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Croatia vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 123rd vs. 65th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Malaysia
Population
3839202
36304998
Population rank 129/197 45/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$422B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$38,729
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
77 years
2025

Croatia and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Malaysia
Year GDP
Croatia Malaysia
1960 - $1,916,229,477
1961 - $1,901,856,123
1962 - $2,001,489,602
1963 - $2,510,110,348
1964 - $2,674,423,922
1965 - $2,956,337,669
1966 - $3,143,517,944
1967 - $3,188,924,677
1968 - $3,330,371,551
1969 - $3,664,552,041
1970 - $3,864,145,667
1971 - $4,244,395,956
1972 - $5,043,347,250
1973 - $7,662,902,678
1974 - $9,496,204,302
1975 - $9,298,800,799
1976 - $11,050,234,599
1977 - $13,139,488,633
1978 - $16,358,079,862
1979 - $21,213,264,962
1980 - $24,488,224,677
1981 - $25,004,285,792
1982 - $26,804,493,635
1983 - $30,347,442,111
1984 - $33,942,897,422
1985 - $31,199,633,353
1986 - $27,734,111,400
1987 - $32,181,210,158
1988 - $35,272,109,220
1989 - $38,847,965,293
1990 $25,650,213,280 $44,024,585,240
1991 $18,760,386,775 $49,143,148,094
1992 $10,621,169,291 $59,167,550,163
1993 $11,259,647,874 $66,894,966,969
1994 $15,062,911,617 $74,478,356,958
1995 $22,772,394,547 $88,705,342,903
1996 $24,150,978,347 $100,855,393,910
1997 $24,175,764,812 $100,005,323,302
1998 $25,890,228,430 $72,167,498,981
1999 $23,777,026,779 $79,148,421,053
2000 $22,134,411,297 $93,789,736,842
2001 $23,066,883,850 $92,783,947,368
2002 $26,757,722,429 $100,845,526,316
2003 $35,245,317,002 $110,202,368,421
2004 $41,836,292,157 $124,749,473,684
2005 $45,013,119,282 $143,534,405,819
2006 $49,590,197,657 $162,692,258,307
2007 $59,298,265,770 $193,549,569,478
2008 $68,478,776,206 $230,811,614,370
2009 $62,321,642,125 $202,257,453,037
2010 $58,981,738,869 $255,017,638,456
2011 $62,903,737,380 $297,951,668,675
2012 $57,551,963,753 $314,443,047,642
2013 $59,852,401,272 $323,276,235,524
2014 $59,612,144,078 $338,066,095,097
2015 $51,005,200,670 $301,355,266,965
2016 $52,654,855,638 $301,256,033,870
2017 $56,186,190,438 $319,109,094,160
2018 $61,668,130,123 $358,788,845,713
2019 $61,467,582,194 $365,177,721,022
2020 $57,963,370,885 $337,456,163,961
2021 $69,006,802,299 $373,784,823,673
2022 $71,198,635,102 $407,605,841,348
2023 $84,393,795,502 $399,705,137,434
2024 $92,526,176,109 $421,972,102,254

Croatia and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Malaysia
1960 - $240.8
1961 - $232.9
1962 - $238.8
1963 - $291.8
1964 - $303
1965 - $326
1966 - $339
1967 - $335
1968 - $342
1969 - $368
1970 - $380
1971 - $407
1972 - $472
1973 - $701
1974 - $848
1975 - $811
1976 - $940
1977 - $1,092
1978 - $1,327
1979 - $1,680
1980 - $1,886
1981 - $1,866
1982 - $1,938
1983 - $2,124
1984 - $2,300
1985 - $2,046
1986 - $1,760
1987 - $1,977
1988 - $2,100
1989 - $2,244
1990 $5,369 $2,469
1991 $4,001 $2,679
1992 $2,321 $3,141
1993 $2,448 $3,462
1994 $3,238 $3,758
1995 $4,929 $4,363
1996 $5,300 $4,837
1997 $5,331 $4,679
1998 $5,713 $3,294
1999 $5,269 $3,528
2000 $4,954 $4,084
2001 $5,365 $3,944
2002 $6,220 $4,184
2003 $8,190 $4,465
2004 $9,719 $4,939
2005 $10,444 $5,556
2006 $11,503 $6,158
2007 $13,758 $7,169
2008 $15,889 $8,372
2009 $14,476 $7,191
2010 $13,731 $8,899
2011 $14,695 $10,217
2012 $13,509 $10,601
2013 $14,136 $10,714
2014 $14,188 $11,013
2015 $12,285 $9,649
2016 $12,821 $9,477
2017 $13,903 $9,863
2018 $15,460 $10,902
2019 $15,564 $10,920
2020 $14,808 $9,958
2021 $17,790 $10,903
2022 $18,466 $11,748
2023 $21,865 $11,379
2024 $23,931 $11,867

Croatia vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Malaysia
1950 58.5 48.5
1951 59 49.2
1952 59.8 50.1
1953 61.5 51.1
1954 62.2 52
1955 63.1 52.8
1956 63.6 53.7
1957 64.4 54.5
1958 65 55.4
1959 65.5 56.3
1960 65.9 57.2
1961 66.5 58
1962 67.3 58.9
1963 67.6 59.7
1964 68 60.4
1965 68.5 61.1
1966 68.9 61.7
1967 69 62
1968 68.9 62.4
1969 69 62.9
1970 69.2 63.3
1971 69.4 63.8
1972 69.8 64.2
1973 70.1 64.7
1974 70.6 65.2
1975 71 65.7
1976 71.4 66.2
1977 71.4 66.7
1978 71.3 67.2
1979 71.1 67.6
1980 71 68.1
1981 70.9 68.5
1982 70.7 68.9
1983 70.7 69.2
1984 71 69.6
1985 71.5 69.9
1986 71.8 70.1
1987 71.9 70.4
1988 72.2 70.6
1989 72.5 70.8
1990 72.2 71
1991 70.6 71.2
1992 71.7 71.5
1993 72.3 71.7
1994 72.6 71.9
1995 72.6 72
1996 73 72.1
1997 73 72.3
1998 73.2 72.4
1999 73.6 72.4
2000 74 72.7
2001 74.4 73.1
2002 74.6 73.5
2003 74.7 73.7
2004 75.3 74
2005 75.6 74.4
2006 75.7 74.7
2007 75.9 75
2008 76 75.2
2009 76.3 75.3
2010 76.7 75.4
2011 77 75.5
2012 77.3 75.6
2013 77.5 75.5
2014 77.5 75.3
2015 77.6 75.3
2016 77.6 75.4
2017 77.7 75.5
2018 77.9 75.7
2019 78.2 75.9
2020 77.5 76.1
2021 77.1 73.9
2022 78.3 75.4
2023 78.6 76.7
2024 78.8 76.8
2025 78.9 77

Croatia and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Malaysia
Year Population
Croatia Malaysia
1960 4,140,181 7,956,197
1961 4,167,292 8,164,443
1962 4,196,712 8,380,172
1963 4,225,675 8,602,160
1964 4,252,876 8,828,406
1965 4,280,923 9,056,408
1966 4,310,701 9,284,688
1967 4,338,683 9,507,099
1968 4,365,628 9,725,281
1969 4,391,490 9,947,597
1970 4,412,252 10,178,802
1971 4,431,275 10,423,453
1972 4,450,564 10,676,835
1973 4,470,161 10,935,621
1974 4,490,660 11,200,906
1975 4,512,082 11,471,914
1976 4,535,934 11,750,097
1977 4,559,571 12,035,713
1978 4,581,085 12,328,157
1979 4,594,778 12,627,862
1980 4,599,782 12,983,363
1981 4,611,509 13,399,203
1982 4,634,234 13,832,798
1983 4,658,254 14,285,907
1984 4,680,285 14,759,009
1985 4,701,417 15,252,258
1986 4,721,446 15,760,419
1987 4,739,745 16,276,737
1988 4,755,207 16,796,605
1989 4,767,260 17,314,997
1990 4,777,368 17,833,171
1991 4,689,022 18,342,464
1992 4,575,818 18,834,572
1993 4,600,463 19,322,664
1994 4,652,024 19,820,446
1995 4,620,030 20,330,599
1996 4,557,097 20,850,087
1997 4,534,920 21,375,218
1998 4,532,135 21,906,713
1999 4,512,597 22,435,531
2000 4,468,302 22,967,816
2001 4,299,642 23,526,538
2002 4,302,174 24,102,477
2003 4,303,399 24,679,602
2004 4,304,600 25,256,772
2005 4,310,145 25,836,071
2006 4,311,159 26,417,909
2007 4,310,217 26,998,389
2008 4,309,705 27,570,059
2009 4,305,181 28,124,778
2010 4,295,427 28,655,776
2011 4,280,622 29,162,039
2012 4,260,368 29,662,831
2013 4,233,922 30,174,265
2014 4,201,598 30,696,137
2015 4,151,725 31,232,798
2016 4,106,867 31,789,685
2017 4,041,407 32,355,644
2018 3,988,775 32,910,967
2019 3,949,390 33,440,596
2020 3,914,206 33,889,558
2021 3,878,981 34,282,399
2022 3,855,641 34,695,493
2023 3,859,686 35,126,298
2024 3,866,300 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Croatia and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Croatia

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Malaysia
1960 2.24 6.41
1961 2.22 6.37
1962 2.19 6.3
1963 2.15 6.19
1964 2.14 6.03
1965 2.22 5.84
1966 2.23 5.64
1967 2.1 5.43
1968 2.03 5.29
1969 1.95 5.16
1970 1.88 5.04
1971 1.97 4.92
1972 2.01 4.82
1973 2.01 4.73
1974 1.98 4.62
1975 1.95 4.5
1976 1.94 4.4
1977 1.95 4.28
1978 1.96 4.18
1979 1.95 4.09
1980 1.93 4.04
1981 1.93 4
1982 1.9 3.97
1983 1.88 3.93
1984 1.87 3.89
1985 1.82 3.8
1986 1.76 3.7
1987 1.64 3.57
1988 1.79 3.5
1989 1.63 3.31
1990 1.63 3.3
1991 1.53 3.34
1992 1.48 3.37
1993 1.52 3.36
1994 1.47 3.35
1995 1.58 3.32
1996 1.67 3.3
1997 1.69 3.23
1998 1.45 3.12
1999 1.38 3.07
2000 1.39 2.94
2001 1.46 2.81
2002 1.42 2.66
2003 1.41 2.6
2004 1.43 2.49
2005 1.5 2.39
2006 1.47 2.31
2007 1.48 2.25
2008 1.47 2.26
2009 1.5 2.22
2010 1.46 2.14
2011 1.41 2.15
2012 1.52 2.12
2013 1.46 2.07
2014 1.46 2.06
2015 1.41 2.01
2016 1.43 1.94
2017 1.42 1.89
2018 1.47 1.84
2019 1.47 1.78
2020 1.48 1.68
2021 1.62 1.56
2022 1.53 1.55
2023 1.46 1.55

Croatia and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Croatia Malaysia
1960 29 17.5
1961 29.4 17.3
1962 29.7 17.1
1963 30 17
1964 30.3 16.9
1965 30.6 16.8
1966 30.9 16.9
1967 31.2 17
1968 31.5 17.1
1969 31.8 17.3
1970 32.1 17.4
1971 32.3 17.6
1972 32.5 17.9
1973 32.7 18.1
1974 32.8 18.3
1975 33 18.6
1976 33.1 18.8
1977 33.2 19
1978 33.3 19.3
1979 33.4 19.5
1980 33.4 19.7
1981 33.5 19.9
1982 33.6 20.1
1983 33.8 20.4
1984 34 20.5
1985 34.2 20.7
1986 34.4 20.9
1987 34.7 21
1988 35 21.1
1989 35.3 21.3
1990 35.6 21.5
1991 36 21.7
1992 36.4 21.9
1993 36.9 22.1
1994 37.3 22.3
1995 37.8 22.5
1996 38.2 22.7
1997 38.6 22.9
1998 38.9 23.1
1999 39.2 23.4
2000 39.6 23.5
2001 39.9 23.6
2002 40.2 23.7
2003 40.5 23.9
2004 40.7 24
2005 40.9 24.2
2006 41.2 24.5
2007 41.4 24.8
2008 41.6 25.1
2009 41.8 25.6
2010 41.9 26
2011 42.2 26.4
2012 42.5 26.8
2013 42.7 27.1
2014 43 27.5
2015 43.3 27.8
2016 43.7 28.1
2017 44.2 28.5
2018 44.6 28.8
2019 45 29.2
2020 45.2 29.6
2021 45.4 30.1
2022 45.6 30.6
2023 45.8 31.1
2024 46 31.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires
1
2025
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
88.7%
2024

Energy

Croatia Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Malaysia
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
95.8%
2022
English speaking
57.1%
2023
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
98%
2024

Health

Croatia Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
2.32
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Malaysia
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
173,898 mi
2022

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