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Croatia vs Mexico statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 131M in Mexico (ranked 11/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 750,563 sq mi for Mexico (ranked 123rd vs. 13th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Mexico
Population
3839202
132790957
Population rank 129/197 11/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$1.85T
2024
GDP rank 74/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$14,158
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 71/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$25,688
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$1.08T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$8,272
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 64/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$9,601
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
750,563 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
174.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
30.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
75.4 years
2025

Croatia and Mexico: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Mexico economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Mexico
Year GDP
Croatia Mexico
1960 - $13,040,000,000
1961 - $14,160,000,000
1962 - $15,200,000,000
1963 - $16,960,000,000
1964 - $20,080,000,000
1965 - $21,840,000,000
1966 - $24,320,000,000
1967 - $26,560,000,000
1968 - $29,360,000,000
1969 - $32,480,000,000
1970 - $35,520,000,000
1971 - $39,200,000,000
1972 - $45,200,000,000
1973 - $55,280,000,000
1974 - $72,000,000,000
1975 - $88,000,000,000
1976 - $88,875,923,765
1977 - $81,912,018,784
1978 - $102,648,570,299
1979 - $134,531,900,899
1980 - $205,577,055,466
1981 - $263,797,827,860
1982 - $184,602,611,610
1983 - $156,167,000,433
1984 - $184,230,754,105
1985 - $195,241,069,482
1986 - $134,556,034,673
1987 - $147,542,558,209
1988 - $181,611,150,497
1989 - $221,403,098,267
1990 $25,650,213,280 $261,253,675,693
1991 $18,760,386,775 $313,139,656,146
1992 $10,621,169,291 $363,157,832,924
1993 $11,259,647,874 $530,160,763,663
1994 $15,062,911,617 $553,618,247,901
1995 $22,772,394,547 $380,157,469,867
1996 $24,150,978,347 $432,157,945,024
1997 $24,175,764,812 $523,449,530,464
1998 $25,890,228,430 $557,461,102,631
1999 $23,777,026,779 $631,249,359,702
2000 $22,134,411,297 $742,061,329,749
2001 $23,066,883,850 $796,064,590,549
2002 $26,757,722,429 $810,666,116,402
2003 $35,245,317,002 $765,549,967,889
2004 $41,836,292,157 $819,459,227,375
2005 $45,013,119,282 $917,571,853,529
2006 $49,590,197,657 $1,020,265,057,882
2007 $59,298,265,770 $1,102,355,554,880
2008 $68,478,776,206 $1,161,553,459,985
2009 $62,321,642,125 $943,437,415,025
2010 $58,981,738,869 $1,105,424,238,573
2011 $62,903,737,380 $1,229,013,703,578
2012 $57,551,963,753 $1,255,110,424,666
2013 $59,852,401,272 $1,327,436,290,439
2014 $59,612,144,078 $1,364,507,717,765
2015 $51,005,200,670 $1,213,294,467,780
2016 $52,654,855,638 $1,112,233,497,453
2017 $56,186,190,438 $1,190,721,475,906
2018 $61,668,130,123 $1,256,300,182,776
2019 $61,467,582,194 $1,304,106,203,902
2020 $57,963,370,885 $1,121,064,767,402
2021 $69,006,802,299 $1,316,569,466,735
2022 $71,198,635,102 $1,466,464,899,304
2023 $84,393,795,502 $1,793,798,859,343
2024 $92,526,176,109 $1,852,722,885,258

Croatia and Mexico economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Mexico
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Mexico
1960 - $355
1961 - $374
1962 - $388
1963 - $420
1964 - $481
1965 - $506
1966 - $545
1967 - $576
1968 - $616
1969 - $660
1970 - $699
1971 - $748
1972 - $837
1973 - $993
1974 - $1,256
1975 - $1,492
1976 - $1,465
1977 - $1,315
1978 - $1,604
1979 - $2,049
1980 - $3,055
1981 - $3,829
1982 - $2,621
1983 - $2,170
1984 - $2,506
1985 - $2,602
1986 - $1,757
1987 - $1,888
1988 - $2,279
1989 - $2,725
1990 $5,369 $3,154
1991 $4,001 $3,709
1992 $2,321 $4,221
1993 $2,448 $6,048
1994 $3,238 $6,202
1995 $4,929 $4,184
1996 $5,300 $4,674
1997 $5,331 $5,567
1998 $5,713 $5,833
1999 $5,269 $6,500
2000 $4,954 $7,524
2001 $5,365 $7,953
2002 $6,220 $7,983
2003 $8,190 $7,434
2004 $9,719 $7,850
2005 $10,444 $8,672
2006 $11,503 $9,513
2007 $13,758 $10,134
2008 $15,889 $10,524
2009 $14,476 $8,424
2010 $13,731 $9,729
2011 $14,695 $10,664
2012 $13,509 $10,744
2013 $14,136 $11,217
2014 $14,188 $11,391
2015 $12,285 $10,021
2016 $12,821 $9,098
2017 $13,903 $9,649
2018 $15,460 $10,085
2019 $15,564 $10,370
2020 $14,808 $8,841
2021 $17,790 $10,314
2022 $18,466 $11,402
2023 $21,865 $13,826
2024 $23,931 $14,158

Croatia vs. Mexico life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Mexico
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Mexico
1950 58.5 43.8
1951 59 44.8
1952 59.8 45.7
1953 61.5 47
1954 62.2 48.3
1955 63.1 49.6
1956 63.6 50.4
1957 64.4 51.1
1958 65 51.8
1959 65.5 52.7
1960 65.9 53.6
1961 66.5 54.4
1962 67.3 55.1
1963 67.6 55.5
1964 68 55.9
1965 68.5 56.7
1966 68.9 57.4
1967 69 58
1968 68.9 58.2
1969 69 58.4
1970 69.2 58.9
1971 69.4 59.4
1972 69.8 60.1
1973 70.1 60.5
1974 70.6 61.2
1975 71 61.9
1976 71.4 62.5
1977 71.4 63
1978 71.3 63.4
1979 71.1 63.9
1980 71 64.3
1981 70.9 64.7
1982 70.7 65.3
1983 70.7 65.8
1984 71 66.2
1985 71.5 66.8
1986 71.8 67.4
1987 71.9 67.9
1988 72.2 68.3
1989 72.5 68.6
1990 72.2 69
1991 70.6 69.4
1992 71.7 69.7
1993 72.3 70
1994 72.6 70.3
1995 72.6 70.7
1996 73 71.1
1997 73 71.5
1998 73.2 71.8
1999 73.6 72.2
2000 74 72.6
2001 74.4 72.9
2002 74.6 73.1
2003 74.7 73.3
2004 75.3 73.4
2005 75.6 73.6
2006 75.7 73.7
2007 75.9 73.8
2008 76 73.7
2009 76.3 73.6
2010 76.7 73.7
2011 77 73.9
2012 77.3 74.1
2013 77.5 74.3
2014 77.5 74.4
2015 77.6 74.4
2016 77.6 74.4
2017 77.7 74.3
2018 77.9 74.3
2019 78.2 74.5
2020 77.5 70.4
2021 77.1 69.7
2022 78.3 74
2023 78.6 75.1
2024 78.8 75.3
2025 78.9 75.4

Croatia and Mexico population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Mexico
Year Population
Croatia Mexico
1960 4,140,181 36,724,615
1961 4,167,292 37,890,118
1962 4,196,712 39,129,200
1963 4,225,675 40,424,065
1964 4,252,876 41,772,049
1965 4,280,923 43,174,477
1966 4,310,701 44,629,106
1967 4,338,683 46,129,608
1968 4,365,628 47,668,303
1969 4,391,490 49,233,194
1970 4,412,252 50,814,953
1971 4,431,275 52,412,558
1972 4,450,564 54,030,168
1973 4,470,161 55,667,284
1974 4,490,660 57,320,149
1975 4,512,082 58,982,400
1976 4,535,934 60,645,512
1977 4,559,571 62,308,493
1978 4,581,085 63,979,046
1979 4,594,778 65,648,865
1980 4,599,782 67,300,334
1981 4,611,509 68,892,108
1982 4,634,234 70,433,260
1983 4,658,254 71,971,240
1984 4,680,285 73,506,846
1985 4,701,417 75,043,414
1986 4,721,446 76,585,637
1987 4,739,745 78,136,651
1988 4,755,207 79,695,531
1989 4,767,260 81,247,182
1990 4,777,368 82,820,170
1991 4,689,022 84,430,572
1992 4,575,818 86,044,809
1993 4,600,463 87,653,807
1994 4,652,024 89,259,205
1995 4,620,030 90,862,455
1996 4,557,097 92,452,702
1997 4,534,920 94,021,207
1998 4,532,135 95,575,245
1999 4,512,597 97,115,707
2000 4,468,302 98,625,552
2001 4,299,642 100,099,099
2002 4,302,174 101,548,624
2003 4,303,399 102,978,515
2004 4,304,600 104,394,131
2005 4,310,145 105,811,504
2006 4,311,159 107,253,666
2007 4,310,217 108,774,360
2008 4,309,705 110,374,288
2009 4,305,181 111,999,721
2010 4,295,427 113,623,895
2011 4,280,622 115,243,504
2012 4,260,368 116,818,208
2013 4,233,922 118,343,573
2014 4,201,598 119,784,261
2015 4,151,725 121,072,306
2016 4,106,867 122,251,351
2017 4,041,407 123,400,057
2018 3,988,775 124,573,711
2019 3,949,390 125,762,982
2020 3,914,206 126,799,054
2021 3,878,981 127,648,148
2022 3,855,641 128,613,117
2023 3,859,686 129,739,759
2024 3,866,300 130,861,007

Fertility rates in Croatia and Mexico

Fertility rate
Croatia

Mexico
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Mexico
1960 2.24 6.76
1961 2.22 6.78
1962 2.19 6.8
1963 2.15 6.82
1964 2.14 6.83
1965 2.22 6.82
1966 2.23 6.79
1967 2.1 6.75
1968 2.03 6.71
1969 1.95 6.63
1970 1.88 6.53
1971 1.97 6.42
1972 2.01 6.28
1973 2.01 6.12
1974 1.98 5.95
1975 1.95 5.74
1976 1.94 5.54
1977 1.95 5.36
1978 1.96 5.2
1979 1.95 4.96
1980 1.93 4.74
1981 1.93 4.57
1982 1.9 4.43
1983 1.88 4.3
1984 1.87 4.18
1985 1.82 4.09
1986 1.76 3.97
1987 1.64 3.8
1988 1.79 3.64
1989 1.63 3.53
1990 1.63 3.44
1991 1.53 3.36
1992 1.48 3.29
1993 1.52 3.21
1994 1.47 3.13
1995 1.58 3.04
1996 1.67 2.96
1997 1.69 2.89
1998 1.45 2.82
1999 1.38 2.76
2000 1.39 2.71
2001 1.46 2.67
2002 1.42 2.63
2003 1.41 2.58
2004 1.43 2.54
2005 1.5 2.5
2006 1.47 2.46
2007 1.48 2.42
2008 1.47 2.39
2009 1.5 2.36
2010 1.46 2.34
2011 1.41 2.32
2012 1.52 2.29
2013 1.46 2.27
2014 1.46 2.21
2015 1.41 2.14
2016 1.43 2.09
2017 1.42 2.04
2018 1.47 2.03
2019 1.47 2.02
2020 1.48 1.99
2021 1.62 1.97
2022 1.53 1.94
2023 1.46 1.91

Croatia and Mexico demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Mexico
Year Median age, years
Croatia Mexico
1960 29 16.6
1961 29.4 16.5
1962 29.7 16.4
1963 30 16.3
1964 30.3 16.3
1965 30.6 16.2
1966 30.9 16.2
1967 31.2 16.1
1968 31.5 16.1
1969 31.8 16.1
1970 32.1 16.1
1971 32.3 16
1972 32.5 16
1973 32.7 16.1
1974 32.8 16.1
1975 33 16.2
1976 33.1 16.2
1977 33.2 16.4
1978 33.3 16.5
1979 33.4 16.6
1980 33.4 16.8
1981 33.5 17.1
1982 33.6 17.4
1983 33.8 17.7
1984 34 18
1985 34.2 18.3
1986 34.4 18.6
1987 34.7 18.9
1988 35 19.2
1989 35.3 19.4
1990 35.6 19.7
1991 36 20
1992 36.4 20.4
1993 36.9 20.7
1994 37.3 21
1995 37.8 21.4
1996 38.2 21.7
1997 38.6 22
1998 38.9 22.2
1999 39.2 22.5
2000 39.6 22.8
2001 39.9 23.1
2002 40.2 23.5
2003 40.5 23.8
2004 40.7 24.1
2005 40.9 24.4
2006 41.2 24.7
2007 41.4 25
2008 41.6 25.3
2009 41.8 25.6
2010 41.9 25.8
2011 42.2 26.1
2012 42.5 26.4
2013 42.7 26.7
2014 43 27
2015 43.3 27.3
2016 43.7 27.6
2017 44.2 28
2018 44.6 28.3
2019 45 28.6
2020 45.2 29
2021 45.4 29.2
2022 45.6 29.5
2023 45.8 29.9
2024 46 30.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Mexico
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$1.67T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
4.07%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
341,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-4.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
2.62%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
31.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
61.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
34.4%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
331,538
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.38%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
22
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
129
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$418B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$232B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$67.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
51,128,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
2.57%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
53%
2024

Energy

Croatia Mexico
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
1,560 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$15.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
487 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
3.75 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
88.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
13%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
5.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
21.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
2,609 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
24.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
5.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.24%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.7%
2023

Society

Croatia Mexico
% of world population
0.05%
2024
1.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-104,581
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
24.9
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
12.8
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
153
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
95.8%
2024
English speaking
57.1%
2023
13%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
81.2%
2023

Health

Croatia Mexico
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$651
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$254.5
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
75.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
2.56
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
12.5
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
36.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
14.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Mexico
% of world land
0.04%
2025
1.31%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
5,736 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
380,486 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
252,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
519,841 mi
2023

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