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Croatia vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 123rd vs. 187th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Malta
Population
3839202
583596
Population rank 129/197 167/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Croatia and Malta: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Malta economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Malta
Year GDP
Croatia Malta
1970 - $250,728,796
1971 - $264,578,485
1972 - $295,106,628
1973 - $345,616,106
1974 - $376,081,124
1975 - $474,618,321
1976 - $527,936,989
1977 - $625,563,171
1978 - $793,673,402
1979 - $1,001,288,847
1980 - $1,250,198,601
1981 - $1,243,509,394
1982 - $1,234,474,404
1983 - $1,165,729,707
1984 - $1,101,807,023
1985 - $1,117,797,439
1986 - $1,435,038,441
1987 - $1,751,293,461
1988 - $2,019,503,068
1989 - $2,118,655,677
1990 $25,650,213,280 $2,547,328,748
1991 $18,760,386,775 $2,750,216,747
1992 $10,621,169,291 $3,021,942,759
1993 $11,259,647,874 $2,709,193,538
1994 $15,062,911,617 $2,998,505,428
1995 $22,772,394,547 $3,709,360,097
1996 $24,150,978,347 $3,822,489,746
1997 $24,175,764,812 $3,787,070,704
1998 $25,890,228,430 $4,010,092,091
1999 $23,777,026,779 $4,111,891,845
2000 $22,134,411,297 $4,036,809,865
2001 $23,066,883,850 $4,070,867,153
2002 $26,757,722,429 $4,455,127,398
2003 $35,245,317,002 $5,418,315,225
2004 $41,836,292,157 $6,104,141,501
2005 $45,013,119,282 $6,393,234,965
2006 $49,590,197,657 $6,749,838,862
2007 $59,298,265,770 $7,908,412,374
2008 $68,478,776,206 $9,135,419,490
2009 $62,321,642,125 $8,734,745,632
2010 $58,981,738,869 $9,097,044,182
2011 $62,903,737,380 $9,789,361,705
2012 $57,551,963,753 $9,609,532,106
2013 $59,852,401,272 $10,796,782,634
2014 $59,612,144,078 $11,888,032,862
2015 $51,005,200,670 $11,340,795,033
2016 $52,654,855,638 $12,025,782,885
2017 $56,186,190,438 $14,161,366,733
2018 $61,668,130,123 $16,153,779,511
2019 $61,467,582,194 $16,337,793,531
2020 $57,963,370,885 $16,409,900,599
2021 $69,006,802,299 $19,723,563,355
2022 $71,198,635,102 $19,239,187,084
2023 $84,393,795,502 $22,210,718,401
2024 $92,526,176,109 $24,322,006,608

Croatia and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Malta
1970 - $828
1971 - $874
1972 - $976
1973 - $1,144
1974 - $1,245
1975 - $1,560
1976 - $1,727
1977 - $2,038
1978 - $2,559
1979 - $3,196
1980 - $3,948
1981 - $3,898
1982 - $3,788
1983 - $3,527
1984 - $3,333
1985 - $3,322
1986 - $4,195
1987 - $5,084
1988 - $5,814
1989 - $6,041
1990 $5,369 $7,192
1991 $4,001 $7,559
1992 $2,321 $8,220
1993 $2,448 $7,296
1994 $3,238 $8,000
1995 $4,929 $9,828
1996 $5,300 $10,062
1997 $5,331 $9,893
1998 $5,713 $10,408
1999 $5,269 $10,609
2000 $4,954 $10,348
2001 $5,365 $10,358
2002 $6,220 $11,251
2003 $8,190 $13,594
2004 $9,719 $15,212
2005 $10,444 $15,831
2006 $11,503 $16,654
2007 $13,758 $19,444
2008 $15,889 $22,315
2009 $14,476 $21,176
2010 $13,731 $21,947
2011 $14,695 $23,517
2012 $13,509 $22,878
2013 $14,136 $25,416
2014 $14,188 $27,425
2015 $12,285 $25,530
2016 $12,821 $26,459
2017 $13,903 $30,317
2018 $15,460 $33,382
2019 $15,564 $32,422
2020 $14,808 $31,834
2021 $17,790 $38,065
2022 $18,466 $36,224
2023 $21,865 $40,182
2024 $23,931 $42,347

Croatia vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Malta
1950 58.5 63.5
1951 59 63.9
1952 59.8 64.1
1953 61.5 64.3
1954 62.2 65.1
1955 63.1 66.3
1956 63.6 66.8
1957 64.4 67.5
1958 65 67.8
1959 65.5 68.4
1960 65.9 68.4
1961 66.5 68.4
1962 67.3 69.2
1963 67.6 69.2
1964 68 69.3
1965 68.5 69.5
1966 68.9 69.7
1967 69 69.8
1968 68.9 69.9
1969 69 70.1
1970 69.2 70.4
1971 69.4 70.1
1972 69.8 70.7
1973 70.1 71.3
1974 70.6 71.9
1975 71 72.1
1976 71.4 72.2
1977 71.4 72.3
1978 71.3 72.3
1979 71.1 72.5
1980 71 72.3
1981 70.9 72.4
1982 70.7 72.8
1983 70.7 73.1
1984 71 73.3
1985 71.5 73.9
1986 71.8 74.5
1987 71.9 75.3
1988 72.2 75.9
1989 72.5 76.2
1990 72.2 76.2
1991 70.6 76.5
1992 71.7 76.7
1993 72.3 76.8
1994 72.6 76.9
1995 72.6 77
1996 73 76.3
1997 73 77.3
1998 73.2 77.8
1999 73.6 77.8
2000 74 77.9
2001 74.4 78.9
2002 74.6 78.5
2003 74.7 78.7
2004 75.3 79.2
2005 75.6 79.5
2006 75.7 79.6
2007 75.9 79.7
2008 76 79.7
2009 76.3 80.4
2010 76.7 81.4
2011 77 80.8
2012 77.3 81.1
2013 77.5 81.8
2014 77.5 82.3
2015 77.6 82.6
2016 77.6 82.7
2017 77.7 83.1
2018 77.9 82.9
2019 78.2 82.8
2020 77.5 82.3
2021 77.1 82.3
2022 78.3 82.2
2023 78.6 83.3
2024 78.8 83.5
2025 78.9 83.6

Croatia and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Malta
Year Population
Croatia Malta
1960 4,140,181 326,550
1961 4,167,292 325,250
1962 4,196,712 323,900
1963 4,225,675 322,550
1964 4,252,876 321,250
1965 4,280,923 318,800
1966 4,310,701 315,200
1967 4,338,683 311,550
1968 4,365,628 307,900
1969 4,391,490 304,300
1970 4,412,252 302,650
1971 4,431,275 302,700
1972 4,450,564 302,450
1973 4,470,161 302,200
1974 4,490,660 301,996
1975 4,512,082 304,222
1976 4,535,934 305,774
1977 4,559,571 306,970
1978 4,581,085 310,182
1979 4,594,778 313,342
1980 4,599,782 316,645
1981 4,611,509 318,982
1982 4,634,234 325,898
1983 4,658,254 330,524
1984 4,680,285 330,593
1985 4,701,417 336,452
1986 4,721,446 342,121
1987 4,739,745 344,485
1988 4,755,207 347,325
1989 4,767,260 350,722
1990 4,777,368 354,170
1991 4,689,022 363,845
1992 4,575,818 367,618
1993 4,600,463 371,308
1994 4,652,024 374,797
1995 4,620,030 377,419
1996 4,557,097 379,905
1997 4,534,920 382,791
1998 4,532,135 385,287
1999 4,512,597 387,578
2000 4,468,302 390,087
2001 4,299,642 393,028
2002 4,302,174 395,969
2003 4,303,399 398,582
2004 4,304,600 401,268
2005 4,310,145 403,834
2006 4,311,159 405,308
2007 4,310,217 406,724
2008 4,309,705 409,379
2009 4,305,181 412,477
2010 4,295,427 414,508
2011 4,280,622 416,268
2012 4,260,368 420,028
2013 4,233,922 424,810
2014 4,201,598 433,481
2015 4,151,725 444,220
2016 4,106,867 454,505
2017 4,041,407 467,106
2018 3,988,775 483,903
2019 3,949,390 503,912
2020 3,914,206 515,490
2021 3,878,981 518,150
2022 3,855,641 531,113
2023 3,859,686 552,747
2024 3,866,300 574,346

Fertility rates in Croatia and Malta

Fertility rate
Croatia

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Malta
1960 2.24 3.62
1961 2.22 3.27
1962 2.19 3.24
1963 2.15 2.9
1964 2.14 2.79
1965 2.22 2.52
1966 2.23 2.33
1967 2.1 2.24
1968 2.03 2.12
1969 1.95 2.02
1970 1.88 2.03
1971 1.97 2.06
1972 2.01 2.01
1973 2.01 1.65
1974 1.98 1.64
1975 1.95 2.27
1976 1.94 2.21
1977 1.95 2.14
1978 1.96 2.05
1979 1.95 2.1
1980 1.93 1.99
1981 1.93 1.87
1982 1.9 1.9
1983 1.88 1.92
1984 1.87 1.95
1985 1.82 1.95
1986 1.76 1.93
1987 1.64 1.97
1988 1.79 2.06
1989 1.63 2.1
1990 1.63 2.02
1991 1.53 1.99
1992 1.48 2.07
1993 1.52 1.96
1994 1.47 1.84
1995 1.58 1.77
1996 1.67 1.99
1997 1.69 1.93
1998 1.45 1.84
1999 1.38 1.73
2000 1.39 1.68
2001 1.46 1.48
2002 1.42 1.45
2003 1.41 1.48
2004 1.43 1.4
2005 1.5 1.38
2006 1.47 1.36
2007 1.48 1.35
2008 1.47 1.43
2009 1.5 1.42
2010 1.46 1.36
2011 1.41 1.45
2012 1.52 1.42
2013 1.46 1.36
2014 1.46 1.38
2015 1.41 1.37
2016 1.43 1.37
2017 1.42 1.26
2018 1.47 1.23
2019 1.47 1.14
2020 1.48 1.13
2021 1.62 1.13
2022 1.53 1.08
2023 1.46 1.06

Croatia and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Malta
Year Median age, years
Croatia Malta
1960 29 23.6
1961 29.4 23.8
1962 29.7 24
1963 30 24.2
1964 30.3 24.4
1965 30.6 24.5
1966 30.9 24.6
1967 31.2 24.8
1968 31.5 25
1969 31.8 25.5
1970 32.1 25.9
1971 32.3 26.3
1972 32.5 26.8
1973 32.7 27.2
1974 32.8 27.6
1975 33 28
1976 33.1 28.4
1977 33.2 28.7
1978 33.3 29.2
1979 33.4 29.6
1980 33.4 30
1981 33.5 30.3
1982 33.6 30.6
1983 33.8 30.9
1984 34 31.2
1985 34.2 31.4
1986 34.4 31.7
1987 34.7 32
1988 35 32.4
1989 35.3 32.7
1990 35.6 33
1991 36 33.3
1992 36.4 33.7
1993 36.9 34
1994 37.3 34.3
1995 37.8 34.7
1996 38.2 35.1
1997 38.6 35.5
1998 38.9 35.8
1999 39.2 36.1
2000 39.6 36.4
2001 39.9 36.7
2002 40.2 37
2003 40.5 37.4
2004 40.7 37.7
2005 40.9 38.1
2006 41.2 38.4
2007 41.4 38.7
2008 41.6 39
2009 41.8 39.3
2010 41.9 39.6
2011 42.2 39.9
2012 42.5 40.2
2013 42.7 40.4
2014 43 40.6
2015 43.3 40.6
2016 43.7 40.6
2017 44.2 40.5
2018 44.6 40.2
2019 45 39.9
2020 45.2 39.9
2021 45.4 40.2
2022 45.6 40.8
2023 45.8 41.4
2024 46 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.7%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Croatia Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Malta
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
94.9%
2021
English speaking
57.1%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
92.1%
2023

Health

Croatia Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Malta
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
1,401 mi
2001

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