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Croatia vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 123rd vs. 180th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Palau
Population
3839202
17663
Population rank 129/197 194/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 74/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 50/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 42/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Croatia and Palau: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Palau economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Palau
Year GDP
Croatia Palau
1970 - $11,563,041
1971 - $12,706,874
1972 - $13,956,474
1973 - $15,331,889
1974 - $16,848,759
1975 - $18,521,112
1976 - $20,364,420
1977 - $22,308,104
1978 - $24,530,015
1979 - $27,004,251
1980 - $29,728,054
1981 - $32,726,594
1982 - $36,027,583
1983 - $39,661,530
1984 - $44,814,259
1985 - $51,030,637
1986 - $58,109,314
1987 - $66,169,905
1988 - $75,348,615
1989 - $85,800,543
1990 $25,650,213,280 $97,702,303
1991 $18,760,386,775 $106,555,300
1992 $10,621,169,291 $104,771,300
1993 $11,259,647,874 $96,455,700
1994 $15,062,911,617 $106,138,500
1995 $22,772,394,547 $121,018,500
1996 $24,150,978,347 $137,494,600
1997 $24,175,764,812 $143,860,800
1998 $25,890,228,430 $149,079,600
1999 $23,777,026,779 $144,206,500
2000 $22,134,411,297 $149,535,800
2001 $23,066,883,850 $159,453,500
2002 $26,757,722,429 $162,665,500
2003 $35,245,317,002 $154,559,900
2004 $41,836,292,157 $166,391,600
2005 $45,013,119,282 $191,048,400
2006 $49,590,197,657 $193,679,700
2007 $59,298,265,770 $200,903,600
2008 $68,478,776,206 $201,167,300
2009 $62,321,642,125 $189,998,000
2010 $58,981,738,869 $188,174,300
2011 $62,903,737,380 $198,873,900
2012 $57,551,963,753 $215,762,400
2013 $59,852,401,272 $225,345,700
2014 $59,612,144,078 $243,156,500
2015 $51,005,200,670 $278,824,800
2016 $52,654,855,638 $298,323,500
2017 $56,186,190,438 $285,600,000
2018 $61,668,130,123 $288,546,300
2019 $61,467,582,194 $281,941,600
2020 $57,963,370,885 $258,990,800
2021 $69,006,802,299 $235,752,900
2022 $71,198,635,102 $255,591,100
2023 $84,393,795,502 $281,849,100
2024 $92,526,176,109 -

Croatia and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Palau
1970 - $1,017
1971 - $1,081
1972 - $1,145
1973 - $1,221
1974 - $1,328
1975 - $1,464
1976 - $1,616
1977 - $1,781
1978 - $1,972
1979 - $2,189
1980 - $2,423
1981 - $2,639
1982 - $2,838
1983 - $3,049
1984 - $3,360
1985 - $3,728
1986 - $4,144
1987 - $4,616
1988 - $5,145
1989 - $5,741
1990 $5,369 $6,403
1991 $4,001 $6,824
1992 $2,321 $6,553
1993 $2,448 $5,892
1994 $3,238 $6,329
1995 $4,929 $7,038
1996 $5,300 $7,788
1997 $5,331 $7,945
1998 $5,713 $8,048
1999 $5,269 $7,630
2000 $4,954 $7,797
2001 $5,365 $8,240
2002 $6,220 $8,341
2003 $8,190 $7,862
2004 $9,719 $8,395
2005 $10,444 $9,640
2006 $11,503 $9,885
2007 $13,758 $10,408
2008 $15,889 $10,583
2009 $14,476 $10,155
2010 $13,731 $10,229
2011 $14,695 $11,001
2012 $13,509 $12,145
2013 $14,136 $12,769
2014 $14,188 $13,726
2015 $12,285 $15,691
2016 $12,821 $16,763
2017 $13,903 $16,034
2018 $15,460 $16,198
2019 $15,564 $15,841
2020 $14,808 $14,557
2021 $17,790 $13,257
2022 $18,466 $14,392
2023 $21,865 $15,899
2024 $23,931 -

Croatia vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Palau
1950 58.5 52.7
1951 59 52.9
1952 59.8 53.1
1953 61.5 53.3
1954 62.2 53.5
1955 63.1 53.7
1956 63.6 53.9
1957 64.4 54.1
1958 65 54.4
1959 65.5 54.6
1960 65.9 54.9
1961 66.5 55.1
1962 67.3 55.4
1963 67.6 55.6
1964 68 55.8
1965 68.5 55.9
1966 68.9 56.2
1967 69 56.5
1968 68.9 56.9
1969 69 57.3
1970 69.2 57.7
1971 69.4 58.1
1972 69.8 58.6
1973 70.1 59
1974 70.6 59.5
1975 71 60
1976 71.4 60.5
1977 71.4 60.9
1978 71.3 61.3
1979 71.1 61.6
1980 71 61.9
1981 70.9 62.1
1982 70.7 62.3
1983 70.7 62.5
1984 71 62.6
1985 71.5 62.7
1986 71.8 62.8
1987 71.9 62.8
1988 72.2 62.8
1989 72.5 62.8
1990 72.2 62.8
1991 70.6 62.8
1992 71.7 62.9
1993 72.3 63
1994 72.6 63.1
1995 72.6 63.3
1996 73 63.5
1997 73 63.7
1998 73.2 64
1999 73.6 64.2
2000 74 64.5
2001 74.4 64.8
2002 74.6 65.1
2003 74.7 65.4
2004 75.3 65.8
2005 75.6 66.2
2006 75.7 66.6
2007 75.9 67.1
2008 76 67.6
2009 76.3 68
2010 76.7 68.3
2011 77 68.6
2012 77.3 68.9
2013 77.5 69
2014 77.5 69.1
2015 77.6 69.1
2016 77.6 69
2017 77.7 69
2018 77.9 69
2019 78.2 69
2020 77.5 68.7
2021 77.1 68.6
2022 78.3 68.9
2023 78.6 69.3
2024 78.8 69.4
2025 78.9 69.5

Croatia and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Palau
Year Population
Croatia Palau
1960 4,140,181 9,328
1961 4,167,292 9,555
1962 4,196,712 9,793
1963 4,225,675 10,037
1964 4,252,876 10,292
1965 4,280,923 10,547
1966 4,310,701 10,805
1967 4,338,683 10,988
1968 4,365,628 11,080
1969 4,391,490 11,159
1970 4,412,252 11,368
1971 4,431,275 11,759
1972 4,450,564 12,194
1973 4,470,161 12,552
1974 4,490,660 12,687
1975 4,512,082 12,655
1976 4,535,934 12,598
1977 4,559,571 12,525
1978 4,581,085 12,440
1979 4,594,778 12,337
1980 4,599,782 12,271
1981 4,611,509 12,402
1982 4,634,234 12,694
1983 4,658,254 13,006
1984 4,680,285 13,337
1985 4,701,417 13,688
1986 4,721,446 14,024
1987 4,739,745 14,334
1988 4,755,207 14,645
1989 4,767,260 14,945
1990 4,777,368 15,259
1991 4,689,022 15,614
1992 4,575,818 15,989
1993 4,600,463 16,372
1994 4,652,024 16,770
1995 4,620,030 17,195
1996 4,557,097 17,654
1997 4,534,920 18,108
1998 4,532,135 18,524
1999 4,512,597 18,901
2000 4,468,302 19,178
2001 4,299,642 19,352
2002 4,302,174 19,503
2003 4,303,399 19,659
2004 4,304,600 19,820
2005 4,310,145 19,819
2006 4,311,159 19,593
2007 4,310,217 19,302
2008 4,309,705 19,009
2009 4,305,181 18,709
2010 4,295,427 18,396
2011 4,280,622 18,078
2012 4,260,368 17,765
2013 4,233,922 17,648
2014 4,201,598 17,715
2015 4,151,725 17,770
2016 4,106,867 17,797
2017 4,041,407 17,812
2018 3,988,775 17,814
2019 3,949,390 17,798
2020 3,914,206 17,792
2021 3,878,981 17,783
2022 3,855,641 17,759
2023 3,859,686 17,727
2024 3,866,300 17,695

Fertility rates in Croatia and Palau

Fertility rate
Croatia

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Palau
1960 2.24 7.19
1961 2.22 7.17
1962 2.19 7.15
1963 2.15 7.12
1964 2.14 7.08
1965 2.22 7.01
1966 2.23 6.93
1967 2.1 6.84
1968 2.03 6.71
1969 1.95 6.58
1970 1.88 6.39
1971 1.97 6.16
1972 2.01 5.9
1973 2.01 5.59
1974 1.98 5.26
1975 1.95 4.9
1976 1.94 4.53
1977 1.95 4.09
1978 1.96 3.74
1979 1.95 3.49
1980 1.93 3.35
1981 1.93 3.28
1982 1.9 3.22
1983 1.88 3.14
1984 1.87 3.08
1985 1.82 3.01
1986 1.76 2.98
1987 1.64 2.93
1988 1.79 2.91
1989 1.63 2.92
1990 1.63 2.88
1991 1.53 2.74
1992 1.48 2.71
1993 1.52 2.73
1994 1.47 2.66
1995 1.58 2.55
1996 1.67 2.39
1997 1.69 2.19
1998 1.45 2.01
1999 1.38 1.91
2000 1.39 1.82
2001 1.46 1.87
2002 1.42 1.92
2003 1.41 1.96
2004 1.43 1.99
2005 1.5 2.02
2006 1.47 2
2007 1.48 1.97
2008 1.47 1.95
2009 1.5 1.94
2010 1.46 1.94
2011 1.41 1.97
2012 1.52 2.01
2013 1.46 2.05
2014 1.46 2.03
2015 1.41 2
2016 1.43 2.06
2017 1.42 2.02
2018 1.47 1.97
2019 1.47 1.98
2020 1.48 1.97
2021 1.62 1.95
2022 1.53 1.93
2023 1.46 1.91

Croatia and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Palau
Year Median age, years
Croatia Palau
1960 29 16.7
1961 29.4 16.1
1962 29.7 15.5
1963 30 15.1
1964 30.3 15
1965 30.6 14.9
1966 30.9 14.9
1967 31.2 15.2
1968 31.5 15.7
1969 31.8 16.1
1970 32.1 16.5
1971 32.3 16.6
1972 32.5 16.6
1973 32.7 16.8
1974 32.8 17.1
1975 33 17.4
1976 33.1 17.8
1977 33.2 18.1
1978 33.3 18.3
1979 33.4 18.6
1980 33.4 18.9
1981 33.5 19.3
1982 33.6 19.9
1983 33.8 20.5
1984 34 21.1
1985 34.2 21.6
1986 34.4 22.2
1987 34.7 23.1
1988 35 24
1989 35.3 24.9
1990 35.6 25.6
1991 36 26
1992 36.4 26.4
1993 36.9 26.9
1994 37.3 27.4
1995 37.8 27.8
1996 38.2 28.3
1997 38.6 28.8
1998 38.9 29.4
1999 39.2 30.2
2000 39.6 30.8
2001 39.9 31.2
2002 40.2 31.5
2003 40.5 31.8
2004 40.7 32
2005 40.9 32.3
2006 41.2 32.7
2007 41.4 33.1
2008 41.6 33.5
2009 41.8 33.9
2010 41.9 34.2
2011 42.2 34.6
2012 42.5 35
2013 42.7 35.3
2014 43 35.6
2015 43.3 36
2016 43.7 36.3
2017 44.2 36.7
2018 44.6 37
2019 45 37.4
2020 45.2 37.8
2021 45.4 38.1
2022 45.6 38.5
2023 45.8 38.8
2024 46 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
62
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
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Croatia Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Palau
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
83
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
173
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
57.1%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
27%
2004

Health

Croatia Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Croatia Palau
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
n/a

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