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Croatia vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 123rd vs. 135th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Moldova
Population
3839202
2358679
Population rank 129/197 145/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Croatia and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Moldova
Year GDP
Croatia Moldova
1990 $25,650,213,280 $3,592,857,043
1991 $18,760,386,775 $3,094,565,871
1992 $10,621,169,291 $2,319,243,436
1993 $11,259,647,874 $2,371,813,324
1994 $15,062,911,617 $1,702,314,268
1995 $22,772,394,547 $1,752,999,370
1996 $24,150,978,347 $1,695,122,174
1997 $24,175,764,812 $1,930,081,169
1998 $25,890,228,430 $1,698,717,505
1999 $23,777,026,779 $1,170,782,957
2000 $22,134,411,297 $1,288,429,392
2001 $23,066,883,850 $1,480,673,594
2002 $26,757,722,429 $1,661,818,168
2003 $35,245,317,002 $1,980,907,435
2004 $41,836,292,157 $2,598,249,556
2005 $45,013,119,282 $2,988,342,907
2006 $49,590,197,657 $3,408,255,451
2007 $59,298,265,770 $4,401,173,152
2008 $68,478,776,206 $6,054,824,248
2009 $62,321,642,125 $5,439,434,272
2010 $58,981,738,869 $6,974,982,370
2011 $62,903,737,380 $8,414,352,020
2012 $57,551,963,753 $8,709,138,635
2013 $59,852,401,272 $9,496,717,876
2014 $59,612,144,078 $9,402,090,138
2015 $51,005,200,670 $7,797,667,197
2016 $52,654,855,638 $7,980,917,076
2017 $56,186,190,438 $9,514,404,016
2018 $61,668,130,123 $11,252,353,421
2019 $61,467,582,194 $11,736,797,055
2020 $57,963,370,885 $11,530,746,234
2021 $69,006,802,299 $13,691,869,264
2022 $71,198,635,102 $14,525,337,524
2023 $84,393,795,502 $16,711,906,746
2024 $92,526,176,109 $18,200,340,854

Croatia and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Moldova
1990 $5,369 $1,207
1991 $4,001 $1,038
1992 $2,321 $778
1993 $2,448 $797
1994 $3,238 $574
1995 $4,929 $594
1996 $5,300 $575
1997 $5,331 $657
1998 $5,713 $579
1999 $5,269 $399
2000 $4,954 $441
2001 $5,365 $507
2002 $6,220 $571
2003 $8,190 $682
2004 $9,719 $897
2005 $10,444 $1,034
2006 $11,503 $1,183
2007 $13,758 $1,531
2008 $15,889 $2,111
2009 $14,476 $1,898
2010 $13,731 $2,437
2011 $14,695 $2,941
2012 $13,509 $3,045
2013 $14,136 $3,321
2014 $14,188 $3,290
2015 $12,285 $2,750
2016 $12,821 $2,847
2017 $13,903 $3,453
2018 $15,460 $4,156
2019 $15,564 $4,405
2020 $14,808 $4,376
2021 $17,790 $5,275
2022 $18,466 $5,744
2023 $21,865 $6,800
2024 $23,931 $7,618

Croatia vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Moldova
1950 58.5 54
1951 59 54.5
1952 59.8 55.1
1953 61.5 55.7
1954 62.2 56.3
1955 63.1 56.9
1956 63.6 57.4
1957 64.4 58
1958 65 58.5
1959 65.5 59
1960 65.9 59.4
1961 66.5 59.9
1962 67.3 60.3
1963 67.6 60.6
1964 68 61
1965 68.5 61.3
1966 68.9 61.6
1967 69 61.8
1968 68.9 62
1969 69 62.2
1970 69.2 62.4
1971 69.4 62.7
1972 69.8 62.9
1973 70.1 63.2
1974 70.6 63.4
1975 71 63.7
1976 71.4 64
1977 71.4 64.2
1978 71.3 64.5
1979 71.1 64.8
1980 71 65.2
1981 70.9 65.6
1982 70.7 65.9
1983 70.7 66.1
1984 71 66.4
1985 71.5 66.9
1986 71.8 67.4
1987 71.9 67.9
1988 72.2 68.2
1989 72.5 68.2
1990 72.2 67.9
1991 70.6 67.6
1992 71.7 66.7
1993 72.3 66.7
1994 72.6 66.3
1995 72.6 66.2
1996 73 66.2
1997 73 66.5
1998 73.2 66.8
1999 73.6 67.2
2000 74 67.5
2001 74.4 67.7
2002 74.6 67.8
2003 74.7 67.9
2004 75.3 68
2005 75.6 68.2
2006 75.7 68.4
2007 75.9 68.7
2008 76 69
2009 76.3 69.4
2010 76.7 69.9
2011 77 70.2
2012 77.3 70.3
2013 77.5 70.3
2014 77.5 70.2
2015 77.6 70.1
2016 77.6 70.2
2017 77.7 70.4
2018 77.9 70.2
2019 78.2 70.2
2020 77.5 69.9
2021 77.1 69
2022 78.3 71.5
2023 78.6 71.2
2024 78.8 71.3
2025 78.9 71.5

Croatia and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Moldova
Year Population
Croatia Moldova
1960 4,140,181 2,058,020
1961 4,167,292 2,103,327
1962 4,196,712 2,147,227
1963 4,225,675 2,188,895
1964 4,252,876 2,228,000
1965 4,280,923 2,265,287
1966 4,310,701 2,301,871
1967 4,338,683 2,337,695
1968 4,365,628 2,373,073
1969 4,391,490 2,408,469
1970 4,412,252 2,437,590
1971 4,431,275 2,460,611
1972 4,450,564 2,484,742
1973 4,470,161 2,510,584
1974 4,490,660 2,538,164
1975 4,512,082 2,566,998
1976 4,535,934 2,596,491
1977 4,559,571 2,626,298
1978 4,581,085 2,656,211
1979 4,594,778 2,683,035
1980 4,599,782 2,708,675
1981 4,611,509 2,735,987
1982 4,634,234 2,763,101
1983 4,658,254 2,791,207
1984 4,680,285 2,820,518
1985 4,701,417 2,850,787
1986 4,721,446 2,883,057
1987 4,739,745 2,916,306
1988 4,755,207 2,948,891
1989 4,767,260 2,970,039
1990 4,777,368 2,977,912
1991 4,689,022 2,981,566
1992 4,575,818 2,980,965
1993 4,600,463 2,975,966
1994 4,652,024 2,966,745
1995 4,620,030 2,953,200
1996 4,557,097 2,947,293
1997 4,534,920 2,936,413
1998 4,532,135 2,935,227
1999 4,512,597 2,930,622
2000 4,468,302 2,924,668
2001 4,299,642 2,918,135
2002 4,302,174 2,911,385
2003 4,303,399 2,903,198
2004 4,304,600 2,896,023
2005 4,310,145 2,888,985
2006 4,311,159 2,880,967
2007 4,310,217 2,874,299
2008 4,309,705 2,868,833
2009 4,305,181 2,865,213
2010 4,295,427 2,862,354
2011 4,280,622 2,860,699
2012 4,260,368 2,860,324
2013 4,233,922 2,859,558
2014 4,201,598 2,857,815
2015 4,151,725 2,835,978
2016 4,106,867 2,803,186
2017 4,041,407 2,755,189
2018 3,988,775 2,707,203
2019 3,949,390 2,664,224
2020 3,914,206 2,635,130
2021 3,878,981 2,595,809
2022 3,855,641 2,528,654
2023 3,859,686 2,457,783
2024 3,866,300 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Croatia and Moldova

Fertility rate
Croatia

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Moldova
1960 2.24 3.32
1961 2.22 3.23
1962 2.19 3.04
1963 2.15 2.89
1964 2.14 2.71
1965 2.22 2.69
1966 2.23 2.65
1967 2.1 2.62
1968 2.03 2.59
1969 1.95 2.57
1970 1.88 2.57
1971 1.97 2.56
1972 2.01 2.56
1973 2.01 2.57
1974 1.98 2.56
1975 1.95 2.52
1976 1.94 2.47
1977 1.95 2.42
1978 1.96 2.39
1979 1.95 2.38
1980 1.93 2.38
1981 1.93 2.4
1982 1.9 2.45
1983 1.88 2.58
1984 1.87 2.67
1985 1.82 2.67
1986 1.76 2.74
1987 1.64 2.78
1988 1.79 2.63
1989 1.63 2.46
1990 1.63 2.39
1991 1.53 2.28
1992 1.48 2.22
1993 1.52 2.11
1994 1.47 1.99
1995 1.58 1.83
1996 1.67 1.71
1997 1.69 1.79
1998 1.45 1.65
1999 1.38 1.56
2000 1.39 1.5
2001 1.46 1.47
2002 1.42 1.45
2003 1.41 1.48
2004 1.43 1.54
2005 1.5 1.53
2006 1.47 1.54
2007 1.48 1.58
2008 1.47 1.64
2009 1.5 1.72
2010 1.46 1.7
2011 1.41 1.65
2012 1.52 1.66
2013 1.46 1.62
2014 1.46 1.82
2015 1.41 1.87
2016 1.43 1.89
2017 1.42 1.81
2018 1.47 1.81
2019 1.47 1.78
2020 1.48 1.77
2021 1.62 1.75
2022 1.53 1.69
2023 1.46 1.73

Croatia and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Croatia Moldova
1960 29 24.6
1961 29.4 24.7
1962 29.7 24.9
1963 30 25.1
1964 30.3 25.4
1965 30.6 25.7
1966 30.9 25.9
1967 31.2 26.1
1968 31.5 26.3
1969 31.8 26.4
1970 32.1 26.4
1971 32.3 26.3
1972 32.5 26.3
1973 32.7 26.3
1974 32.8 26.5
1975 33 26.7
1976 33.1 26.9
1977 33.2 27.2
1978 33.3 27.5
1979 33.4 27.6
1980 33.4 27.6
1981 33.5 27.9
1982 33.6 28.1
1983 33.8 28.3
1984 34 28.5
1985 34.2 28.7
1986 34.4 28.9
1987 34.7 29.1
1988 35 29.3
1989 35.3 29.5
1990 35.6 29.8
1991 36 30.2
1992 36.4 30.4
1993 36.9 30.6
1994 37.3 30.8
1995 37.8 31
1996 38.2 31.2
1997 38.6 31.3
1998 38.9 31.5
1999 39.2 31.8
2000 39.6 32
2001 39.9 32.2
2002 40.2 32.4
2003 40.5 32.6
2004 40.7 32.8
2005 40.9 33
2006 41.2 33.3
2007 41.4 33.6
2008 41.6 33.9
2009 41.8 34.3
2010 41.9 34.6
2011 42.2 34.9
2012 42.5 35.1
2013 42.7 35.4
2014 43 35.7
2015 43.3 36.1
2016 43.7 36.5
2017 44.2 36.8
2018 44.6 37.2
2019 45 37.6
2020 45.2 38
2021 45.4 38.3
2022 45.6 38.6
2023 45.8 38.8
2024 46 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
4.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Croatia Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Moldova
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
99.6%
2021
English speaking
57.1%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
80.2%
2023

Health

Croatia Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Moldova
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
5,811 mi
2012

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