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Croatia vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 123rd vs. 74th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia New Zealand
Population
3839202
5406623
Population rank 129/197 124/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$260B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$55,094
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Croatia and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Croatia and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Croatia

New Zealand
Year GDP
Croatia New Zealand
1960 - $5,536,098,360
1961 - $5,721,994,864
1962 - $6,133,158,532
1963 - $6,699,741,645
1964 - $7,340,766,415
1965 - $5,706,251,400
1966 - $5,917,437,693
1967 - $6,016,017,227
1968 - $5,228,045,415
1969 - $5,814,357,709
1970 - $6,495,605,331
1971 - $7,911,136,757
1972 - $9,567,331,065
1973 - $12,802,281,898
1974 - $13,940,981,798
1975 - $12,861,983,284
1976 - $13,604,832,424
1977 - $15,446,825,318
1978 - $18,530,518,395
1979 - $20,731,243,113
1980 - $23,244,547,385
1981 - $24,417,617,184
1982 - $24,164,603,059
1983 - $24,309,279,706
1984 - $21,665,975,319
1985 - $24,679,795,396
1986 - $30,604,668,357
1987 - $40,376,354,070
1988 - $45,176,811,594
1989 - $43,920,222,525
1990 $25,650,213,280 $45,495,129,385
1991 $18,760,386,775 $42,745,329,732
1992 $10,621,169,291 $41,649,829,860
1993 $11,259,647,874 $46,775,620,817
1994 $15,062,911,617 $55,314,732,279
1995 $22,772,394,547 $63,918,703,507
1996 $24,150,978,347 $70,140,835,299
1997 $24,175,764,812 $66,075,143,415
1998 $25,890,228,430 $56,227,169,851
1999 $23,777,026,779 $58,762,260,626
2000 $22,134,411,297 $52,623,281,957
2001 $23,066,883,850 $53,872,425,917
2002 $26,757,722,429 $66,627,729,311
2003 $35,245,317,002 $88,250,885,550
2004 $41,836,292,157 $103,905,210,084
2005 $45,013,119,282 $114,720,129,550
2006 $49,590,197,657 $111,538,810,713
2007 $59,298,265,770 $137,188,946,866
2008 $68,478,776,206 $133,437,126,590
2009 $62,321,642,125 $121,663,439,315
2010 $58,981,738,869 $146,887,902,524
2011 $62,903,737,380 $168,484,908,960
2012 $57,551,963,753 $176,560,711,239
2013 $59,852,401,272 $191,012,364,177
2014 $59,612,144,078 $201,518,402,787
2015 $51,005,200,670 $178,224,167,088
2016 $52,654,855,638 $189,100,085,275
2017 $56,186,190,438 $206,745,969,246
2018 $61,668,130,123 $211,985,631,173
2019 $61,467,582,194 $213,006,341,102
2020 $57,963,370,885 $213,029,554,654
2021 $69,006,802,299 $253,977,931,815
2022 $71,198,635,102 $249,509,991,440
2023 $84,393,795,502 $255,194,972,673
2024 $92,526,176,109 $260,235,932,559

Croatia and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Croatia New Zealand
1960 - $2,334
1961 - $2,365
1962 - $2,471
1963 - $2,646
1964 - $2,839
1965 - $2,171
1966 - $2,211
1967 - $2,208
1968 - $1,902
1969 - $2,097
1970 - $2,311
1971 - $2,773
1972 - $3,295
1973 - $4,323
1974 - $4,611
1975 - $4,172
1976 - $4,374
1977 - $4,951
1978 - $5,937
1979 - $6,668
1980 - $7,467
1981 - $7,814
1982 - $7,656
1983 - $7,598
1984 - $6,714
1985 - $7,601
1986 - $9,428
1987 - $12,331
1988 - $13,759
1989 - $13,312
1990 $5,369 $13,663
1991 $4,001 $12,230
1992 $2,321 $11,793
1993 $2,448 $13,094
1994 $3,238 $15,280
1995 $4,929 $17,400
1996 $5,300 $18,794
1997 $5,331 $17,474
1998 $5,713 $14,738
1999 $5,269 $15,322
2000 $4,954 $13,641
2001 $5,365 $13,883
2002 $6,220 $16,874
2003 $8,190 $21,914
2004 $9,719 $25,420
2005 $10,444 $27,751
2006 $11,503 $26,655
2007 $13,758 $32,480
2008 $15,889 $31,325
2009 $14,476 $28,277
2010 $13,731 $33,762
2011 $14,695 $38,432
2012 $13,509 $40,054
2013 $14,136 $43,000
2014 $14,188 $44,618
2015 $12,285 $38,665
2016 $12,821 $40,114
2017 $13,903 $42,950
2018 $15,460 $43,257
2019 $15,564 $42,779
2020 $14,808 $41,851
2021 $17,790 $49,689
2022 $18,466 $48,760
2023 $21,865 $48,655
2024 $23,931 $48,747

Croatia vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia New Zealand
1950 58.5 69.3
1951 59 69.1
1952 59.8 69.4
1953 61.5 70.2
1954 62.2 70.3
1955 63.1 70.5
1956 63.6 70.7
1957 64.4 70.3
1958 65 70.9
1959 65.5 70.8
1960 65.9 71.2
1961 66.5 70.9
1962 67.3 71.2
1963 67.6 71.3
1964 68 71.3
1965 68.5 71.2
1966 68.9 71.1
1967 69 71.4
1968 68.9 71.1
1969 69 71.5
1970 69.2 71.2
1971 69.4 71.7
1972 69.8 71.8
1973 70.1 71.7
1974 70.6 71.9
1975 71 72.2
1976 71.4 72.4
1977 71.4 72.1
1978 71.3 73
1979 71.1 73.1
1980 71 72.9
1981 70.9 73.6
1982 70.7 73.7
1983 70.7 73.8
1984 71 74.4
1985 71.5 73.9
1986 71.8 74.1
1987 71.9 74.2
1988 72.2 74.5
1989 72.5 74.9
1990 72.2 75.4
1991 70.6 76.1
1992 71.7 76.2
1993 72.3 76.5
1994 72.6 76.9
1995 72.6 76.8
1996 73 76.8
1997 73 77.3
1998 73.2 78.2
1999 73.6 77.9
2000 74 78.7
2001 74.4 78.7
2002 74.6 78.9
2003 74.7 79.1
2004 75.3 79.4
2005 75.6 80
2006 75.7 80
2007 75.9 80.1
2008 76 80.2
2009 76.3 80.5
2010 76.7 81.1
2011 77 80.8
2012 77.3 81.2
2013 77.5 81.6
2014 77.5 81.4
2015 77.6 81.6
2016 77.6 82
2017 77.7 81.6
2018 77.9 81.9
2019 78.2 81.8
2020 77.5 82.7
2021 77.1 82.3
2022 78.3 81
2023 78.6 82.1
2024 78.8 82.2
2025 78.9 82.4

Croatia and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

New Zealand
Year Population
Croatia New Zealand
1960 4,140,181 2,371,800
1961 4,167,292 2,419,700
1962 4,196,712 2,482,000
1963 4,225,675 2,531,800
1964 4,252,876 2,585,400
1965 4,280,923 2,628,400
1966 4,310,701 2,675,900
1967 4,338,683 2,724,100
1968 4,365,628 2,748,100
1969 4,391,490 2,772,800
1970 4,412,252 2,810,700
1971 4,431,275 2,853,000
1972 4,450,564 2,903,900
1973 4,470,161 2,961,300
1974 4,490,660 3,023,700
1975 4,512,082 3,083,100
1976 4,535,934 3,110,500
1977 4,559,571 3,120,200
1978 4,581,085 3,121,200
1979 4,594,778 3,109,000
1980 4,599,782 3,112,900
1981 4,611,509 3,124,900
1982 4,634,234 3,156,100
1983 4,658,254 3,199,300
1984 4,680,285 3,227,100
1985 4,701,417 3,247,100
1986 4,721,446 3,246,300
1987 4,739,745 3,274,400
1988 4,755,207 3,283,400
1989 4,767,260 3,299,200
1990 4,777,368 3,329,800
1991 4,689,022 3,495,100
1992 4,575,818 3,531,700
1993 4,600,463 3,572,200
1994 4,652,024 3,620,000
1995 4,620,030 3,673,400
1996 4,557,097 3,732,000
1997 4,534,920 3,781,300
1998 4,532,135 3,815,000
1999 4,512,597 3,835,100
2000 4,468,302 3,857,700
2001 4,299,642 3,880,500
2002 4,302,174 3,948,500
2003 4,303,399 4,027,200
2004 4,304,600 4,087,500
2005 4,310,145 4,133,900
2006 4,311,159 4,184,600
2007 4,310,217 4,223,800
2008 4,309,705 4,259,800
2009 4,305,181 4,302,600
2010 4,295,427 4,350,700
2011 4,280,622 4,384,000
2012 4,260,368 4,408,100
2013 4,233,922 4,442,100
2014 4,201,598 4,516,500
2015 4,151,725 4,609,400
2016 4,106,867 4,714,100
2017 4,041,407 4,813,600
2018 3,988,775 4,900,600
2019 3,949,390 4,979,200
2020 3,914,206 5,090,200
2021 3,878,981 5,111,300
2022 3,855,641 5,117,100
2023 3,859,686 5,245,000
2024 3,866,300 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Croatia and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Croatia

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Croatia New Zealand
1960 2.24 4.24
1961 2.22 4.31
1962 2.19 4.19
1963 2.15 4.05
1964 2.14 3.8
1965 2.22 3.54
1966 2.23 3.41
1967 2.1 3.35
1968 2.03 3.34
1969 1.95 3.28
1970 1.88 3.17
1971 1.97 3.18
1972 2.01 3
1973 2.01 2.76
1974 1.98 2.58
1975 1.95 2.37
1976 1.94 2.27
1977 1.95 2.21
1978 1.96 2.07
1979 1.95 2.12
1980 1.93 2.03
1981 1.93 2.01
1982 1.9 1.95
1983 1.88 1.92
1984 1.87 1.93
1985 1.82 1.93
1986 1.76 1.96
1987 1.64 2.03
1988 1.79 2.1
1989 1.63 2.12
1990 1.63 2.18
1991 1.53 2.09
1992 1.48 2.06
1993 1.52 2.04
1994 1.47 1.98
1995 1.58 1.98
1996 1.67 1.96
1997 1.69 1.96
1998 1.45 1.89
1999 1.38 1.97
2000 1.39 1.98
2001 1.46 1.97
2002 1.42 1.89
2003 1.41 1.93
2004 1.43 1.98
2005 1.5 1.97
2006 1.47 2.01
2007 1.48 2.18
2008 1.47 2.19
2009 1.5 2.13
2010 1.46 2.17
2011 1.41 2.09
2012 1.52 2.1
2013 1.46 2.01
2014 1.46 1.92
2015 1.41 1.99
2016 1.43 1.87
2017 1.42 1.81
2018 1.47 1.71
2019 1.47 1.72
2020 1.48 1.61
2021 1.62 1.64
2022 1.53 1.66
2023 1.46 1.56

Croatia and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Croatia New Zealand
1960 29 27.5
1961 29.4 27.1
1962 29.7 26.8
1963 30 26.4
1964 30.3 26.2
1965 30.6 26
1966 30.9 25.9
1967 31.2 25.8
1968 31.5 25.7
1969 31.8 25.7
1970 32.1 25.6
1971 32.3 25.7
1972 32.5 25.9
1973 32.7 26
1974 32.8 26.2
1975 33 26.3
1976 33.1 26.5
1977 33.2 26.8
1978 33.3 27.1
1979 33.4 27.5
1980 33.4 27.9
1981 33.5 28.2
1982 33.6 28.5
1983 33.8 28.8
1984 34 29.1
1985 34.2 29.4
1986 34.4 29.8
1987 34.7 30.1
1988 35 30.4
1989 35.3 30.8
1990 35.6 31.1
1991 36 31.4
1992 36.4 31.7
1993 36.9 32
1994 37.3 32.3
1995 37.8 32.6
1996 38.2 32.8
1997 38.6 33.2
1998 38.9 33.6
1999 39.2 34
2000 39.6 34.3
2001 39.9 34.6
2002 40.2 34.8
2003 40.5 35
2004 40.7 35.2
2005 40.9 35.5
2006 41.2 35.8
2007 41.4 36.1
2008 41.6 36.4
2009 41.8 36.6
2010 41.9 36.8
2011 42.2 37
2012 42.5 37.2
2013 42.7 37.4
2014 43 37.5
2015 43.3 37.4
2016 43.7 37.3
2017 44.2 37.2
2018 44.6 37.3
2019 45 37.3
2020 45.2 37.5
2021 45.4 37.8
2022 45.6 38.1
2023 45.8 38.3
2024 46 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
78.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
18.8%
2018
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
97.9%
2024

Energy

Croatia New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia New Zealand
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
83
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
9.6
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
57.1%
2023
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
96.2%
2023

Health

Croatia New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$561
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
4.7
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
10 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia New Zealand
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
60,159 mi
2020

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