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Croatia vs Germany statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 83.5M in Germany (ranked 19/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 134,916 sq mi for Germany (ranked 123rd vs. 63rd).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Germany ranks 3/197 ($4.66T). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Germany ranks 18/197 ($55,800).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Germany
Population
3839202
83039665
Population rank 129/197 19/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$4.66T
2024
GDP rank 74/197 3/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$55,800
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 18/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$72,300
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$2.98T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
65.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$35,650
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 21/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$39,481
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
134,916 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
619 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
46.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
81.7 years
2025

Croatia and Germany: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Germany economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Germany
Year GDP
Croatia Germany
1960 - $84,619,845,881
1961 - $96,558,204,043
1962 - $105,895,435,234
1963 - $112,232,503,744
1964 - $123,330,404,665
1965 - $134,774,688,191
1966 - $143,304,275,684
1967 - $145,100,667,773
1968 - $156,527,292,653
1969 - $177,733,486,326
1970 - $216,629,229,947
1971 - $250,900,942,397
1972 - $300,899,944,795
1973 - $399,833,571,167
1974 - $446,934,971,657
1975 - $492,434,094,920
1976 - $521,658,712,133
1977 - $602,698,323,086
1978 - $743,182,891,918
1979 - $884,574,218,333
1980 - $953,772,499,462
1981 - $803,404,797,058
1982 - $779,421,633,755
1983 - $773,507,930,295
1984 - $727,767,760,979
1985 - $735,218,723,093
1986 - $1,050,092,624,516
1987 - $1,302,932,318,825
1988 - $1,406,367,016,372
1989 - $1,404,092,925,205
1990 $25,650,213,280 $1,778,162,195,860
1991 $18,760,386,775 $1,875,792,575,133
1992 $10,621,169,291 $2,141,377,582,968
1993 $11,259,647,874 $2,078,954,217,438
1994 $15,062,911,617 $2,215,282,632,277
1995 $22,772,394,547 $2,593,053,091,306
1996 $24,150,978,347 $2,506,576,553,158
1997 $24,175,764,812 $2,218,790,886,533
1998 $25,890,228,430 $2,247,760,364,566
1999 $23,777,026,779 $2,213,873,468,587
2000 $22,134,411,297 $1,966,980,701,145
2001 $23,066,883,850 $1,966,381,496,642
2002 $26,757,722,429 $2,102,350,798,306
2003 $35,245,317,002 $2,534,715,518,349
2004 $41,836,292,157 $2,852,317,768,062
2005 $45,013,119,282 $2,893,393,187,362
2006 $49,590,197,657 $3,046,308,753,671
2007 $59,298,265,770 $3,484,056,680,855
2008 $68,478,776,206 $3,808,786,022,313
2009 $62,321,642,125 $3,479,800,820,863
2010 $58,981,738,869 $3,468,154,343,000
2011 $62,903,737,380 $3,824,828,563,521
2012 $57,551,963,753 $3,597,896,500,945
2013 $59,852,401,272 $3,808,086,291,482
2014 $59,612,144,078 $3,965,800,686,310
2015 $51,005,200,670 $3,423,568,450,957
2016 $52,654,855,638 $3,537,784,107,981
2017 $56,186,190,438 $3,763,092,263,753
2018 $61,668,130,123 $4,052,008,447,224
2019 $61,467,582,194 $3,957,208,055,216
2020 $57,963,370,885 $3,940,142,541,354
2021 $69,006,802,299 $4,348,297,440,388
2022 $71,198,635,102 $4,163,596,357,879
2023 $84,393,795,502 $4,525,703,903,628
2024 $92,526,176,109 $4,659,929,336,891

Croatia and Germany economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Germany
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Germany
1960 - $1,162
1961 - $1,316
1962 - $1,431
1963 - $1,502
1964 - $1,637
1965 - $1,774
1966 - $1,871
1967 - $1,886
1968 - $2,025
1969 - $2,281
1970 - $2,771
1971 - $3,204
1972 - $3,824
1973 - $5,065
1974 - $5,660
1975 - $6,259
1976 - $6,659
1977 - $7,711
1978 - $9,517
1979 - $11,322
1980 - $12,183
1981 - $10,246
1982 - $9,950
1983 - $9,900
1984 - $9,347
1985 - $9,464
1986 - $13,511
1987 - $16,739
1988 - $17,997
1989 - $17,829
1990 $5,369 $22,386
1991 $4,001 $23,443
1992 $2,321 $26,560
1993 $2,448 $25,617
1994 $3,238 $27,202
1995 $4,929 $31,747
1996 $5,300 $30,600
1997 $5,331 $27,047
1998 $5,713 $27,396
1999 $5,269 $26,965
2000 $4,954 $23,926
2001 $5,365 $23,878
2002 $6,220 $25,487
2003 $8,190 $30,711
2004 $9,719 $34,567
2005 $10,444 $35,084
2006 $11,503 $36,980
2007 $13,758 $42,351
2008 $15,889 $46,386
2009 $14,476 $42,487
2010 $13,731 $42,410
2011 $14,695 $47,647
2012 $13,509 $44,736
2013 $14,136 $47,220
2014 $14,188 $48,971
2015 $12,285 $41,911
2016 $12,821 $42,961
2017 $13,903 $45,527
2018 $15,460 $48,875
2019 $15,564 $47,624
2020 $14,808 $47,380
2021 $17,790 $52,266
2022 $18,466 $49,686
2023 $21,865 $53,940
2024 $23,931 $55,800

Croatia vs. Germany life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Germany
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Germany
1950 58.5 66.8
1951 59 67.1
1952 59.8 67.5
1953 61.5 67.8
1954 62.2 68.1
1955 63.1 68.3
1956 63.6 68.6
1957 64.4 68.5
1958 65 69.2
1959 65.5 69.3
1960 65.9 69.3
1961 66.5 69.8
1962 67.3 70
1963 67.6 70.1
1964 68 70.6
1965 68.5 70.6
1966 68.9 70.7
1967 69 71
1968 68.9 70.6
1969 69 70.5
1970 69.2 70.7
1971 69.4 70.9
1972 69.8 71.1
1973 70.1 71.4
1974 70.6 71.7
1975 71 71.5
1976 71.4 72
1977 71.4 72.6
1978 71.3 72.6
1979 71.1 72.9
1980 71 73.1
1981 70.9 73.3
1982 70.7 73.6
1983 70.7 73.9
1984 71 74.4
1985 71.5 74.5
1986 71.8 74.7
1987 71.9 75.1
1988 72.2 75.3
1989 72.5 75.5
1990 72.2 75.3
1991 70.6 75.6
1992 71.7 76
1993 72.3 76.1
1994 72.6 76.4
1995 72.6 76.6
1996 73 76.8
1997 73 77.2
1998 73.2 77.6
1999 73.6 77.8
2000 74 78.1
2001 74.4 78.4
2002 74.6 78.5
2003 74.7 78.5
2004 75.3 79.1
2005 75.6 79.3
2006 75.7 79.6
2007 75.9 79.7
2008 76 79.8
2009 76.3 79.9
2010 76.7 80.1
2011 77 80.4
2012 77.3 80.5
2013 77.5 80.5
2014 77.5 80.9
2015 77.6 80.6
2016 77.6 80.8
2017 77.7 80.9
2018 77.9 80.9
2019 78.2 81.2
2020 77.5 81
2021 77.1 81.1
2022 78.3 80.6
2023 78.6 81.4
2024 78.8 81.5
2025 78.9 81.7

Croatia and Germany population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Germany
Year Population
Croatia Germany
1960 4,140,181 72,814,900
1961 4,167,292 73,377,632
1962 4,196,712 74,025,784
1963 4,225,675 74,714,353
1964 4,252,876 75,318,337
1965 4,280,923 75,963,695
1966 4,310,701 76,600,311
1967 4,338,683 76,951,336
1968 4,365,628 77,294,314
1969 4,391,490 77,909,682
1970 4,412,252 78,169,289
1971 4,431,275 78,312,842
1972 4,450,564 78,688,452
1973 4,470,161 78,936,666
1974 4,490,660 78,967,433
1975 4,512,082 78,673,554
1976 4,535,934 78,336,950
1977 4,559,571 78,159,814
1978 4,581,085 78,091,820
1979 4,594,778 78,126,350
1980 4,599,782 78,288,576
1981 4,611,509 78,407,907
1982 4,634,234 78,333,366
1983 4,658,254 78,128,282
1984 4,680,285 77,858,685
1985 4,701,417 77,684,873
1986 4,721,446 77,720,436
1987 4,739,745 77,839,920
1988 4,755,207 78,144,619
1989 4,767,260 78,751,283
1990 4,777,368 79,433,029
1991 4,689,022 80,013,896
1992 4,575,818 80,624,598
1993 4,600,463 81,156,363
1994 4,652,024 81,438,348
1995 4,620,030 81,678,051
1996 4,557,097 81,914,831
1997 4,534,920 82,034,771
1998 4,532,135 82,047,195
1999 4,512,597 82,100,243
2000 4,468,302 82,211,508
2001 4,299,642 82,349,925
2002 4,302,174 82,488,495
2003 4,303,399 82,534,176
2004 4,304,600 82,516,260
2005 4,310,145 82,469,422
2006 4,311,159 82,376,451
2007 4,310,217 82,266,372
2008 4,309,705 82,110,097
2009 4,305,181 81,902,307
2010 4,295,427 81,776,930
2011 4,280,622 80,274,983
2012 4,260,368 80,425,823
2013 4,233,922 80,645,605
2014 4,201,598 80,982,500
2015 4,151,725 81,686,611
2016 4,106,867 82,348,669
2017 4,041,407 82,657,002
2018 3,988,775 82,905,782
2019 3,949,390 83,092,962
2020 3,914,206 83,160,871
2021 3,878,981 83,196,078
2022 3,855,641 83,797,985
2023 3,859,686 83,901,923
2024 3,866,300 83,510,950

Fertility rates in Croatia and Germany

Fertility rate
Croatia

Germany
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Germany
1960 2.24 2.37
1961 2.22 2.45
1962 2.19 2.44
1963 2.15 2.51
1964 2.14 2.54
1965 2.22 2.5
1966 2.23 2.53
1967 2.1 2.48
1968 2.03 2.38
1969 1.95 2.21
1970 1.88 2.03
1971 1.97 1.92
1972 2.01 1.71
1973 2.01 1.54
1974 1.98 1.51
1975 1.95 1.45
1976 1.94 1.45
1977 1.95 1.4
1978 1.96 1.38
1979 1.95 1.38
1980 1.93 1.44
1981 1.93 1.43
1982 1.9 1.41
1983 1.88 1.33
1984 1.87 1.29
1985 1.82 1.37
1986 1.76 1.43
1987 1.64 1.43
1988 1.79 1.46
1989 1.63 1.42
1990 1.63 1.45
1991 1.53 1.33
1992 1.48 1.29
1993 1.52 1.28
1994 1.47 1.24
1995 1.58 1.25
1996 1.67 1.3
1997 1.69 1.35
1998 1.45 1.36
1999 1.38 1.36
2000 1.39 1.38
2001 1.46 1.35
2002 1.42 1.34
2003 1.41 1.34
2004 1.43 1.36
2005 1.5 1.34
2006 1.47 1.33
2007 1.48 1.37
2008 1.47 1.38
2009 1.5 1.36
2010 1.46 1.39
2011 1.41 1.39
2012 1.52 1.41
2013 1.46 1.42
2014 1.46 1.47
2015 1.41 1.5
2016 1.43 1.6
2017 1.42 1.57
2018 1.47 1.57
2019 1.47 1.54
2020 1.48 1.53
2021 1.62 1.58
2022 1.53 1.46
2023 1.46 1.39

Croatia and Germany demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Germany
Year Median age, years
Croatia Germany
1960 29 34.7
1961 29.4 34.7
1962 29.7 34.7
1963 30 34.6
1964 30.3 34.5
1965 30.6 34.4
1966 30.9 34.4
1967 31.2 34.3
1968 31.5 34.2
1969 31.8 34.1
1970 32.1 34.3
1971 32.3 34.4
1972 32.5 34.6
1973 32.7 34.7
1974 32.8 35
1975 33 35.5
1976 33.1 35.8
1977 33.2 36.1
1978 33.3 36.3
1979 33.4 36.4
1980 33.4 36.5
1981 33.5 36.5
1982 33.6 36.6
1983 33.8 36.7
1984 34 37
1985 34.2 37.1
1986 34.4 37.2
1987 34.7 37.4
1988 35 37.6
1989 35.3 37.6
1990 35.6 37.6
1991 36 37.7
1992 36.4 37.8
1993 36.9 37.9
1994 37.3 38.1
1995 37.8 38.4
1996 38.2 38.6
1997 38.6 38.9
1998 38.9 39.3
1999 39.2 39.7
2000 39.6 40
2001 39.9 40.4
2002 40.2 40.8
2003 40.5 41.2
2004 40.7 41.6
2005 40.9 42
2006 41.2 42.5
2007 41.4 43.1
2008 41.6 43.5
2009 41.8 43.9
2010 41.9 44.2
2011 42.2 44.6
2012 42.5 45.1
2013 42.7 45.5
2014 43 45.7
2015 43.3 45.7
2016 43.7 45.7
2017 44.2 45.8
2018 44.6 45.8
2019 45 45.8
2020 45.2 45.8
2021 45.4 45.9
2022 45.6 46
2023 45.8 46.2
2024 46 46.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Germany
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$4.59T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
49.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
5.24%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
183,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-2.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
3.37%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
63.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
25.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
25%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.9%
2020
Number of millionaires n/a
2,820,819
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.14%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
171
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
435
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$2.04T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$378B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$21.2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
12,449,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
3.47%
2019
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
98.3%
2024

Energy

Croatia Germany
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
2,907 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$23.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
583 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
6.95 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
77.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
17.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
9.15%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
70.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
5,904 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
39.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
4.95%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
1.41%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Germany
% of world population
0.05%
2024
1.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+36,954
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
91.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
75
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
93
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
0.82
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
3.8
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
57.1%
2023
56.3%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
93.5%
2024

Health

Croatia Germany
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$6,233
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$703
2023
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
81.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
4.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
3.7
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
76
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
21.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
11.8 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Germany
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.23%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
1,616 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
64,039 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
44,089 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
515,738 mi
2022

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