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Croatia vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 123rd vs. 1st).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Russia
Population
3839202
142718132
Population rank 129/197 9/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 74/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Croatia and Russia: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Russia economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Russia
Year GDP
Croatia Russia
1988 - $554,828,660,436
1989 - $506,631,299,735
1990 $25,650,213,280 $517,014,446,228
1991 $18,760,386,775 $517,962,962,963
1992 $10,621,169,291 $460,290,556,901
1993 $11,259,647,874 $435,083,713,851
1994 $15,062,911,617 $395,077,301,248
1995 $22,772,394,547 $395,537,185,735
1996 $24,150,978,347 $391,724,890,744
1997 $24,175,764,812 $404,928,954,192
1998 $25,890,228,430 $270,955,486,862
1999 $23,777,026,779 $195,907,128,351
2000 $22,134,411,297 $259,710,142,197
2001 $23,066,883,850 $306,602,070,621
2002 $26,757,722,429 $345,470,494,418
2003 $35,245,317,002 $430,347,420,185
2004 $41,836,292,157 $591,016,690,732
2005 $45,013,119,282 $764,015,973,481
2006 $49,590,197,657 $989,932,071,353
2007 $59,298,265,770 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $68,478,776,206 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $62,321,642,125 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $58,981,738,869 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $62,903,737,380 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $57,551,963,753 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $59,852,401,272 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $59,612,144,078 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $51,005,200,670 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $52,654,855,638 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $56,186,190,438 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $61,668,130,123 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $61,467,582,194 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $57,963,370,885 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $69,006,802,299 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $71,198,635,102 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $84,393,795,502 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $92,526,176,109 $2,173,835,806,672

Croatia and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Russia
1988 - $3,778
1989 - $3,430
1990 $5,369 $3,494
1991 $4,001 $3,490
1992 $2,321 $3,099
1993 $2,448 $2,931
1994 $3,238 $2,662
1995 $4,929 $2,666
1996 $5,300 $2,644
1997 $5,331 $2,738
1998 $5,713 $1,835
1999 $5,269 $1,331
2000 $4,954 $1,772
2001 $5,365 $2,100
2002 $6,220 $2,378
2003 $8,190 $2,975
2004 $9,719 $4,102
2005 $10,444 $5,323
2006 $11,503 $6,920
2007 $13,758 $9,101
2008 $15,889 $11,635
2009 $14,476 $8,563
2010 $13,731 $10,675
2011 $14,695 $14,305
2012 $13,509 $15,402
2013 $14,136 $15,941
2014 $14,188 $14,277
2015 $12,285 $9,427
2016 $12,821 $8,804
2017 $13,903 $10,835
2018 $15,460 $11,399
2019 $15,564 $11,640
2020 $14,808 $10,280
2021 $17,790 $12,637
2022 $18,466 $15,888
2023 $21,865 $14,403
2024 $23,931 $15,145

Croatia vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Russia
1950 58.5 55.5
1951 59 55.3
1952 59.8 57.6
1953 61.5 58.8
1954 62.2 59.9
1955 63.1 62.1
1956 63.6 66.5
1957 64.4 66
1958 65 67.7
1959 65.5 67.4
1960 65.9 68.3
1961 66.5 68.6
1962 67.3 68.5
1963 67.6 69.1
1964 68 69.5
1965 68.5 69.3
1966 68.9 69.4
1967 69 69.2
1968 68.9 69.1
1969 69 68.6
1970 69.2 68.7
1971 69.4 68.9
1972 69.8 68.8
1973 70.1 68.9
1974 70.6 68.7
1975 71 68.3
1976 71.4 68.1
1977 71.4 67.9
1978 71.3 67.8
1979 71.1 67.6
1980 71 67.5
1981 70.9 67.6
1982 70.7 68.1
1983 70.7 68
1984 71 67.6
1985 71.5 68.3
1986 71.8 70
1987 71.9 70.1
1988 72.2 69.9
1989 72.5 69.7
1990 72.2 69.3
1991 70.6 69
1992 71.7 67.8
1993 72.3 65
1994 72.6 63.8
1995 72.6 64
1996 73 65.4
1997 73 66.6
1998 73.2 66.9
1999 73.6 65.6
2000 74 65
2001 74.4 65
2002 74.6 64.7
2003 74.7 64.7
2004 75.3 65.1
2005 75.6 65.2
2006 75.7 66.5
2007 75.9 67.5
2008 76 67.9
2009 76.3 68.7
2010 76.7 68.2
2011 77 69.7
2012 77.3 70.1
2013 77.5 70.6
2014 77.5 70.8
2015 77.6 71.3
2016 77.6 71.9
2017 77.7 72.8
2018 77.9 72.9
2019 78.2 73.1
2020 77.5 71.2
2021 77.1 69.8
2022 78.3 72.5
2023 78.6 73.2
2024 78.8 73.3
2025 78.9 73.5

Croatia and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Russia
Year Population
Croatia Russia
1960 4,140,181 119,897,000
1961 4,167,292 121,236,000
1962 4,196,712 122,591,000
1963 4,225,675 123,960,000
1964 4,252,876 125,345,000
1965 4,280,923 126,745,000
1966 4,310,701 127,468,000
1967 4,338,683 128,196,000
1968 4,365,628 128,928,000
1969 4,391,490 129,664,000
1970 4,412,252 130,404,000
1971 4,431,275 131,155,000
1972 4,450,564 131,909,000
1973 4,470,161 132,669,000
1974 4,490,660 133,432,000
1975 4,512,082 134,200,000
1976 4,535,934 135,147,000
1977 4,559,571 136,100,000
1978 4,581,085 137,060,000
1979 4,594,778 138,027,000
1980 4,599,782 139,010,000
1981 4,611,509 139,941,000
1982 4,634,234 140,823,000
1983 4,658,254 141,668,000
1984 4,680,285 142,745,000
1985 4,701,417 143,858,000
1986 4,721,446 144,894,000
1987 4,739,745 145,908,000
1988 4,755,207 146,857,000
1989 4,767,260 147,721,000
1990 4,777,368 147,969,406
1991 4,689,022 148,394,216
1992 4,575,818 148,538,197
1993 4,600,463 148,458,777
1994 4,652,024 148,407,912
1995 4,620,030 148,375,787
1996 4,557,097 148,160,129
1997 4,534,920 147,915,361
1998 4,532,135 147,670,784
1999 4,512,597 147,214,776
2000 4,468,302 146,596,869
2001 4,299,642 145,976,482
2002 4,302,174 145,306,497
2003 4,303,399 144,648,618
2004 4,304,600 144,067,316
2005 4,310,145 143,518,814
2006 4,311,159 143,049,637
2007 4,310,217 142,805,114
2008 4,309,705 142,742,366
2009 4,305,181 142,785,348
2010 4,295,427 142,849,468
2011 4,280,622 143,018,195
2012 4,260,368 143,378,447
2013 4,233,922 143,805,638
2014 4,201,598 144,237,223
2015 4,151,725 144,640,716
2016 4,106,867 145,015,460
2017 4,041,407 145,293,260
2018 3,988,775 145,398,106
2019 3,949,390 145,453,291
2020 3,914,206 145,245,148
2021 3,878,981 144,746,762
2022 3,855,641 144,236,933
2023 3,859,686 143,826,130
2024 3,866,300 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Croatia and Russia

Fertility rate
Croatia

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Russia
1960 2.24 2.52
1961 2.22 2.45
1962 2.19 2.36
1963 2.15 2.27
1964 2.14 2.18
1965 2.22 2.13
1966 2.23 2.1
1967 2.1 2.04
1968 2.03 1.99
1969 1.95 1.97
1970 1.88 1.99
1971 1.97 2.03
1972 2.01 2.04
1973 2.01 2.01
1974 1.98 2
1975 1.95 1.98
1976 1.94 1.97
1977 1.95 1.95
1978 1.96 1.92
1979 1.95 1.9
1980 1.93 1.89
1981 1.93 1.91
1982 1.9 2.04
1983 1.88 2.11
1984 1.87 2.06
1985 1.82 2.05
1986 1.76 2.15
1987 1.64 2.22
1988 1.79 2.12
1989 1.63 2.01
1990 1.63 1.89
1991 1.53 1.73
1992 1.48 1.55
1993 1.52 1.39
1994 1.47 1.4
1995 1.58 1.34
1996 1.67 1.27
1997 1.69 1.22
1998 1.45 1.23
1999 1.38 1.16
2000 1.39 1.2
2001 1.46 1.22
2002 1.42 1.29
2003 1.41 1.32
2004 1.43 1.34
2005 1.5 1.29
2006 1.47 1.31
2007 1.48 1.42
2008 1.47 1.5
2009 1.5 1.54
2010 1.46 1.57
2011 1.41 1.58
2012 1.52 1.69
2013 1.46 1.71
2014 1.46 1.75
2015 1.41 1.78
2016 1.43 1.76
2017 1.42 1.62
2018 1.47 1.58
2019 1.47 1.5
2020 1.48 1.51
2021 1.62 1.51
2022 1.53 1.42
2023 1.46 1.41

Croatia and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Russia
Year Median age, years
Croatia Russia
1960 29 27.1
1961 29.4 27.4
1962 29.7 27.7
1963 30 28.1
1964 30.3 28.3
1965 30.6 28.6
1966 30.9 28.9
1967 31.2 29.2
1968 31.5 29.8
1969 31.8 30.3
1970 32.1 30.7
1971 32.3 31
1972 32.5 31.1
1973 32.7 31.1
1974 32.8 30.9
1975 33 30.7
1976 33.1 30.6
1977 33.2 30.9
1978 33.3 31
1979 33.4 31.1
1980 33.4 31.3
1981 33.5 31.4
1982 33.6 31.6
1983 33.8 31.7
1984 34 31.8
1985 34.2 32
1986 34.4 32.2
1987 34.7 32.4
1988 35 32.6
1989 35.3 32.9
1990 35.6 33.2
1991 36 33.6
1992 36.4 33.9
1993 36.9 34.4
1994 37.3 34.7
1995 37.8 35
1996 38.2 35.3
1997 38.6 35.7
1998 38.9 36
1999 39.2 36.3
2000 39.6 36.6
2001 39.9 36.8
2002 40.2 36.9
2003 40.5 37
2004 40.7 37.2
2005 40.9 37.4
2006 41.2 37.6
2007 41.4 37.7
2008 41.6 37.8
2009 41.8 37.9
2010 41.9 38
2011 42.2 38.1
2012 42.5 38.3
2013 42.7 38.4
2014 43 38.6
2015 43.3 38.7
2016 43.7 38.8
2017 44.2 39
2018 44.6 39.2
2019 45 39.4
2020 45.2 39.7
2021 45.4 39.9
2022 45.6 40.1
2023 45.8 40.5
2024 46 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Croatia Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Russia
% of world population
0.05%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
99.9%
2021
English speaking
57.1%
2023
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
94.4%
2024

Health

Croatia Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Russia
% of world land
0.04%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
981,326 mi
2023

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