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Croatia vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 123rd vs. 81st).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Ghana
Population
3839202
35572974
Population rank 129/197 47/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Croatia and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Ghana
Year GDP
Croatia Ghana
1960 - $1,217,230,095
1961 - $1,302,674,325
1962 - $1,382,515,654
1963 - $1,540,797,589
1964 - $1,731,296,200
1965 - $2,053,462,968
1966 - $2,126,300,672
1967 - $1,747,187,645
1968 - $1,666,909,518
1969 - $1,962,050,556
1970 - $2,215,028,588
1971 - $2,417,108,578
1972 - $2,112,293,280
1973 - $3,006,766,758
1974 - $2,894,409,938
1975 - $2,810,106,383
1976 - $2,765,254,237
1977 - $3,189,428,571
1978 - $3,662,478,185
1979 - $4,020,227,920
1980 - $4,445,228,216
1981 - $4,222,441,860
1982 - $4,035,994,398
1983 - $4,057,275,132
1984 - $4,412,279,843
1985 - $4,504,306,723
1986 - $5,735,677,434
1987 - $5,074,829,932
1988 - $5,197,765,032
1989 - $5,251,858,440
1990 $25,650,213,280 $5,889,106,573
1991 $18,760,386,775 $6,603,185,268
1992 $10,621,169,291 $6,416,103,926
1993 $11,259,647,874 $5,968,922,939
1994 $15,062,911,617 $5,446,383,727
1995 $22,772,394,547 $6,464,382,808
1996 $24,150,978,347 $6,932,991,739
1997 $24,175,764,812 $6,891,443,192
1998 $25,890,228,430 $7,482,069,162
1999 $23,777,026,779 $7,718,109,982
2000 $22,134,411,297 $4,982,850,662
2001 $23,066,883,850 $5,314,872,854
2002 $26,757,722,429 $6,166,197,848
2003 $35,245,317,002 $7,632,723,556
2004 $41,836,292,157 $8,881,417,907
2005 $45,013,119,282 $10,744,568,381
2006 $49,590,197,657 $20,885,037,597
2007 $59,298,265,770 $24,827,339,138
2008 $68,478,776,206 $28,679,383,241
2009 $62,321,642,125 $26,048,720,006
2010 $58,981,738,869 $32,197,655,567
2011 $62,903,737,380 $39,336,668,081
2012 $57,551,963,753 $41,271,701,061
2013 $59,852,401,272 $62,845,721,960
2014 $59,612,144,078 $54,678,533,806
2015 $51,005,200,670 $49,436,806,230
2016 $52,654,855,638 $56,144,179,398
2017 $56,186,190,438 $60,385,409,435
2018 $61,668,130,123 $67,259,353,966
2019 $61,467,582,194 $68,352,629,246
2020 $57,963,370,885 $70,008,243,860
2021 $69,006,802,299 $79,514,204,730
2022 $71,198,635,102 $73,919,003,210
2023 $84,393,795,502 $80,547,146,878
2024 $92,526,176,109 $82,825,288,889

Croatia and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Ghana
1960 - $174.9
1961 - $181.9
1962 - $188.4
1963 - $205
1964 - $225
1965 - $260.5
1966 - $263.3
1967 - $211.2
1968 - $196.7
1969 - $225.8
1970 - $248.2
1971 - $263.4
1972 - $223.8
1973 - $310
1974 - $289.4
1975 - $273
1976 - $261
1977 - $292.3
1978 - $326
1979 - $347
1980 - $372
1981 - $344
1982 - $319
1983 - $311
1984 - $330
1985 - $330
1986 - $411
1987 - $355
1988 - $355
1989 - $350
1990 $5,369 $383
1991 $4,001 $418
1992 $2,321 $396
1993 $2,448 $360
1994 $3,238 $321
1995 $4,929 $372
1996 $5,300 $389
1997 $5,331 $378
1998 $5,713 $400
1999 $5,269 $403
2000 $4,954 $253.7
2001 $5,365 $263.5
2002 $6,220 $297.5
2003 $8,190 $358
2004 $9,719 $406
2005 $10,444 $479
2006 $11,503 $906
2007 $13,758 $1,050
2008 $15,889 $1,183
2009 $14,476 $1,048
2010 $13,731 $1,264
2011 $14,695 $1,507
2012 $13,509 $1,544
2013 $14,136 $2,295
2014 $14,188 $1,950
2015 $12,285 $1,723
2016 $12,821 $1,912
2017 $13,903 $2,012
2018 $15,460 $2,195
2019 $15,564 $2,187
2020 $14,808 $2,195
2021 $17,790 $2,445
2022 $18,466 $2,230
2023 $21,865 $2,384
2024 $23,931 $2,406

Croatia vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Ghana
1950 58.5 43.1
1951 59 43.6
1952 59.8 44
1953 61.5 44.5
1954 62.2 45
1955 63.1 45.4
1956 63.6 45.7
1957 64.4 46.1
1958 65 46.4
1959 65.5 46.7
1960 65.9 46.9
1961 66.5 47.1
1962 67.3 47.3
1963 67.6 47.5
1964 68 47.6
1965 68.5 47.7
1966 68.9 47.7
1967 69 47.7
1968 68.9 47.8
1969 69 47.9
1970 69.2 47.9
1971 69.4 47.9
1972 69.8 48.3
1973 70.1 48.6
1974 70.6 48.9
1975 71 49.3
1976 71.4 49.7
1977 71.4 50.1
1978 71.3 50.5
1979 71.1 50.8
1980 71 51.1
1981 70.9 51.3
1982 70.7 51.4
1983 70.7 51.8
1984 71 52.2
1985 71.5 52.7
1986 71.8 53.3
1987 71.9 53.8
1988 72.2 54.4
1989 72.5 54.9
1990 72.2 55.4
1991 70.6 55.7
1992 71.7 56.1
1993 72.3 56.3
1994 72.6 56.2
1995 72.6 56.7
1996 73 57
1997 73 57.2
1998 73.2 57.5
1999 73.6 57.8
2000 74 58.1
2001 74.4 58.4
2002 74.6 58.7
2003 74.7 59
2004 75.3 59.3
2005 75.6 59.6
2006 75.7 60
2007 75.9 60.3
2008 76 60.6
2009 76.3 60.9
2010 76.7 61.3
2011 77 61.6
2012 77.3 62
2013 77.5 62.4
2014 77.5 62.8
2015 77.6 63.2
2016 77.6 63.5
2017 77.7 63.8
2018 77.9 64.1
2019 78.2 64.5
2020 77.5 64.3
2021 77.1 64.3
2022 78.3 65.2
2023 78.6 65.5
2024 78.8 65.7
2025 78.9 65.9

Croatia and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Ghana
Year Population
Croatia Ghana
1960 4,140,181 6,961,215
1961 4,167,292 7,162,667
1962 4,196,712 7,337,375
1963 4,225,675 7,514,714
1964 4,252,876 7,695,739
1965 4,280,923 7,882,606
1966 4,310,701 8,074,521
1967 4,338,683 8,271,913
1968 4,365,628 8,475,729
1969 4,391,490 8,690,383
1970 4,412,252 8,925,813
1971 4,431,275 9,176,264
1972 4,450,564 9,438,187
1973 4,470,161 9,714,617
1974 4,490,660 10,000,523
1975 4,512,082 10,294,308
1976 4,535,934 10,594,913
1977 4,559,571 10,911,871
1978 4,581,085 11,248,450
1979 4,594,778 11,597,255
1980 4,599,782 11,941,448
1981 4,611,509 12,281,712
1982 4,634,234 12,643,819
1983 4,658,254 13,029,836
1984 4,680,285 13,370,590
1985 4,701,417 13,661,229
1986 4,721,446 13,965,217
1987 4,739,745 14,289,108
1988 4,755,207 14,636,568
1989 4,767,260 15,006,813
1990 4,777,368 15,394,648
1991 4,689,022 15,787,496
1992 4,575,818 16,184,855
1993 4,600,463 16,589,519
1994 4,652,024 16,993,190
1995 4,620,030 17,399,017
1996 4,557,097 17,810,181
1997 4,534,920 18,238,958
1998 4,532,135 18,688,036
1999 4,512,597 19,149,864
2000 4,468,302 19,637,087
2001 4,299,642 20,167,069
2002 4,302,174 20,729,388
2003 4,303,399 21,296,705
2004 4,304,600 21,868,298
2005 4,310,145 22,449,438
2006 4,311,159 23,040,702
2007 4,310,217 23,642,279
2008 4,309,705 24,249,946
2009 4,305,181 24,862,664
2010 4,295,427 25,474,995
2011 4,280,622 26,095,088
2012 4,260,368 26,734,268
2013 4,233,922 27,386,193
2014 4,201,598 28,041,592
2015 4,151,725 28,696,068
2016 4,106,867 29,356,742
2017 4,041,407 30,008,354
2018 3,988,775 30,637,585
2019 3,949,390 31,258,945
2020 3,914,206 31,887,809
2021 3,878,981 32,518,665
2022 3,855,641 33,149,152
2023 3,859,686 33,787,914
2024 3,866,300 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Croatia and Ghana

Fertility rate
Croatia

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Ghana
1960 2.24 6.89
1961 2.22 6.91
1962 2.19 6.94
1963 2.15 6.94
1964 2.14 6.9
1965 2.22 6.88
1966 2.23 6.86
1967 2.1 6.89
1968 2.03 6.89
1969 1.95 6.95
1970 1.88 6.95
1971 1.97 6.95
1972 2.01 6.92
1973 2.01 6.87
1974 1.98 6.82
1975 1.95 6.76
1976 1.94 6.7
1977 1.95 6.64
1978 1.96 6.56
1979 1.95 6.51
1980 1.93 6.47
1981 1.93 6.42
1982 1.9 6.31
1983 1.88 6.23
1984 1.87 6.15
1985 1.82 6.12
1986 1.76 6.08
1987 1.64 6.02
1988 1.79 5.92
1989 1.63 5.82
1990 1.63 5.74
1991 1.53 5.63
1992 1.48 5.52
1993 1.52 5.41
1994 1.47 5.25
1995 1.58 5.11
1996 1.67 4.96
1997 1.69 4.88
1998 1.45 4.83
1999 1.38 4.82
2000 1.39 4.83
2001 1.46 4.77
2002 1.42 4.69
2003 1.41 4.6
2004 1.43 4.5
2005 1.5 4.5
2006 1.47 4.4
2007 1.48 4.29
2008 1.47 4.22
2009 1.5 4.18
2010 1.46 4.18
2011 1.41 4.18
2012 1.52 4.15
2013 1.46 4.11
2014 1.46 4.03
2015 1.41 3.98
2016 1.43 3.87
2017 1.42 3.72
2018 1.47 3.65
2019 1.47 3.59
2020 1.48 3.54
2021 1.62 3.49
2022 1.53 3.43
2023 1.46 3.4

Croatia and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Croatia Ghana
1960 29 17.7
1961 29.4 17.4
1962 29.7 17.2
1963 30 16.9
1964 30.3 16.7
1965 30.6 16.5
1966 30.9 16.4
1967 31.2 16.2
1968 31.5 16.1
1969 31.8 16
1970 32.1 15.9
1971 32.3 15.9
1972 32.5 15.8
1973 32.7 15.8
1974 32.8 15.8
1975 33 15.9
1976 33.1 16
1977 33.2 16.2
1978 33.3 16.4
1979 33.4 16.5
1980 33.4 16.7
1981 33.5 16.7
1982 33.6 16.9
1983 33.8 17
1984 34 17.1
1985 34.2 17.1
1986 34.4 17.1
1987 34.7 17.1
1988 35 17.1
1989 35.3 17.1
1990 35.6 17.2
1991 36 17.2
1992 36.4 17.3
1993 36.9 17.4
1994 37.3 17.5
1995 37.8 17.6
1996 38.2 17.7
1997 38.6 17.9
1998 38.9 18.1
1999 39.2 18.3
2000 39.6 18.4
2001 39.9 18.6
2002 40.2 18.8
2003 40.5 19
2004 40.7 19.1
2005 40.9 19.3
2006 41.2 19.5
2007 41.4 19.7
2008 41.6 19.9
2009 41.8 20
2010 41.9 20.2
2011 42.2 20.3
2012 42.5 20.5
2013 42.7 20.6
2014 43 20.7
2015 43.3 20.8
2016 43.7 20.9
2017 44.2 21
2018 44.6 21.2
2019 45 21.3
2020 45.2 21.5
2021 45.4 21.7
2022 45.6 21.8
2023 45.8 22
2024 46 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
1.6%
2016
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
0.87%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
81.2%
2024

Energy

Croatia Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Croatia Ghana
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
59.9%
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
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
42
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
76.5%
2021
English speaking
57.1%
2023
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
69.9%
2023

Health

Croatia Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Ghana
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
68,049 mi
2009

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