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Croatia vs Iran statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 123rd vs. 17th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Iran
Population
3839202
93020793
Population rank 129/197 17/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$437B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 37/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$4,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 122/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$18,442
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$161B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$1,758
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 121/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$2,970
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
626,451 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.7
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
34.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Croatia and Iran: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Iran economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Iran
Year GDP
Croatia Iran
1960 - $4,199,134,390
1961 - $4,426,949,095
1962 - $4,693,566,416
1963 - $4,928,628,018
1964 - $5,379,845,648
1965 - $6,197,319,929
1966 - $6,789,938,672
1967 - $7,555,383,690
1968 - $8,623,172,960
1969 - $9,743,089,607
1970 - $10,976,245,154
1971 - $13,731,802,833
1972 - $17,153,463,263
1973 - $27,081,698,250
1974 - $46,209,092,072
1975 - $51,776,222,350
1976 - $68,055,295,081
1977 - $80,600,122,702
1978 - $77,994,316,621
1979 - $90,391,877,326
1980 - $94,362,275,580
1981 - $100,499,312,750
1982 - $125,948,756,439
1983 - $156,365,156,618
1984 - $162,276,728,620
1985 - $180,183,629,600
1986 - $209,094,561,833
1987 - $134,009,995,923
1988 - $123,057,861,334
1989 - $120,496,362,916
1990 $25,650,213,280 $124,813,263,926
1991 $18,760,386,775 $131,637,664,958
1992 $10,621,169,291 $119,768,691,217
1993 $11,259,647,874 $63,743,623,231
1994 $15,062,911,617 $71,841,461,172
1995 $22,772,394,547 $96,419,225,745
1996 $24,150,978,347 $120,403,931,883
1997 $24,175,764,812 $113,919,163,421
1998 $25,890,228,430 $110,276,913,362
1999 $23,777,026,779 $113,848,450,089
2000 $22,134,411,297 $109,591,707,801
2001 $23,066,883,850 $126,878,750,296
2002 $26,757,722,429 $128,626,917,504
2003 $35,245,317,002 $151,911,222,120
2004 $41,836,292,157 $187,754,571,247
2005 $45,013,119,282 $224,970,371,329
2006 $49,590,197,657 $265,602,187,406
2007 $59,298,265,770 $349,736,591,836
2008 $68,478,776,206 $406,070,949,551
2009 $62,321,642,125 $414,059,094,950
2010 $58,981,738,869 $487,069,570,461
2011 $62,903,737,380 $629,082,257,472
2012 $57,551,963,753 $644,019,315,004
2013 $59,852,401,272 $500,399,839,840
2014 $59,612,144,078 $462,284,793,281
2015 $51,005,200,670 $409,191,686,497
2016 $52,654,855,638 $459,042,684,193
2017 $56,186,190,438 $489,168,731,811
2018 $61,668,130,123 $398,880,231,367
2019 $61,467,582,194 $333,519,146,339
2020 $57,963,370,885 $262,186,179,356
2021 $69,006,802,299 $383,436,202,447
2022 $71,198,635,102 $394,362,621,793
2023 $84,393,795,502 $404,625,655,076
2024 $92,526,176,109 $436,906,331,672

Croatia and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Iran
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Iran
1960 - $195.6
1961 - $200.1
1962 - $205.8
1963 - $209.6
1964 - $221.7
1965 - $247.5
1966 - $262.9
1967 - $283.7
1968 - $314
1969 - $345
1970 - $377
1971 - $457
1972 - $555
1973 - $851
1974 - $1,409
1975 - $1,532
1976 - $1,954
1977 - $2,243
1978 - $2,101
1979 - $2,352
1980 - $2,368
1981 - $2,393
1982 - $2,845
1983 - $3,397
1984 - $3,395
1985 - $3,634
1986 - $4,064
1987 - $2,513
1988 - $2,234
1989 - $2,125
1990 $5,369 $2,138
1991 $4,001 $2,194
1992 $2,321 $1,957
1993 $2,448 $1,038
1994 $3,238 $1,168
1995 $4,929 $1,550
1996 $5,300 $1,915
1997 $5,331 $1,790
1998 $5,713 $1,709
1999 $5,269 $1,740
2000 $4,954 $1,650
2001 $5,365 $1,881
2002 $6,220 $1,891
2003 $8,190 $2,209
2004 $9,719 $2,672
2005 $10,444 $3,132
2006 $11,503 $3,619
2007 $13,758 $4,688
2008 $15,889 $5,377
2009 $14,476 $5,416
2010 $13,731 $6,291
2011 $14,695 $8,026
2012 $13,509 $8,114
2013 $14,136 $6,223
2014 $14,188 $5,672
2015 $12,285 $4,953
2016 $12,821 $5,477
2017 $13,903 $5,753
2018 $15,460 $4,632
2019 $15,564 $3,831
2020 $14,808 $2,989
2021 $17,790 $4,335
2022 $18,466 $4,405
2023 $21,865 $4,466
2024 $23,931 $4,771

Croatia vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Iran
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Iran
1950 58.5 38.2
1951 59 38.7
1952 59.8 39.2
1953 61.5 39.5
1954 62.2 40
1955 63.1 40.6
1956 63.6 41.1
1957 64.4 41.3
1958 65 42.2
1959 65.5 42.8
1960 65.9 43.3
1961 66.5 43.9
1962 67.3 43.8
1963 67.6 45.1
1964 68 45.7
1965 68.5 46.4
1966 68.9 47.1
1967 69 47.8
1968 68.9 47.9
1969 69 49.4
1970 69.2 50.2
1971 69.4 51.1
1972 69.8 51.7
1973 70.1 52.9
1974 70.6 53.9
1975 71 54.8
1976 71.4 55.8
1977 71.4 56.7
1978 71.3 56
1979 71.1 58.5
1980 71 58.4
1981 70.9 56.6
1982 70.7 57.6
1983 70.7 58.5
1984 71 60.9
1985 71.5 61.5
1986 71.8 62.1
1987 71.9 62.7
1988 72.2 63.3
1989 72.5 65.3
1990 72.2 64.1
1991 70.6 66.2
1992 71.7 66.7
1993 72.3 67
1994 72.6 67.5
1995 72.6 67.9
1996 73 68.3
1997 73 68.6
1998 73.2 69.2
1999 73.6 69.7
2000 74 70.2
2001 74.4 70.6
2002 74.6 71.1
2003 74.7 70.5
2004 75.3 72
2005 75.6 72.4
2006 75.7 72.9
2007 75.9 73.3
2008 76 73.7
2009 76.3 74
2010 76.7 74.4
2011 77 74.7
2012 77.3 75
2013 77.5 75.3
2014 77.5 75.6
2015 77.6 75.9
2016 77.6 76.2
2017 77.7 76.4
2018 77.9 76.6
2019 78.2 76.9
2020 77.5 74.1
2021 77.1 73.8
2022 78.3 76.8
2023 78.6 77.7
2024 78.8 77.9
2025 78.9 78.1

Croatia and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Iran
Year Population
Croatia Iran
1960 4,140,181 21,470,434
1961 4,167,292 22,125,726
1962 4,196,712 22,807,907
1963 4,225,675 23,519,005
1964 4,252,876 24,262,859
1965 4,280,923 25,036,978
1966 4,310,701 25,829,270
1967 4,338,683 26,628,432
1968 4,365,628 27,437,391
1969 4,391,490 28,273,482
1970 4,412,252 29,145,100
1971 4,431,275 30,029,071
1972 4,450,564 30,921,179
1973 4,470,161 31,839,838
1974 4,490,660 32,796,463
1975 4,512,082 33,802,973
1976 4,535,934 34,837,271
1977 4,559,571 35,933,181
1978 4,581,085 37,126,535
1979 4,594,778 38,424,952
1980 4,599,782 39,842,324
1981 4,611,509 41,989,312
1982 4,634,234 44,272,141
1983 4,658,254 46,029,535
1984 4,680,285 47,793,998
1985 4,701,417 49,582,289
1986 4,721,446 51,446,045
1987 4,739,745 53,323,493
1988 4,755,207 55,072,694
1989 4,767,260 56,704,914
1990 4,777,368 58,380,092
1991 4,689,022 59,986,931
1992 4,575,818 61,184,983
1993 4,600,463 61,403,543
1994 4,652,024 61,520,598
1995 4,620,030 62,205,567
1996 4,557,097 62,881,300
1997 4,534,920 63,639,638
1998 4,532,135 64,519,859
1999 4,512,597 65,445,391
2000 4,468,302 66,418,659
2001 4,299,642 67,452,005
2002 4,302,174 68,011,317
2003 4,303,399 68,769,340
2004 4,304,600 70,256,316
2005 4,310,145 71,828,455
2006 4,311,159 73,392,747
2007 4,310,217 74,602,648
2008 4,309,705 75,514,204
2009 4,305,181 76,457,825
2010 4,295,427 77,420,842
2011 4,280,622 78,383,598
2012 4,260,368 79,370,580
2013 4,233,922 80,414,686
2014 4,201,598 81,502,045
2015 4,151,725 82,619,362
2016 4,106,867 83,812,228
2017 4,041,407 85,026,754
2018 3,988,775 86,117,998
2019 3,949,390 87,051,648
2020 3,914,206 87,723,443
2021 3,878,981 88,455,488
2022 3,855,641 89,524,246
2023 3,859,686 90,608,707
2024 3,866,300 91,567,738

Fertility rates in Croatia and Iran

Fertility rate
Croatia

Iran
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Iran
1960 2.24 7.52
1961 2.22 7.46
1962 2.19 7.4
1963 2.15 7.32
1964 2.14 7.24
1965 2.22 7.22
1966 2.23 7.21
1967 2.1 7.19
1968 2.03 7.12
1969 1.95 7.01
1970 1.88 6.8
1971 1.97 6.55
1972 2.01 6.26
1973 2.01 6.06
1974 1.98 5.97
1975 1.95 5.95
1976 1.94 6.07
1977 1.95 6.18
1978 1.96 6.34
1979 1.95 6.55
1980 1.93 6.63
1981 1.93 6.62
1982 1.9 6.59
1983 1.88 6.53
1984 1.87 6.43
1985 1.82 6.24
1986 1.76 6.01
1987 1.64 5.72
1988 1.79 5.43
1989 1.63 5.17
1990 1.63 4.93
1991 1.53 4.57
1992 1.48 4.1
1993 1.52 3.67
1994 1.47 3.24
1995 1.58 2.85
1996 1.67 2.54
1997 1.69 2.32
1998 1.45 2.19
1999 1.38 2.09
2000 1.39 2
2001 1.46 1.92
2002 1.42 1.84
2003 1.41 1.8
2004 1.43 1.78
2005 1.5 1.76
2006 1.47 1.76
2007 1.48 1.75
2008 1.47 1.74
2009 1.5 1.74
2010 1.46 1.75
2011 1.41 1.79
2012 1.52 1.85
2013 1.46 1.91
2014 1.46 1.98
2015 1.41 2.02
2016 1.43 2.05
2017 1.42 2.02
2018 1.47 1.92
2019 1.47 1.77
2020 1.48 1.7
2021 1.62 1.71
2022 1.53 1.7
2023 1.46 1.7

Croatia and Iran demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Iran
Year Median age, years
Croatia Iran
1960 29 19.1
1961 29.4 18.7
1962 29.7 18.4
1963 30 18.1
1964 30.3 17.9
1965 30.6 17.8
1966 30.9 17.7
1967 31.2 17.7
1968 31.5 17.6
1969 31.8 17.6
1970 32.1 17.6
1971 32.3 17.7
1972 32.5 17.8
1973 32.7 17.9
1974 32.8 18
1975 33 18.1
1976 33.1 18.2
1977 33.2 18.3
1978 33.3 18.3
1979 33.4 18.3
1980 33.4 18.2
1981 33.5 18.4
1982 33.6 18.6
1983 33.8 18.5
1984 34 18.4
1985 34.2 18.3
1986 34.4 18.2
1987 34.7 18.2
1988 35 18.2
1989 35.3 18.1
1990 35.6 18.2
1991 36 18.3
1992 36.4 18.4
1993 36.9 18.3
1994 37.3 18.4
1995 37.8 18.7
1996 38.2 19.1
1997 38.6 19.5
1998 38.9 20
1999 39.2 20.7
2000 39.6 21.4
2001 39.9 22
2002 40.2 22.6
2003 40.5 23.1
2004 40.7 23.7
2005 40.9 24.3
2006 41.2 24.8
2007 41.4 25.5
2008 41.6 26.1
2009 41.8 26.6
2010 41.9 27.2
2011 42.2 27.7
2012 42.5 28.2
2013 42.7 28.7
2014 43 29.2
2015 43.3 29.7
2016 43.7 30.2
2017 44.2 30.7
2018 44.6 31.2
2019 45 31.7
2020 45.2 32.3
2021 45.4 32.8
2022 45.6 33.3
2023 45.8 33.8
2024 46 34.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Iran
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$426B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
15%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
2.82%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
650,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-5.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
8.13%
2023
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
47.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
36.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
42.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
28.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.8%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
594
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$172B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$7.69B
1982
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
1,550,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
2.28%
2000
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
91.1%
2024

Energy

Croatia Iran
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
3,266 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$5.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
779 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
8.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
98.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
0.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
1.14%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
-32.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
3,664 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
4.24%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
3.43%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
2.2%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Iran
% of world population
0.05%
2024
1.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+190,156
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
40.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
23
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
2.42
2014
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
21.5
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
55
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
88.9%
2023
English speaking
57.1%
2023
12%
2025
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
79.6%
2023

Health

Croatia Iran
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$237.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$92.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
0.43%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
1.51
2018
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
11.8
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
25.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
9%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
13.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Iran
% of world land
0.04%
2025
1.09%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
6,841 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
181,727 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
41,654 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
138,867 mi
2018

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