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Croatia vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 123rd vs. 69th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Poland
Population
3839202
36176920
Population rank 129/197 46/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
79 years
2025

Croatia and Poland: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Poland economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Poland
Year GDP
Croatia Poland
1990 $25,650,213,280 $65,977,748,211
1991 $18,760,386,775 $85,500,935,935
1992 $10,621,169,291 $94,337,050,693
1993 $11,259,647,874 $96,043,157,273
1994 $15,062,911,617 $110,803,635,288
1995 $22,772,394,547 $142,838,527,115
1996 $24,150,978,347 $160,813,026,223
1997 $24,175,764,812 $159,893,964,917
1998 $25,890,228,430 $175,282,269,667
1999 $23,777,026,779 $170,704,452,715
2000 $22,134,411,297 $172,953,527,033
2001 $23,066,883,850 $191,823,200,371
2002 $26,757,722,429 $199,694,463,256
2003 $35,245,317,002 $218,561,225,998
2004 $41,836,292,157 $256,268,656,145
2005 $45,013,119,282 $306,999,913,151
2006 $49,590,197,657 $345,897,630,736
2007 $59,298,265,770 $429,715,132,138
2008 $68,478,776,206 $535,612,030,672
2009 $62,321,642,125 $440,891,472,247
2010 $58,981,738,869 $478,111,630,684
2011 $62,903,737,380 $527,848,543,023
2012 $57,551,963,753 $498,148,649,703
2013 $59,852,401,272 $518,179,836,405
2014 $59,612,144,078 $542,134,167,179
2015 $51,005,200,670 $480,054,118,583
2016 $52,654,855,638 $473,259,623,976
2017 $56,186,190,438 $528,356,723,263
2018 $61,668,130,123 $594,616,632,477
2019 $61,467,582,194 $602,683,770,145
2020 $57,963,370,885 $605,914,186,118
2021 $69,006,802,299 $689,170,171,187
2022 $71,198,635,102 $695,607,522,885
2023 $84,393,795,502 $812,451,128,979
2024 $92,526,176,109 $914,696,430,325

Croatia and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Poland
1990 $5,369 $1,731
1991 $4,001 $2,236
1992 $2,321 $2,459
1993 $2,448 $2,497
1994 $3,238 $2,875
1995 $4,929 $3,701
1996 $5,300 $4,164
1997 $5,331 $4,137
1998 $5,713 $4,534
1999 $5,269 $4,416
2000 $4,954 $4,521
2001 $5,365 $5,015
2002 $6,220 $5,223
2003 $8,190 $5,721
2004 $9,719 $6,712
2005 $10,444 $8,044
2006 $11,503 $9,069
2007 $13,758 $11,273
2008 $15,889 $14,049
2009 $14,476 $11,556
2010 $13,731 $12,568
2011 $14,695 $13,868
2012 $13,509 $13,087
2013 $14,136 $13,622
2014 $14,188 $14,262
2015 $12,285 $12,638
2016 $12,821 $12,464
2017 $13,903 $13,913
2018 $15,460 $15,658
2019 $15,564 $15,875
2020 $14,808 $16,151
2021 $17,790 $18,636
2022 $18,466 $18,891
2023 $21,865 $22,145
2024 $23,931 $25,023

Croatia vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Poland
1950 58.5 58.3
1951 59 58.9
1952 59.8 59.7
1953 61.5 61.3
1954 62.2 62.3
1955 63.1 63.1
1956 63.6 63.4
1957 64.4 64.4
1958 65 64.9
1959 65.5 66.4
1960 65.9 67.1
1961 66.5 67.8
1962 67.3 68
1963 67.6 68.3
1964 68 68.9
1965 68.5 69.4
1966 68.9 69.7
1967 69 69.9
1968 68.9 69.8
1969 69 69.8
1970 69.2 69.6
1971 69.4 69.8
1972 69.8 70.1
1973 70.1 70.7
1974 70.6 70.7
1975 71 70.6
1976 71.4 70.4
1977 71.4 70.3
1978 71.3 70.4
1979 71.1 70.2
1980 71 70.5
1981 70.9 70.6
1982 70.7 70.9
1983 70.7 70.8
1984 71 70.6
1985 71.5 70.5
1986 71.8 70.6
1987 71.9 70.8
1988 72.2 70.8
1989 72.5 70.8
1990 72.2 70.6
1991 70.6 70.7
1992 71.7 70.9
1993 72.3 71.3
1994 72.6 71.7
1995 72.6 72
1996 73 72.3
1997 73 72.6
1998 73.2 72.8
1999 73.6 73.2
2000 74 73.6
2001 74.4 74.2
2002 74.6 74.5
2003 74.7 74.8
2004 75.3 74.9
2005 75.6 75.1
2006 75.7 75.3
2007 75.9 75.4
2008 76 75.6
2009 76.3 75.9
2010 76.7 76.3
2011 77 76.6
2012 77.3 76.8
2013 77.5 77.1
2014 77.5 77.3
2015 77.6 77.6
2016 77.6 77.6
2017 77.7 77.7
2018 77.9 77.6
2019 78.2 77.9
2020 77.5 76.6
2021 77.1 75.6
2022 78.3 77.9
2023 78.6 78.6
2024 78.8 78.8
2025 78.9 79

Croatia and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Poland
Year Population
Croatia Poland
1960 4,140,181 29,637,450
1961 4,167,292 29,964,000
1962 4,196,712 30,308,500
1963 4,225,675 30,712,000
1964 4,252,876 31,139,450
1965 4,280,923 31,444,950
1966 4,310,701 31,681,000
1967 4,338,683 31,987,155
1968 4,365,628 32,294,655
1969 4,391,490 32,548,300
1970 4,412,252 32,664,300
1971 4,431,275 32,783,500
1972 4,450,564 33,055,650
1973 4,470,161 33,357,200
1974 4,490,660 33,678,899
1975 4,512,082 34,015,199
1976 4,535,934 34,356,300
1977 4,559,571 34,689,050
1978 4,581,085 34,965,600
1979 4,594,778 35,247,217
1980 4,599,782 35,574,150
1981 4,611,509 35,898,587
1982 4,634,234 36,230,481
1983 4,658,254 36,571,808
1984 4,680,285 36,904,134
1985 4,701,417 37,201,885
1986 4,721,446 37,456,119
1987 4,739,745 37,668,045
1988 4,755,207 37,824,487
1989 4,767,260 37,961,529
1990 4,777,368 38,110,782
1991 4,689,022 38,246,193
1992 4,575,818 38,363,667
1993 4,600,463 38,461,408
1994 4,652,024 38,542,652
1995 4,620,030 38,594,998
1996 4,557,097 38,624,370
1997 4,534,920 38,649,660
1998 4,532,135 38,663,481
1999 4,512,597 38,660,271
2000 4,468,302 38,258,629
2001 4,299,642 38,248,076
2002 4,302,174 38,230,364
2003 4,303,399 38,204,570
2004 4,304,600 38,182,222
2005 4,310,145 38,165,445
2006 4,311,159 38,141,267
2007 4,310,217 38,120,560
2008 4,309,705 38,125,759
2009 4,305,181 38,151,603
2010 4,295,427 38,042,794
2011 4,280,622 38,063,255
2012 4,260,368 38,063,164
2013 4,233,922 38,040,196
2014 4,201,598 38,011,735
2015 4,151,725 37,986,412
2016 4,106,867 37,970,087
2017 4,041,407 37,974,826
2018 3,988,775 37,974,750
2019 3,949,390 37,965,475
2020 3,914,206 37,515,748
2021 3,878,981 36,981,559
2022 3,855,641 36,821,749
2023 3,859,686 36,687,353
2024 3,866,300 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Croatia and Poland

Fertility rate
Croatia

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Poland
1960 2.24 2.98
1961 2.22 2.83
1962 2.19 2.72
1963 2.15 2.7
1964 2.14 2.57
1965 2.22 2.52
1966 2.23 2.34
1967 2.1 2.33
1968 2.03 2.24
1969 1.95 2.2
1970 1.88 2.2
1971 1.97 2.25
1972 2.01 2.24
1973 2.01 2.26
1974 1.98 2.26
1975 1.95 2.27
1976 1.94 2.3
1977 1.95 2.23
1978 1.96 2.21
1979 1.95 2.28
1980 1.93 2.28
1981 1.93 2.24
1982 1.9 2.34
1983 1.88 2.42
1984 1.87 2.37
1985 1.82 2.33
1986 1.76 2.22
1987 1.64 2.15
1988 1.79 2.13
1989 1.63 2.08
1990 1.63 2.06
1991 1.53 2.07
1992 1.48 1.95
1993 1.52 1.87
1994 1.47 1.81
1995 1.58 1.62
1996 1.67 1.59
1997 1.69 1.51
1998 1.45 1.44
1999 1.38 1.37
2000 1.39 1.37
2001 1.46 1.31
2002 1.42 1.25
2003 1.41 1.22
2004 1.43 1.23
2005 1.5 1.24
2006 1.47 1.27
2007 1.48 1.31
2008 1.47 1.39
2009 1.5 1.4
2010 1.46 1.41
2011 1.41 1.33
2012 1.52 1.33
2013 1.46 1.29
2014 1.46 1.32
2015 1.41 1.32
2016 1.43 1.39
2017 1.42 1.48
2018 1.47 1.46
2019 1.47 1.44
2020 1.48 1.39
2021 1.62 1.33
2022 1.53 1.29
2023 1.46 1.16

Croatia and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Poland
Year Median age, years
Croatia Poland
1960 29 26.6
1961 29.4 26.8
1962 29.7 26.9
1963 30 27.1
1964 30.3 27.3
1965 30.6 27.5
1966 30.9 27.7
1967 31.2 27.8
1968 31.5 28
1969 31.8 28.1
1970 32.1 28.2
1971 32.3 28.4
1972 32.5 28.5
1973 32.7 28.5
1974 32.8 28.6
1975 33 28.6
1976 33.1 28.7
1977 33.2 28.9
1978 33.3 29.1
1979 33.4 29.3
1980 33.4 29.5
1981 33.5 29.8
1982 33.6 30.1
1983 33.8 30.3
1984 34 30.6
1985 34.2 30.8
1986 34.4 31.1
1987 34.7 31.4
1988 35 31.7
1989 35.3 32.1
1990 35.6 32.4
1991 36 32.6
1992 36.4 32.9
1993 36.9 33.2
1994 37.3 33.5
1995 37.8 33.9
1996 38.2 34.2
1997 38.6 34.4
1998 38.9 34.7
1999 39.2 35
2000 39.6 35.2
2001 39.9 35.5
2002 40.2 35.8
2003 40.5 36
2004 40.7 36.3
2005 40.9 36.6
2006 41.2 36.9
2007 41.4 37.2
2008 41.6 37.5
2009 41.8 37.8
2010 41.9 38.1
2011 42.2 38.2
2012 42.5 38.4
2013 42.7 38.7
2014 43 39
2015 43.3 39.3
2016 43.7 39.7
2017 44.2 40
2018 44.6 40.4
2019 45 40.8
2020 45.2 41.1
2021 45.4 41.5
2022 45.6 41.9
2023 45.8 42.4
2024 46 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Croatia Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Poland
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
99.8%
2021
English speaking
57.1%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
88.6%
2024

Health

Croatia Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Poland
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
267,065 mi
2024

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