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Croatia vs Israel statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 9.97M in Israel (ranked 96/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 8,355 sq mi for Israel (ranked 123rd vs. 149th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Israel ranks 28/197 ($540B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Israel ranks 21/197 ($54,177).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Israel
Population
3839202
10224104
Population rank 129/197 96/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$540B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 28/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$54,177
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 21/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$55,691
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$367B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
69.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$36,774
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 18/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$39,091
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
8,355 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,194 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
2.85
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
82.8 years
2025

Croatia and Israel: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Israel economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Israel
Year GDP
Croatia Israel
1960 - $3,070,585,807
1961 - $3,708,586,471
1962 - $2,966,154,031
1963 - $3,535,949,089
1964 - $4,024,344,853
1965 - $4,329,084,429
1966 - $4,703,300,098
1967 - $4,762,386,783
1968 - $5,458,427,928
1969 - $6,297,852,761
1970 - $7,406,712,876
1971 - $7,052,544,000
1972 - $9,222,557,539
1973 - $11,902,574,259
1974 - $17,172,607,138
1975 - $16,141,767,373
1976 - $15,956,349,550
1977 - $18,257,113,904
1978 - $17,701,286,907
1979 - $22,609,741,060
1980 - $25,395,256,478
1981 - $26,882,009,819
1982 - $29,255,285,401
1983 - $32,675,755,462
1984 - $30,645,607,293
1985 - $28,905,736,367
1986 - $35,834,154,874
1987 - $43,049,543,635
1988 - $52,650,948,910
1989 - $52,443,479,454
1990 $25,650,213,280 $62,016,729,541
1991 $18,760,386,775 $70,998,755,007
1992 $10,621,169,291 $79,457,685,757
1993 $11,259,647,874 $79,855,877,174
1994 $15,062,911,617 $90,740,103,829
1995 $22,772,394,547 $105,497,418,059
1996 $24,150,978,347 $115,116,595,545
1997 $24,175,764,812 $119,459,826,347
1998 $25,890,228,430 $120,547,409,279
1999 $23,777,026,779 $121,417,185,062
2000 $22,134,411,297 $136,512,300,542
2001 $23,066,883,850 $135,002,039,613
2002 $26,757,722,429 $125,332,331,884
2003 $35,245,317,002 $131,408,914,824
2004 $41,836,292,157 $140,047,984,605
2005 $45,013,119,282 $147,519,922,009
2006 $49,590,197,657 $158,900,547,825
2007 $59,298,265,770 $184,681,214,673
2008 $68,478,776,206 $221,231,658,863
2009 $62,321,642,125 $213,403,181,853
2010 $58,981,738,869 $239,679,036,634
2011 $62,903,737,380 $268,094,998,225
2012 $57,551,963,753 $263,589,172,712
2013 $59,852,401,272 $298,478,070,673
2014 $59,612,144,078 $315,017,088,117
2015 $51,005,200,670 $303,469,434,072
2016 $52,654,855,638 $321,940,971,558
2017 $56,186,190,438 $358,451,839,053
2018 $61,668,130,123 $376,299,083,108
2019 $61,467,582,194 $400,645,216,359
2020 $57,963,370,885 $410,768,352,658
2021 $69,006,802,299 $489,851,549,972
2022 $71,198,635,102 $525,181,008,026
2023 $84,393,795,502 $512,184,638,999
2024 $92,526,176,109 $540,379,921,262

Croatia and Israel economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Israel
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Israel
1960 - $1,452
1961 - $1,697
1962 - $1,294
1963 - $1,486
1964 - $1,626
1965 - $1,689
1966 - $1,789
1967 - $1,735
1968 - $1,947
1969 - $2,189
1970 - $2,490
1971 - $2,298
1972 - $2,930
1973 - $3,631
1974 - $5,085
1975 - $4,672
1976 - $4,516
1977 - $5,053
1978 - $4,797
1979 - $5,972
1980 - $6,549
1981 - $6,795
1982 - $7,258
1983 - $7,960
1984 - $7,369
1985 - $6,829
1986 - $8,335
1987 - $9,853
1988 - $11,853
1989 - $11,608
1990 $5,369 $13,308
1991 $4,001 $14,346
1992 $2,321 $15,510
1993 $2,448 $15,179
1994 $3,238 $16,807
1995 $4,929 $19,026
1996 $5,300 $20,224
1997 $5,331 $20,469
1998 $5,713 $20,189
1999 $5,269 $19,823
2000 $4,954 $21,707
2001 $5,365 $20,966
2002 $6,220 $19,076
2003 $8,190 $19,643
2004 $9,719 $20,568
2005 $10,444 $21,287
2006 $11,503 $22,527
2007 $13,758 $25,721
2008 $15,889 $30,269
2009 $14,476 $28,508
2010 $13,731 $31,439
2011 $14,695 $34,523
2012 $13,509 $33,321
2013 $14,136 $37,034
2014 $14,188 $38,343
2015 $12,285 $36,213
2016 $12,821 $37,672
2017 $13,903 $41,138
2018 $15,460 $42,363
2019 $15,564 $44,251
2020 $14,808 $44,576
2021 $17,790 $52,271
2022 $18,466 $54,950
2023 $21,865 $52,004
2024 $23,931 $54,177

Croatia vs. Israel life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Israel
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Israel
1950 58.5 69.9
1951 59 67.6
1952 59.8 67.2
1953 61.5 66.4
1954 62.2 66.3
1955 63.1 68
1956 63.6 66.6
1957 64.4 66.5
1958 65 68.4
1959 65.5 68.9
1960 65.9 69.8
1961 66.5 69.8
1962 67.3 69.3
1963 67.6 69.6
1964 68 69.6
1965 68.5 70.5
1966 68.9 70.9
1967 69 70.9
1968 68.9 70.8
1969 69 71
1970 69.2 71.2
1971 69.4 71.8
1972 69.8 71.6
1973 70.1 71.6
1974 70.6 71.6
1975 71 71.6
1976 71.4 72.7
1977 71.4 72.7
1978 71.3 73.1
1979 71.1 73.4
1980 71 73.7
1981 70.9 74.2
1982 70.7 74.3
1983 70.7 75.1
1984 71 75.5
1985 71.5 76
1986 71.8 75.9
1987 71.9 76.4
1988 72.2 76.9
1989 72.5 77.6
1990 72.2 78
1991 70.6 77.6
1992 71.7 77.3
1993 72.3 77.9
1994 72.6 78
1995 72.6 78.1
1996 73 78.6
1997 73 78.6
1998 73.2 78.6
1999 73.6 78.9
2000 74 79.2
2001 74.4 79.5
2002 74.6 79.5
2003 74.7 79.8
2004 75.3 80.3
2005 75.6 80.4
2006 75.7 80.8
2007 75.9 81
2008 76 81.3
2009 76.3 81.8
2010 76.7 82
2011 77 82
2012 77.3 82
2013 77.5 82.4
2014 77.5 82.4
2015 77.6 82.3
2016 77.6 82.6
2017 77.7 82.7
2018 77.9 82.9
2019 78.2 82.9
2020 77.5 82.7
2021 77.1 82.5
2022 78.3 82.8
2023 78.6 82.4
2024 78.8 82.7
2025 78.9 82.8

Croatia and Israel population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Israel
Year Population
Croatia Israel
1960 4,140,181 2,114,020
1961 4,167,292 2,185,000
1962 4,196,712 2,293,000
1963 4,225,675 2,379,000
1964 4,252,876 2,475,000
1965 4,280,923 2,563,000
1966 4,310,701 2,629,000
1967 4,338,683 2,745,000
1968 4,365,628 2,803,000
1969 4,391,490 2,877,000
1970 4,412,252 2,974,000
1971 4,431,275 3,069,000
1972 4,450,564 3,148,000
1973 4,470,161 3,278,000
1974 4,490,660 3,377,000
1975 4,512,082 3,455,000
1976 4,535,934 3,533,000
1977 4,559,571 3,613,000
1978 4,581,085 3,690,000
1979 4,594,778 3,786,000
1980 4,599,782 3,878,000
1981 4,611,509 3,956,000
1982 4,634,234 4,031,000
1983 4,658,254 4,105,000
1984 4,680,285 4,159,000
1985 4,701,417 4,233,000
1986 4,721,446 4,299,000
1987 4,739,745 4,369,000
1988 4,755,207 4,442,000
1989 4,767,260 4,518,000
1990 4,777,368 4,660,000
1991 4,689,022 4,949,000
1992 4,575,818 5,123,000
1993 4,600,463 5,261,000
1994 4,652,024 5,399,000
1995 4,620,030 5,545,000
1996 4,557,097 5,692,000
1997 4,534,920 5,836,000
1998 4,532,135 5,971,000
1999 4,512,597 6,125,000
2000 4,468,302 6,289,000
2001 4,299,642 6,439,000
2002 4,302,174 6,570,000
2003 4,303,399 6,689,700
2004 4,304,600 6,809,000
2005 4,310,145 6,930,100
2006 4,311,159 7,053,700
2007 4,310,217 7,180,100
2008 4,309,705 7,308,800
2009 4,305,181 7,485,600
2010 4,295,427 7,623,600
2011 4,280,622 7,765,800
2012 4,260,368 7,910,500
2013 4,233,922 8,059,500
2014 4,201,598 8,215,700
2015 4,151,725 8,380,100
2016 4,106,867 8,546,000
2017 4,041,407 8,713,300
2018 3,988,775 8,882,800
2019 3,949,390 9,054,000
2020 3,914,206 9,215,100
2021 3,878,981 9,371,400
2022 3,855,641 9,557,500
2023 3,859,686 9,849,000
2024 3,866,300 9,974,400

Fertility rates in Croatia and Israel

Fertility rate
Croatia

Israel
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Israel
1960 2.24 3.87
1961 2.22 3.86
1962 2.19 3.85
1963 2.15 3.84
1964 2.14 3.83
1965 2.22 3.81
1966 2.23 3.8
1967 2.1 3.79
1968 2.03 3.79
1969 1.95 3.78
1970 1.88 3.78
1971 1.97 3.77
1972 2.01 3.77
1973 2.01 3.7
1974 1.98 3.63
1975 1.95 3.55
1976 1.94 3.48
1977 1.95 3.41
1978 1.96 3.35
1979 1.95 3.3
1980 1.93 3.24
1981 1.93 3.19
1982 1.9 3.13
1983 1.88 3.11
1984 1.87 3.08
1985 1.82 3.06
1986 1.76 3.03
1987 1.64 3.01
1988 1.79 2.95
1989 1.63 2.89
1990 1.63 2.82
1991 1.53 2.76
1992 1.48 2.7
1993 1.52 2.8
1994 1.47 2.9
1995 1.58 2.9
1996 1.67 2.9
1997 1.69 2.94
1998 1.45 2.98
1999 1.38 2.97
2000 1.39 2.95
2001 1.46 2.92
2002 1.42 2.89
2003 1.41 2.95
2004 1.43 2.9
2005 1.5 2.84
2006 1.47 2.88
2007 1.48 2.9
2008 1.47 2.96
2009 1.5 2.96
2010 1.46 3.03
2011 1.41 2.98
2012 1.52 3.05
2013 1.46 3.03
2014 1.46 3.08
2015 1.41 3.09
2016 1.43 3.11
2017 1.42 3.11
2018 1.47 3.09
2019 1.47 3.01
2020 1.48 2.9
2021 1.62 3
2022 1.53 2.89
2023 1.46 2.85

Croatia and Israel demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Israel
Year Median age, years
Croatia Israel
1960 29 25.3
1961 29.4 25.3
1962 29.7 25
1963 30 24.6
1964 30.3 24.1
1965 30.6 23.8
1966 30.9 23.5
1967 31.2 23.4
1968 31.5 23.3
1969 31.8 23.3
1970 32.1 23.4
1971 32.3 23.5
1972 32.5 23.7
1973 32.7 23.8
1974 32.8 24
1975 33 24.2
1976 33.1 24.3
1977 33.2 24.5
1978 33.3 24.7
1979 33.4 24.8
1980 33.4 25
1981 33.5 25.1
1982 33.6 25.2
1983 33.8 25.3
1984 34 25.4
1985 34.2 25.4
1986 34.4 25.4
1987 34.7 25.5
1988 35 25.5
1989 35.3 25.6
1990 35.6 25.8
1991 36 26.2
1992 36.4 26.4
1993 36.9 26.5
1994 37.3 26.6
1995 37.8 26.9
1996 38.2 27.1
1997 38.6 27.3
1998 38.9 27.4
1999 39.2 27.6
2000 39.6 27.8
2001 39.9 28
2002 40.2 28.2
2003 40.5 28.4
2004 40.7 28.5
2005 40.9 28.7
2006 41.2 28.9
2007 41.4 29.1
2008 41.6 29.2
2009 41.8 29.3
2010 41.9 29.4
2011 42.2 29.5
2012 42.5 29.5
2013 42.7 29.6
2014 43 29.7
2015 43.3 29.8
2016 43.7 29.8
2017 44.2 29.9
2018 44.6 29.9
2019 45 29.9
2020 45.2 30
2021 45.4 30
2022 45.6 30.1
2023 45.8 30.2
2024 46 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Israel
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$528B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
41.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
5.93%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
5.32%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
178,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-5.71%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
2.9%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
17.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
69.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
26.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
179,905
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.79%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
41
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
511
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$331B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$215B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$952M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
4,905,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
2.39%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
89.3%
2024

Energy

Croatia Israel
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
2,460 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$21.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
6.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
96.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
6.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
5.44%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
13.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
6,772 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
7.63%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
0%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Israel
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+10,612
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
92.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
84.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
92
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
1.63
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
154
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
97.8%
2011
English speaking
57.1%
2023
85%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
88.2%
2024

Health

Croatia Israel
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$4,224
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$855
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
82.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
0.88%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
3.71
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
27.8 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
3.4
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
23.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
10.1%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
43
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
20.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
2.84 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Israel
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
838 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
2,072 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
541 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
12,670 mi
2021

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