.6 18
1998 38.9 17.8
1999 39.2 17.5
2000 39.6 17.4
2001 39.9 17.5
2002 40.2 17.7
2003 40.5 18
2004 40.7 18.3
2005 40.9 18.3
2006 41.2 18.2
2007 41.4 18.1
2008 41.6 18.2
2009 41.8 18.4
2010 41.9 18.4
2011 42.2 18.5
2012 42.5 18.5
2013 42.7 18.5
2014 43 18.5
2015 43.3 18.4
2016 43.7 18.4
2017 44.2 18.5
2018 44.6 18.7
2019 45 18.9
2020 45.2 19.1
2021 45.4 19.3
2022 45.6 19.5
2023 45.8 19.7
2024 46 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
38.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
n/a
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
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
36.8%
2000
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Croatia Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Croatia Eritrea
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
43.9%
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
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
76.6%
2018
English speaking
57.1%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
20%
2023

Health

Croatia Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Eritrea
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
9,942 mi
2018

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