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Croatia vs Gabon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 2.54M in Gabon (ranked 142/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 99,487 sq mi for Gabon (ranked 123rd vs. 75th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Gabon
Population
3839202
2636721
Population rank 129/197 142/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$20.9B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 126/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$8,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 96/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$21,510
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$15.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
79.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$6,033
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 73/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$5,135
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
99,487 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
22.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Croatia and Gabon: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Gabon economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Gabon
Year GDP
Croatia Gabon
1960 - $141,468,978
1961 - $167,637,907
1962 - $182,796,536
1963 - $154,480,244
1964 - $215,679,855
1965 - $226,474,286
1966 - $245,849,781
1967 - $271,543,680
1968 - $294,468,564
1969 - $318,124,701
1970 - $323,802,476
1971 - $381,687,073
1972 - $430,508,359
1973 - $722,780,701
1974 - $1,544,216,002
1975 - $2,157,592,940
1976 - $3,009,409,974
1977 - $2,809,349,069
1978 - $2,389,479,272
1979 - $3,030,251,120
1980 - $4,279,637,942
1981 - $3,862,269,121
1982 - $3,618,007,841
1983 - $3,391,275,732
1984 - $3,561,451,561
1985 - $3,339,914,757
1986 - $3,403,638,189
1987 - $3,281,797,043
1988 - $3,834,503,376
1989 - $4,186,411,464
1990 $25,650,213,280 $5,952,293,765
1991 $18,760,386,775 $5,402,919,785
1992 $10,621,169,291 $5,592,390,827
1993 $11,259,647,874 $4,378,645,081
1994 $15,062,911,617 $4,190,819,344
1995 $22,772,394,547 $4,958,845,648
1996 $24,150,978,347 $5,694,040,003
1997 $24,175,764,812 $5,326,817,115
1998 $25,890,228,430 $4,483,417,310
1999 $23,777,026,779 $4,662,992,036
2000 $22,134,411,297 $5,080,483,629
2001 $23,066,883,850 $5,023,265,413
2002 $26,757,722,429 $5,335,451,100
2003 $35,245,317,002 $6,511,903,365
2004 $41,836,292,157 $7,770,219,008
2005 $45,013,119,282 $9,582,783,991
2006 $49,590,197,657 $10,327,598,306
2007 $59,298,265,770 $12,455,409,587
2008 $68,478,776,206 $15,571,348,344
2009 $62,321,642,125 $12,113,699,068
2010 $58,981,738,869 $14,372,593,020
2011 $62,903,737,380 $18,210,307,744
2012 $57,551,963,753 $17,170,464,016
2013 $59,852,401,272 $17,595,744,798
2014 $59,612,144,078 $18,203,966,896
2015 $51,005,200,670 $14,383,107,763
2016 $52,654,855,638 $14,023,890,265
2017 $56,186,190,438 $14,929,487,485
2018 $61,668,130,123 $16,867,326,402
2019 $61,467,582,194 $16,874,405,465
2020 $57,963,370,885 $15,342,236,164
2021 $69,006,802,299 $19,444,935,097
2022 $71,198,635,102 $20,440,655,695
2023 $84,393,795,502 $20,055,720,403
2024 $92,526,176,109 $20,867,044,936

Croatia and Gabon economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Gabon
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Gabon
1960 - $276.1
1961 - $323
1962 - $348
1963 - $290.7
1964 - $400
1965 - $415
1966 - $443
1967 - $482
1968 - $515
1969 - $545
1970 - $543
1971 - $627
1972 - $693
1973 - $1,140
1974 - $2,384
1975 - $3,258
1976 - $4,441
1977 - $4,048
1978 - $3,360
1979 - $4,155
1980 - $5,718
1981 - $5,026
1982 - $4,584
1983 - $4,182
1984 - $4,273
1985 - $3,898
1986 - $3,865
1987 - $3,624
1988 - $4,119
1989 - $4,374
1990 $5,369 $6,051
1991 $4,001 $5,345
1992 $2,321 $5,386
1993 $2,448 $4,106
1994 $3,238 $3,828
1995 $4,929 $4,415
1996 $5,300 $4,943
1997 $5,331 $4,509
1998 $5,713 $3,700
1999 $5,269 $3,751
2000 $4,954 $3,983
2001 $5,365 $3,836
2002 $6,220 $3,966
2003 $8,190 $4,711
2004 $9,719 $5,466
2005 $10,444 $6,548
2006 $11,503 $6,847
2007 $13,758 $8,004
2008 $15,889 $9,689
2009 $14,476 $7,291
2010 $13,731 $8,357
2011 $14,695 $10,219
2012 $13,509 $9,297
2013 $14,136 $9,198
2014 $14,188 $9,201
2015 $12,285 $7,047
2016 $12,821 $6,677
2017 $13,903 $6,922
2018 $15,460 $7,624
2019 $15,564 $7,441
2020 $14,808 $6,606
2021 $17,790 $8,181
2022 $18,466 $8,409
2023 $21,865 $8,071
2024 $23,931 $8,219

Croatia vs. Gabon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Gabon
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Gabon
1950 58.5 39.3
1951 59 40
1952 59.8 40.7
1953 61.5 41.5
1954 62.2 42.2
1955 63.1 42.9
1956 63.6 43.7
1957 64.4 44.4
1958 65 45.1
1959 65.5 45.8
1960 65.9 46.4
1961 66.5 47.1
1962 67.3 47.8
1963 67.6 48.4
1964 68 49
1965 68.5 49.7
1966 68.9 50.3
1967 69 50.9
1968 68.9 51.5
1969 69 52.1
1970 69.2 52.7
1971 69.4 53.3
1972 69.8 53.8
1973 70.1 54.4
1974 70.6 54.9
1975 71 55.5
1976 71.4 56
1977 71.4 56.5
1978 71.3 57
1979 71.1 57.4
1980 71 57.9
1981 70.9 58.3
1982 70.7 58.6
1983 70.7 59
1984 71 59.3
1985 71.5 59.7
1986 71.8 60
1987 71.9 60.2
1988 72.2 60.4
1989 72.5 60.6
1990 72.2 60.7
1991 70.6 60.9
1992 71.7 61
1993 72.3 61.1
1994 72.6 61.2
1995 72.6 61.3
1996 73 61.3
1997 73 61.4
1998 73.2 61.5
1999 73.6 61.7
2000 74 61.8
2001 74.4 62
2002 74.6 62.2
2003 74.7 62.5
2004 75.3 62.7
2005 75.6 63
2006 75.7 63.3
2007 75.9 63.6
2008 76 64
2009 76.3 64.4
2010 76.7 64.7
2011 77 65.1
2012 77.3 65.4
2013 77.5 65.8
2014 77.5 66.1
2015 77.6 66.3
2016 77.6 66.6
2017 77.7 66.8
2018 77.9 67
2019 78.2 67.3
2020 77.5 67.1
2021 77.1 67.1
2022 78.3 67.7
2023 78.6 68.3
2024 78.8 68.5
2025 78.9 68.7

Croatia and Gabon population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Gabon
Year Population
Croatia Gabon
1960 4,140,181 512,316
1961 4,167,292 518,266
1962 4,196,712 524,649
1963 4,225,675 531,452
1964 4,252,876 538,657
1965 4,280,923 546,308
1966 4,310,701 554,463
1967 4,338,683 563,108
1968 4,365,628 572,257
1969 4,391,490 583,276
1970 4,412,252 595,846
1971 4,431,275 608,348
1972 4,450,564 620,960
1973 4,470,161 633,995
1974 4,490,660 647,691
1975 4,512,082 662,197
1976 4,535,934 677,628
1977 4,559,571 693,984
1978 4,581,085 711,245
1979 4,594,778 729,375
1980 4,599,782 748,389
1981 4,611,509 768,385
1982 4,634,234 789,286
1983 4,658,254 811,005
1984 4,680,285 833,501
1985 4,701,417 856,726
1986 4,721,446 880,705
1987 4,739,745 905,479
1988 4,755,207 931,020
1989 4,767,260 957,138
1990 4,777,368 983,734
1991 4,689,022 1,010,818
1992 4,575,818 1,038,380
1993 4,600,463 1,066,405
1994 4,652,024 1,094,720
1995 4,620,030 1,123,213
1996 4,557,097 1,152,015
1997 4,534,920 1,181,439
1998 4,532,135 1,211,736
1999 4,512,597 1,243,016
2000 4,468,302 1,275,572
2001 4,299,642 1,309,589
2002 4,302,174 1,345,135
2003 4,303,399 1,382,350
2004 4,304,600 1,421,609
2005 4,310,145 1,463,495
2006 4,311,159 1,508,337
2007 4,310,217 1,556,237
2008 4,309,705 1,607,175
2009 4,305,181 1,661,556
2010 4,295,427 1,719,879
2011 4,280,622 1,781,985
2012 4,260,368 1,846,889
2013 4,233,922 1,913,059
2014 4,201,598 1,978,399
2015 4,151,725 2,040,989
2016 4,106,867 2,100,306
2017 4,041,407 2,156,900
2018 3,988,775 2,212,318
2019 3,949,390 2,267,706
2020 3,914,206 2,322,539
2021 3,878,981 2,376,722
2022 3,855,641 2,430,747
2023 3,859,686 2,484,789
2024 3,866,300 2,538,952

Fertility rates in Croatia and Gabon

Fertility rate
Croatia

Gabon
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Gabon
1960 2.24 4.42
1961 2.22 4.5
1962 2.19 4.59
1963 2.15 4.65
1964 2.14 4.71
1965 2.22 4.79
1966 2.23 4.86
1967 2.1 4.92
1968 2.03 4.98
1969 1.95 5.05
1970 1.88 5.1
1971 1.97 5.16
1972 2.01 5.24
1973 2.01 5.29
1974 1.98 5.33
1975 1.95 5.39
1976 1.94 5.46
1977 1.95 5.52
1978 1.96 5.57
1979 1.95 5.61
1980 1.93 5.66
1981 1.93 5.73
1982 1.9 5.74
1983 1.88 5.76
1984 1.87 5.73
1985 1.82 5.71
1986 1.76 5.69
1987 1.64 5.67
1988 1.79 5.62
1989 1.63 5.55
1990 1.63 5.46
1991 1.53 5.37
1992 1.48 5.29
1993 1.52 5.19
1994 1.47 5.04
1995 1.58 4.88
1996 1.67 4.74
1997 1.69 4.66
1998 1.45 4.58
1999 1.38 4.5
2000 1.39 4.47
2001 1.46 4.42
2002 1.42 4.36
2003 1.41 4.3
2004 1.43 4.25
2005 1.5 4.21
2006 1.47 4.17
2007 1.48 4.14
2008 1.47 4.12
2009 1.5 4.14
2010 1.46 4.15
2011 1.41 4.15
2012 1.52 4.09
2013 1.46 4.02
2014 1.46 3.95
2015 1.41 3.92
2016 1.43 3.92
2017 1.42 3.91
2018 1.47 3.91
2019 1.47 3.88
2020 1.48 3.83
2021 1.62 3.78
2022 1.53 3.71
2023 1.46 3.65

Croatia and Gabon demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Gabon
Year Median age, years
Croatia Gabon
1960 29 27.2
1961 29.4 27
1962 29.7 26.8
1963 30 26.5
1964 30.3 26.2
1965 30.6 25.9
1966 30.9 25.6
1967 31.2 25.2
1968 31.5 24.8
1969 31.8 24.5
1970 32.1 24.2
1971 32.3 23.9
1972 32.5 23.5
1973 32.7 23.2
1974 32.8 22.9
1975 33 22.5
1976 33.1 22.2
1977 33.2 21.9
1978 33.3 21.6
1979 33.4 21.3
1980 33.4 21
1981 33.5 20.7
1982 33.6 20.4
1983 33.8 20.1
1984 34 19.9
1985 34.2 19.7
1986 34.4 19.5
1987 34.7 19.3
1988 35 19.2
1989 35.3 19
1990 35.6 18.9
1991 36 18.9
1992 36.4 18.8
1993 36.9 18.8
1994 37.3 18.8
1995 37.8 18.8
1996 38.2 18.9
1997 38.6 18.9
1998 38.9 19
1999 39.2 19.1
2000 39.6 19.3
2001 39.9 19.4
2002 40.2 19.6
2003 40.5 19.7
2004 40.7 19.9
2005 40.9 20.1
2006 41.2 20.3
2007 41.4 20.6
2008 41.6 20.8
2009 41.8 21
2010 41.9 21.2
2011 42.2 21.4
2012 42.5 21.7
2013 42.7 21.9
2014 43 22.1
2015 43.3 22.2
2016 43.7 22.3
2017 44.2 22.4
2018 44.6 22.4
2019 45 22.5
2020 45.2 22.5
2021 45.4 22.5
2022 45.6 22.5
2023 45.8 22.6
2024 46 22.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Gabon
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$19.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
26.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
2.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-5.85%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
20.4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
50.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
27.7%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.2%
2017
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
$1.45B
2023
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$18.5M
2023
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
526,000
2005
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
0.53%
2015
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
68.2%
2024

Energy

Croatia Gabon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
2,096 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$9.54
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
4.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
1.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
22.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
91.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
2.57%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
-187.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
1,065 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
33.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
47.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
94.1%
2023

Society

Croatia Gabon
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+1,105
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
91.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
32.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
8.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
23.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
85.7%
2022
English speaking
57.1%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
71.9%
2023

Health

Croatia Gabon
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$247.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$46
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
3.55%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.48
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
233
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
33.2
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
8.14 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Gabon
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.17%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
39,184 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
8,314 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
90,715 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
8,886 mi
2001

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