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Croatia vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 123rd vs. 159th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Jamaica
Population
3839202
2837071
Population rank 129/197 140/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$11,662
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Croatia and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Jamaica
Year GDP
Croatia Jamaica
1960 - $699,064,380
1961 - $748,043,501
1962 - $777,727,689
1963 - $826,706,669
1964 - $897,949,001
1965 - $972,159,611
1966 - $1,096,759,561
1967 - $1,148,014,311
1968 - $1,083,839,133
1969 - $1,191,239,047
1970 - $1,404,720,442
1971 - $1,539,861,816
1972 - $1,875,146,587
1973 - $1,905,917,553
1974 - $2,375,122,375
1975 - $2,860,442,750
1976 - $2,966,042,856
1977 - $3,249,733,140
1978 - $2,644,527,822
1979 - $2,425,064,229
1980 - $2,679,379,372
1981 - $2,979,027,966
1982 - $3,293,496,312
1983 - $3,619,262,277
1984 - $2,373,564,549
1985 - $2,100,239,019
1986 - $2,754,549,582
1987 - $3,287,007,322
1988 - $3,828,342,820
1989 - $4,404,937,853
1990 $25,650,213,280 $4,592,208,087
1991 $18,760,386,775 $4,106,207,649
1992 $10,621,169,291 $3,535,460,090
1993 $11,259,647,874 $5,440,075,676
1994 $15,062,911,617 $5,452,558,947
1995 $22,772,394,547 $6,577,520,643
1996 $24,150,978,347 $7,393,891,921
1997 $24,175,764,812 $8,400,041,724
1998 $25,890,228,430 $8,787,195,622
1999 $23,777,026,779 $8,887,057,997
2000 $22,134,411,297 $9,005,064,475
2001 $23,066,883,850 $9,194,727,831
2002 $26,757,722,429 $9,719,009,495
2003 $35,245,317,002 $9,430,234,811
2004 $41,836,292,157 $10,174,664,854
2005 $45,013,119,282 $11,243,865,778
2006 $49,590,197,657 $11,930,179,090
2007 $59,298,265,770 $12,799,600,047
2008 $68,478,776,206 $13,709,401,520
2009 $62,321,642,125 $12,120,458,115
2010 $58,981,738,869 $13,220,549,908
2011 $62,903,737,380 $14,444,661,522
2012 $57,551,963,753 $14,807,086,556
2013 $59,852,401,272 $14,264,205,153
2014 $59,612,144,078 $13,899,217,680
2015 $51,005,200,670 $14,188,936,918
2016 $52,654,855,638 $14,077,096,677
2017 $56,186,190,438 $14,808,985,133
2018 $61,668,130,123 $15,730,792,876
2019 $61,467,582,194 $15,830,766,531
2020 $57,963,370,885 $13,812,421,836
2021 $69,006,802,299 $14,657,586,159
2022 $71,198,635,102 $17,097,760,687
2023 $84,393,795,502 $19,423,355,367
2024 $92,526,176,109 $19,930,288,337

Croatia and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Jamaica
1960 - $424
1961 - $447
1962 - $458
1963 - $480
1964 - $514
1965 - $549
1966 - $612
1967 - $633
1968 - $591
1969 - $642
1970 - $748
1971 - $809
1972 - $971
1973 - $972
1974 - $1,193
1975 - $1,417
1976 - $1,450
1977 - $1,569
1978 - $1,262
1979 - $1,144
1980 - $1,249
1981 - $1,370
1982 - $1,494
1983 - $1,619
1984 - $1,048
1985 - $917
1986 - $1,191
1987 - $1,411
1988 - $1,632
1989 - $1,865
1990 $5,369 $1,930
1991 $4,001 $1,710
1992 $2,321 $1,458
1993 $2,448 $2,221
1994 $3,238 $2,203
1995 $4,929 $2,631
1996 $5,300 $2,929
1997 $5,331 $3,297
1998 $5,713 $3,419
1999 $5,269 $3,432
2000 $4,954 $3,453
2001 $5,365 $3,504
2002 $6,220 $3,681
2003 $8,190 $3,550
2004 $9,719 $3,808
2005 $10,444 $4,184
2006 $11,503 $4,417
2007 $13,758 $4,716
2008 $15,889 $5,030
2009 $14,476 $4,428
2010 $13,731 $4,810
2011 $14,695 $5,233
2012 $13,509 $5,341
2013 $14,136 $5,124
2014 $14,188 $4,975
2015 $12,285 $5,063
2016 $12,821 $5,010
2017 $13,903 $5,259
2018 $15,460 $5,578
2019 $15,564 $5,607
2020 $14,808 $4,879
2021 $17,790 $5,165
2022 $18,466 $6,022
2023 $21,865 $6,840
2024 $23,931 $7,020

Croatia vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Jamaica
1950 58.5 56.6
1951 59 57.1
1952 59.8 58.1
1953 61.5 58.9
1954 62.2 59.6
1955 63.1 60.4
1956 63.6 61.2
1957 64.4 61.9
1958 65 62.6
1959 65.5 63.2
1960 65.9 63.8
1961 66.5 64.3
1962 67.3 64.6
1963 67.6 65
1964 68 65.3
1965 68.5 65.7
1966 68.9 65.9
1967 69 66.1
1968 68.9 66.3
1969 69 66.5
1970 69.2 66.7
1971 69.4 67
1972 69.8 67.3
1973 70.1 67.6
1974 70.6 67.9
1975 71 68.2
1976 71.4 68.4
1977 71.4 68.6
1978 71.3 68.7
1979 71.1 68.8
1980 71 69
1981 70.9 69.1
1982 70.7 69.3
1983 70.7 69.5
1984 71 69.8
1985 71.5 70.1
1986 71.8 70.4
1987 71.9 70.9
1988 72.2 71.2
1989 72.5 71.5
1990 72.2 71.7
1991 70.6 71.8
1992 71.7 71.8
1993 72.3 71.8
1994 72.6 71.6
1995 72.6 71.5
1996 73 71.3
1997 73 71.2
1998 73.2 71.2
1999 73.6 71.2
2000 74 71.3
2001 74.4 71.3
2002 74.6 71.5
2003 74.7 71.6
2004 75.3 71.5
2005 75.6 71.5
2006 75.7 71.4
2007 75.9 71.4
2008 76 71.5
2009 76.3 71.7
2010 76.7 72
2011 77 72.2
2012 77.3 72.4
2013 77.5 72.4
2014 77.5 72.4
2015 77.6 72.2
2016 77.6 72.1
2017 77.7 71.9
2018 77.9 71.6
2019 78.2 71.5
2020 77.5 71.5
2021 77.1 69.1
2022 78.3 71.5
2023 78.6 71.5
2024 78.8 71.6
2025 78.9 71.7

Croatia and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Jamaica
Year Population
Croatia Jamaica
1960 4,140,181 1,650,005
1961 4,167,292 1,673,261
1962 4,196,712 1,696,932
1963 4,225,675 1,721,099
1964 4,252,876 1,745,568
1965 4,280,923 1,769,192
1966 4,310,701 1,791,475
1967 4,338,683 1,812,865
1968 4,365,628 1,833,765
1969 4,391,490 1,855,127
1970 4,412,252 1,878,196
1971 4,431,275 1,903,728
1972 4,450,564 1,931,542
1973 4,470,161 1,961,219
1974 4,490,660 1,990,906
1975 4,512,082 2,018,981
1976 4,535,934 2,045,578
1977 4,559,571 2,070,657
1978 4,581,085 2,094,836
1979 4,594,778 2,119,486
1980 4,599,782 2,145,658
1981 4,611,509 2,173,818
1982 4,634,234 2,203,889
1983 4,658,254 2,234,832
1984 4,680,285 2,264,562
1985 4,701,417 2,290,656
1986 4,721,446 2,312,125
1987 4,739,745 2,329,813
1988 4,755,207 2,345,777
1989 4,767,260 2,361,916
1990 4,777,368 2,379,877
1991 4,689,022 2,400,869
1992 4,575,818 2,424,701
1993 4,600,463 2,449,916
1994 4,652,024 2,475,220
1995 4,620,030 2,500,151
1996 4,557,097 2,524,463
1997 4,534,920 2,547,848
1998 4,532,135 2,569,736
1999 4,512,597 2,589,795
2000 4,468,302 2,607,826
2001 4,299,642 2,624,403
2002 4,302,174 2,640,572
2003 4,303,399 2,656,623
2004 4,304,600 2,672,225
2005 4,310,145 2,687,066
2006 4,311,159 2,700,968
2007 4,310,217 2,713,800
2008 4,309,705 2,725,635
2009 4,305,181 2,736,995
2010 4,295,427 2,748,568
2011 4,280,622 2,760,494
2012 4,260,368 2,772,430
2013 4,233,922 2,783,687
2014 4,201,598 2,793,749
2015 4,151,725 2,802,534
2016 4,106,867 2,809,915
2017 4,041,407 2,815,764
2018 3,988,775 2,820,097
2019 3,949,390 2,823,271
2020 3,914,206 2,830,739
2021 3,878,981 2,837,682
2022 3,855,641 2,839,144
2023 3,859,686 2,839,786
2024 3,866,300 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Croatia and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Croatia

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Jamaica
1960 2.24 5.54
1961 2.22 5.6
1962 2.19 5.64
1963 2.15 5.73
1964 2.14 5.79
1965 2.22 5.72
1966 2.23 5.69
1967 2.1 5.67
1968 2.03 5.58
1969 1.95 5.47
1970 1.88 5.35
1971 1.97 5.21
1972 2.01 5.06
1973 2.01 5
1974 1.98 4.67
1975 1.95 4.44
1976 1.94 4.21
1977 1.95 4
1978 1.96 3.84
1979 1.95 3.72
1980 1.93 3.59
1981 1.93 3.51
1982 1.9 3.46
1983 1.88 3.41
1984 1.87 3.32
1985 1.82 3.21
1986 1.76 3.11
1987 1.64 3.02
1988 1.79 2.98
1989 1.63 2.93
1990 1.63 2.96
1991 1.53 3
1992 1.48 3.03
1993 1.52 2.99
1994 1.47 2.93
1995 1.58 2.85
1996 1.67 2.77
1997 1.69 2.68
1998 1.45 2.57
1999 1.38 2.47
2000 1.39 2.35
2001 1.46 2.3
2002 1.42 2.27
2003 1.41 2.24
2004 1.43 2.2
2005 1.5 2.15
2006 1.47 2.09
2007 1.48 2.02
2008 1.47 1.95
2009 1.5 1.88
2010 1.46 1.8
2011 1.41 1.72
2012 1.52 1.65
2013 1.46 1.59
2014 1.46 1.54
2015 1.41 1.51
2016 1.43 1.46
2017 1.42 1.43
2018 1.47 1.4
2019 1.47 1.39
2020 1.48 1.38
2021 1.62 1.38
2022 1.53 1.37
2023 1.46 1.36

Croatia and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Croatia Jamaica
1960 29 19.8
1961 29.4 19.5
1962 29.7 19.3
1963 30 19
1964 30.3 18.8
1965 30.6 18.5
1966 30.9 18.3
1967 31.2 18.1
1968 31.5 17.9
1969 31.8 17.8
1970 32.1 17.7
1971 32.3 17.7
1972 32.5 17.8
1973 32.7 17.9
1974 32.8 18
1975 33 18.2
1976 33.1 18.4
1977 33.2 18.6
1978 33.3 18.9
1979 33.4 19.1
1980 33.4 19.4
1981 33.5 19.6
1982 33.6 19.9
1983 33.8 20.1
1984 34 20.4
1985 34.2 20.6
1986 34.4 20.8
1987 34.7 21.1
1988 35 21.3
1989 35.3 21.6
1990 35.6 21.8
1991 36 22
1992 36.4 22.2
1993 36.9 22.3
1994 37.3 22.4
1995 37.8 22.5
1996 38.2 22.6
1997 38.6 22.7
1998 38.9 22.9
1999 39.2 23.1
2000 39.6 23.3
2001 39.9 23.6
2002 40.2 23.8
2003 40.5 24.1
2004 40.7 24.4
2005 40.9 24.6
2006 41.2 24.9
2007 41.4 25.3
2008 41.6 25.7
2009 41.8 26.1
2010 41.9 26.5
2011 42.2 27
2012 42.5 27.4
2013 42.7 27.9
2014 43 28.3
2015 43.3 28.8
2016 43.7 29.3
2017 44.2 29.8
2018 44.6 30.3
2019 45 30.8
2020 45.2 31.3
2021 45.4 31.7
2022 45.6 32.2
2023 45.8 32.8
2024 46 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.2%
2021
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
48.1%
2011
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
73.3%
2021

Energy

Croatia Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Croatia Jamaica
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
44
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
88.7%
2015
English speaking
57.1%
2023
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
89.5%
2023

Health

Croatia Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Jamaica
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
13,745 mi
2011

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