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Croatia vs Iraq statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 123rd vs. 57th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Iraq
Population
3839202
47813338
Population rank 129/197 34/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$280B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 51/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 114/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$14,464
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 108/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$6,159
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
167,619 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.25
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
21.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Croatia and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Iraq economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Iraq
Year GDP
Croatia Iraq
1960 - $1,537,252,193
1961 - $1,671,960,965
1962 - $1,784,174,541
1963 - $1,805,901,510
1964 - $2,136,408,198
1965 - $2,335,785,506
1966 - $2,530,306,096
1967 - $2,551,522,656
1968 - $2,896,598,841
1969 - $3,007,758,797
1970 - $3,281,318,687
1971 - $3,865,346,535
1972 - $4,113,848,002
1973 - $5,134,367,778
1974 - $11,516,762,614
1975 - $13,458,516,763
1976 - $17,754,825,601
1977 - $19,838,130,715
1978 - $23,762,275,652
1979 - $37,816,457,839
1980 - $52,569,000,000
1981 - $37,823,000,000
1982 - $42,382,333,333
1983 - $40,712,903,226
1984 - $46,938,387,097
1985 - $48,425,161,290
1986 - $47,264,516,129
1987 - $56,774,193,548
1988 - $62,684,516,129
1989 - $65,831,935,484
1990 $25,650,213,280 $180,408,064,516
1991 $18,760,386,775 $407,796,350
1992 $10,621,169,291 $553,671,958
1993 $11,259,647,874 $1,031,944,881
1994 $15,062,911,617 $3,991,349,283
1995 $22,772,394,547 $12,894,029,888
1996 $24,150,978,347 $10,433,698,621
1997 $24,175,764,812 $20,764,857,056
1998 $25,890,228,430 $20,617,405,044
1999 $23,777,026,779 $36,881,601,584
2000 $22,134,411,297 $48,364,250,944
2001 $23,066,883,850 $36,176,430,129
2002 $26,757,722,429 $32,928,454,672
2003 $35,245,317,002 $21,921,569,479
2004 $41,836,292,157 $36,633,669,269
2005 $45,013,119,282 $50,065,104,668
2006 $49,590,197,657 $65,147,051,918
2007 $59,298,265,770 $88,837,057,320
2008 $68,478,776,206 $131,614,434,154
2009 $62,321,642,125 $111,657,580,326
2010 $58,981,738,869 $138,516,722,650
2011 $62,903,737,380 $185,749,664,444
2012 $57,551,963,753 $218,002,476,129
2013 $59,852,401,272 $234,637,675,129
2014 $59,612,144,078 $228,415,656,175
2015 $51,005,200,670 $166,774,104,959
2016 $52,654,855,638 $166,743,557,748
2017 $56,186,190,438 $187,217,660,051
2018 $61,668,130,123 $227,367,469,034
2019 $61,467,582,194 $233,636,097,800
2020 $57,963,370,885 $180,898,797,517
2021 $69,006,802,299 $209,691,945,713
2022 $71,198,635,102 $287,372,232,138
2023 $84,393,795,502 $268,881,051,644
2024 $92,526,176,109 $279,641,257,615

Croatia and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Iraq
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Iraq
1960 - $218.9
1961 - $232.4
1962 - $240.7
1963 - $235.5
1964 - $269.4
1965 - $284.8
1966 - $298.2
1967 - $290.6
1968 - $319
1969 - $320
1970 - $337
1971 - $384
1972 - $394
1973 - $476
1974 - $1,031
1975 - $1,166
1976 - $1,489
1977 - $1,609
1978 - $1,863
1979 - $2,871
1980 - $3,868
1981 - $2,700
1982 - $2,942
1983 - $2,743
1984 - $3,066
1985 - $3,088
1986 - $2,940
1987 - $3,436
1988 - $3,707
1989 - $3,791
1990 $5,369 $10,261
1991 $4,001 $23
1992 $2,321 $30.3
1993 $2,448 $53.7
1994 $3,238 $198.2
1995 $4,929 $619
1996 $5,300 $485
1997 $5,331 $936
1998 $5,713 $901
1999 $5,269 $1,560
2000 $4,954 $1,980
2001 $5,365 $1,436
2002 $6,220 $1,266
2003 $8,190 $818
2004 $9,719 $1,328
2005 $10,444 $1,762
2006 $11,503 $2,277
2007 $13,758 $3,129
2008 $15,889 $4,543
2009 $14,476 $3,715
2010 $13,731 $4,462
2011 $14,695 $5,776
2012 $13,509 $6,478
2013 $14,136 $6,650
2014 $14,188 $6,249
2015 $12,285 $4,440
2016 $12,821 $4,334
2017 $13,903 $4,759
2018 $15,460 $5,647
2019 $15,564 $5,672
2020 $14,808 $4,295
2021 $17,790 $4,868
2022 $18,466 $6,521
2023 $21,865 $5,965
2024 $23,931 $6,074

Croatia vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Iraq
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Iraq
1950 58.5 37.4
1951 59 39
1952 59.8 40.5
1953 61.5 42.1
1954 62.2 43.5
1955 63.1 45
1956 63.6 46.4
1957 64.4 47.7
1958 65 49
1959 65.5 49.7
1960 65.9 51.5
1961 66.5 52.3
1962 67.3 53.5
1963 67.6 54.4
1964 68 55.2
1965 68.5 56.4
1966 68.9 57.3
1967 69 58.4
1968 68.9 59
1969 69 59.6
1970 69.2 60.5
1971 69.4 61.3
1972 69.8 61.8
1973 70.1 62.3
1974 70.6 61
1975 71 61.4
1976 71.4 63.6
1977 71.4 63.9
1978 71.3 64.2
1979 71.1 64.4
1980 71 60.9
1981 70.9 58.7
1982 70.7 59
1983 70.7 59.3
1984 71 59.5
1985 71.5 59.8
1986 71.8 60
1987 71.9 60.3
1988 72.2 56.7
1989 72.5 57.5
1990 72.2 57.6
1991 70.6 61.3
1992 71.7 65.3
1993 72.3 65.3
1994 72.6 65
1995 72.6 64.8
1996 73 64.6
1997 73 64.2
1998 73.2 64.4
1999 73.6 64.5
2000 74 64.9
2001 74.4 65.3
2002 74.6 65.7
2003 74.7 64.8
2004 75.3 64.6
2005 75.6 64.9
2006 75.7 64
2007 75.9 64.4
2008 76 66.5
2009 76.3 67.8
2010 76.7 68.1
2011 77 68.4
2012 77.3 68.8
2013 77.5 69
2014 77.5 69.7
2015 77.6 70
2016 77.6 68.7
2017 77.7 69.8
2018 77.9 71.1
2019 78.2 71.2
2020 77.5 69.7
2021 77.1 70.7
2022 78.3 72
2023 78.6 72.3
2024 78.8 72.4
2025 78.9 72.5

Croatia and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Iraq
Year Population
Croatia Iraq
1960 4,140,181 7,022,052
1961 4,167,292 7,194,553
1962 4,196,712 7,413,875
1963 4,225,675 7,667,928
1964 4,252,876 7,929,566
1965 4,280,923 8,202,140
1966 4,310,701 8,485,104
1967 4,338,683 8,778,869
1968 4,365,628 9,085,016
1969 4,391,490 9,403,356
1970 4,412,252 9,735,611
1971 4,431,275 10,077,809
1972 4,450,564 10,430,164
1973 4,470,161 10,795,869
1974 4,490,660 11,167,761
1975 4,512,082 11,543,639
1976 4,535,934 11,927,651
1977 4,559,571 12,331,046
1978 4,581,085 12,753,355
1979 4,594,778 13,170,365
1980 4,599,782 13,591,992
1981 4,611,509 14,006,381
1982 4,634,234 14,406,083
1983 4,658,254 14,840,555
1984 4,680,285 15,310,733
1985 4,701,417 15,683,430
1986 4,721,446 16,074,145
1987 4,739,745 16,521,049
1988 4,755,207 16,908,819
1989 4,767,260 17,364,542
1990 4,777,368 17,581,206
1991 4,689,022 17,767,253
1992 4,575,818 18,300,845
1993 4,600,463 19,201,195
1994 4,652,024 20,139,807
1995 4,620,030 20,825,860
1996 4,557,097 21,501,321
1997 4,534,920 22,176,593
1998 4,532,135 22,884,399
1999 4,512,597 23,636,527
2000 4,468,302 24,424,056
2001 4,299,642 25,197,840
2002 4,302,174 26,006,559
2003 4,303,399 26,802,659
2004 4,304,600 27,577,878
2005 4,310,145 28,407,448
2006 4,311,159 28,616,515
2007 4,310,217 28,391,607
2008 4,309,705 28,971,036
2009 4,305,181 30,058,206
2010 4,295,427 31,045,366
2011 4,280,622 32,161,424
2012 4,260,368 33,654,842
2013 4,233,922 35,281,989
2014 4,201,598 36,550,059
2015 4,151,725 37,560,535
2016 4,106,867 38,469,627
2017 4,041,407 39,337,353
2018 3,988,775 40,265,624
2019 3,949,390 41,192,171
2020 3,914,206 42,116,605
2021 3,878,981 43,071,211
2022 3,855,641 44,070,551
2023 3,859,686 45,074,049
2024 3,866,300 46,042,015

Fertility rates in Croatia and Iraq

Fertility rate
Croatia

Iraq
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Iraq
1960 2.24 5.3
1961 2.22 5.8
1962 2.19 6.99
1963 2.15 7.01
1964 2.14 7.01
1965 2.22 7.02
1966 2.23 7.02
1967 2.1 7.03
1968 2.03 7.06
1969 1.95 7.08
1970 1.88 7.07
1971 1.97 7.06
1972 2.01 7.02
1973 2.01 6.99
1974 1.98 6.95
1975 1.95 6.91
1976 1.94 6.86
1977 1.95 6.8
1978 1.96 6.73
1979 1.95 6.66
1980 1.93 6.59
1981 1.93 6.53
1982 1.9 6.46
1983 1.88 6.39
1984 1.87 6.32
1985 1.82 6.25
1986 1.76 6.18
1987 1.64 6.11
1988 1.79 6.05
1989 1.63 5.99
1990 1.63 5.93
1991 1.53 5.83
1992 1.48 5.72
1993 1.52 5.61
1994 1.47 5.49
1995 1.58 5.36
1996 1.67 5.25
1997 1.69 5.19
1998 1.45 5.11
1999 1.38 5.04
2000 1.39 4.92
2001 1.46 4.8
2002 1.42 4.67
2003 1.41 4.58
2004 1.43 4.53
2005 1.5 4.45
2006 1.47 4.46
2007 1.48 4.4
2008 1.47 4.37
2009 1.5 4.38
2010 1.46 4.46
2011 1.41 4.59
2012 1.52 4.54
2013 1.46 4.44
2014 1.46 4.31
2015 1.41 4.08
2016 1.43 3.84
2017 1.42 3.64
2018 1.47 3.55
2019 1.47 3.48
2020 1.48 3.42
2021 1.62 3.36
2022 1.53 3.29
2023 1.46 3.25

Croatia and Iraq demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Iraq
Year Median age, years
Croatia Iraq
1960 29 20.4
1961 29.4 20.4
1962 29.7 20.1
1963 30 19.8
1964 30.3 19.5
1965 30.6 19.3
1966 30.9 19
1967 31.2 18.7
1968 31.5 18.5
1969 31.8 18.3
1970 32.1 18.1
1971 32.3 17.9
1972 32.5 17.7
1973 32.7 17.5
1974 32.8 17.2
1975 33 17
1976 33.1 16.7
1977 33.2 16.6
1978 33.3 16.6
1979 33.4 16.5
1980 33.4 16.5
1981 33.5 16.5
1982 33.6 16.5
1983 33.8 16.6
1984 34 16.6
1985 34.2 16.7
1986 34.4 16.8
1987 34.7 16.9
1988 35 16.9
1989 35.3 17
1990 35.6 17.1
1991 36 17.2
1992 36.4 17.3
1993 36.9 17.3
1994 37.3 17.4
1995 37.8 17.5
1996 38.2 17.6
1997 38.6 17.7
1998 38.9 17.8
1999 39.2 17.9
2000 39.6 17.9
2001 39.9 18
2002 40.2 18.1
2003 40.5 18.2
2004 40.7 18.3
2005 40.9 18.5
2006 41.2 18.6
2007 41.4 18.7
2008 41.6 18.8
2009 41.8 18.9
2010 41.9 19
2011 42.2 19.1
2012 42.5 19.2
2013 42.7 19.3
2014 43 19.4
2015 43.3 19.5
2016 43.7 19.7
2017 44.2 19.9
2018 44.6 20.1
2019 45 20.4
2020 45.2 20.6
2021 45.4 20.9
2022 45.6 21.1
2023 45.8 21.4
2024 46 21.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Iraq
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$278B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
42.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
3.55%
1989
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
459,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-4.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
16.2%
2021
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
51.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
15.6
2002
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
3.7%
2023
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
$101B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$879M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
892,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
1.88%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
30.2%
2024

Energy

Croatia Iraq
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
1,412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
192.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
4.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
98.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
-274.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
1,373 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
3.78%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
1.98%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Iraq
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.57%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-17,735
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
71.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
37.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
9.41
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
27.3
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
84.1%
2021
English speaking
57.1%
2023
35%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
81.7%
2023

Health

Croatia Iraq
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$254.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$121.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
1.01
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
22.6
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
41.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
14
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
0.24 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Iraq
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.29%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
3,641 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
36,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
3,185 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
n/a

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