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Croatia vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 123rd vs. 146th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Rwanda
Population
3839202
14826674
Population rank 129/197 77/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Croatia and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Rwanda
Year GDP
Croatia Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 - $219,900,006
1971 - $222,952,504
1972 - $246,457,838
1973 - $290,746,157
1974 - $308,458,423
1975 - $571,863,500
1976 - $637,753,853
1977 - $746,650,613
1978 - $905,709,076
1979 - $1,109,346,131
1980 - $1,254,765,642
1981 - $1,407,062,527
1982 - $1,407,243,139
1983 - $1,479,687,587
1984 - $1,587,413,084
1985 - $1,715,626,331
1986 - $1,944,710,684
1987 - $2,157,432,668
1988 - $2,395,492,687
1989 - $2,405,022,593
1990 $25,650,213,280 $2,550,185,679
1991 $18,760,386,775 $1,911,600,237
1992 $10,621,169,291 $2,029,026,962
1993 $11,259,647,874 $1,971,525,712
1994 $15,062,911,617 $753,636,370
1995 $22,772,394,547 $1,293,535,193
1996 $24,150,978,347 $1,382,334,879
1997 $24,175,764,812 $1,851,558,197
1998 $25,890,228,430 $1,989,343,546
1999 $23,777,026,779 $2,157,108,263
2000 $22,134,411,297 $2,068,836,754
2001 $23,066,883,850 $1,966,600,715
2002 $26,757,722,429 $1,966,003,468
2003 $35,245,317,002 $2,138,237,279
2004 $41,836,292,157 $2,376,496,067
2005 $45,013,119,282 $2,933,819,766
2006 $49,590,197,657 $3,319,784,539
2007 $59,298,265,770 $4,070,507,895
2008 $68,478,776,206 $5,179,854,065
2009 $62,321,642,125 $5,674,476,969
2010 $58,981,738,869 $6,124,756,654
2011 $62,903,737,380 $6,884,913,658
2012 $57,551,963,753 $7,654,761,045
2013 $59,852,401,272 $7,819,964,024
2014 $59,612,144,078 $8,238,966,120
2015 $51,005,200,670 $8,543,760,206
2016 $52,654,855,638 $8,695,272,061
2017 $56,186,190,438 $9,252,833,894
2018 $61,668,130,123 $9,637,904,519
2019 $61,467,582,194 $10,349,300,277
2020 $57,963,370,885 $10,174,386,855
2021 $69,006,802,299 $11,078,787,095
2022 $71,198,635,102 $13,316,161,006
2023 $84,393,795,502 $14,331,722,700
2024 $92,526,176,109 $14,251,642,231

Croatia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 - $55.2
1971 - $54.4
1972 - $58.4
1973 - $66.9
1974 - $68.9
1975 - $124.1
1976 - $134.4
1977 - $152.7
1978 - $179.9
1979 - $213.8
1980 - $234.4
1981 - $254.6
1982 - $246.4
1983 - $250.6
1984 - $259.9
1985 - $271.6
1986 - $297.7
1987 - $320
1988 - $344
1989 - $335
1990 $5,369 $346
1991 $4,001 $254
1992 $2,321 $264.1
1993 $2,448 $247
1994 $3,238 $111
1995 $4,929 $228
1996 $5,300 $206
1997 $5,331 $238.7
1998 $5,713 $246.2
1999 $5,269 $264.7
2000 $4,954 $251.9
2001 $5,365 $237.3
2002 $6,220 $234
2003 $8,190 $249
2004 $9,719 $269.5
2005 $10,444 $324
2006 $11,503 $357
2007 $13,758 $426
2008 $15,889 $528
2009 $14,476 $564
2010 $13,731 $594
2011 $14,695 $651
2012 $13,509 $707
2013 $14,136 $705
2014 $14,188 $725
2015 $12,285 $734
2016 $12,821 $730
2017 $13,903 $758
2018 $15,460 $772
2019 $15,564 $810
2020 $14,808 $779
2021 $17,790 $830
2022 $18,466 $975
2023 $21,865 $1,027
2024 $23,931 $1,000

Croatia vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Rwanda
1950 58.5 43.2
1951 59 43.5
1952 59.8 43.8
1953 61.5 44.1
1954 62.2 44.4
1955 63.1 44.8
1956 63.6 45.2
1957 64.4 45.6
1958 65 46.1
1959 65.5 46.5
1960 65.9 47
1961 66.5 47.5
1962 67.3 47.8
1963 67.6 44
1964 68 48.1
1965 68.5 48.2
1966 68.9 48.1
1967 69 48
1968 68.9 47.7
1969 69 47.4
1970 69.2 47.1
1971 69.4 46.8
1972 69.8 46.3
1973 70.1 45.9
1974 70.6 45.6
1975 71 45.3
1976 71.4 45.3
1977 71.4 45.6
1978 71.3 46.2
1979 71.1 47.1
1980 71 48.1
1981 70.9 49.2
1982 70.7 50.2
1983 70.7 50.9
1984 71 51.4
1985 71.5 51.7
1986 71.8 51.7
1987 71.9 51.5
1988 72.2 50.9
1989 72.5 49.5
1990 72.2 47.8
1991 70.6 46.2
1992 71.7 44.4
1993 72.3 42.9
1994 72.6 12.2
1995 72.6 41.5
1996 73 42.5
1997 73 42
1998 73.2 43.1
1999 73.6 45.7
2000 74 47.8
2001 74.4 49.5
2002 74.6 51.3
2003 74.7 53.5
2004 75.3 55.5
2005 75.6 57
2006 75.7 58.3
2007 75.9 59.5
2008 76 60.6
2009 76.3 61.8
2010 76.7 62.8
2011 77 63.5
2012 77.3 64.2
2013 77.5 64.7
2014 77.5 65.1
2015 77.6 65.4
2016 77.6 65.7
2017 77.7 66.1
2018 77.9 66.4
2019 78.2 66.7
2020 77.5 67
2021 77.1 66.8
2022 78.3 67.5
2023 78.6 67.8
2024 78.8 68
2025 78.9 68.2

Croatia and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Rwanda
Year Population
Croatia Rwanda
1960 4,140,181 3,022,294
1961 4,167,292 3,106,779
1962 4,196,712 3,186,025
1963 4,225,675 3,258,890
1964 4,252,876 3,334,834
1965 4,280,923 3,423,210
1966 4,310,701 3,521,626
1967 4,338,683 3,629,577
1968 4,365,628 3,744,010
1969 4,391,490 3,861,271
1970 4,412,252 3,980,669
1971 4,431,275 4,100,044
1972 4,450,564 4,220,335
1973 4,470,161 4,345,047
1974 4,490,660 4,474,228
1975 4,512,082 4,607,728
1976 4,535,934 4,745,954
1977 4,559,571 4,888,240
1978 4,581,085 5,035,171
1979 4,594,778 5,189,541
1980 4,599,782 5,353,259
1981 4,611,509 5,527,230
1982 4,634,234 5,711,549
1983 4,658,254 5,905,311
1984 4,680,285 6,107,627
1985 4,701,417 6,317,228
1986 4,721,446 6,531,881
1987 4,739,745 6,749,493
1988 4,755,207 6,968,071
1989 4,767,260 7,184,706
1990 4,777,368 7,375,307
1991 4,689,022 7,526,966
1992 4,575,818 7,683,266
1993 4,600,463 7,981,132
1994 4,652,024 6,792,352
1995 4,620,030 5,674,118
1996 4,557,097 6,708,764
1997 4,534,920 7,755,238
1998 4,532,135 8,081,681
1999 4,512,597 8,147,912
2000 4,468,302 8,213,931
2001 4,299,642 8,287,094
2002 4,302,174 8,400,180
2003 4,303,399 8,586,875
2004 4,304,600 8,816,844
2005 4,310,145 9,054,528
2006 4,311,159 9,299,246
2007 4,310,217 9,549,933
2008 4,309,705 9,804,269
2009 4,305,181 10,060,432
2010 4,295,427 10,317,553
2011 4,280,622 10,573,733
2012 4,260,368 10,829,901
2013 4,233,922 11,093,340
2014 4,201,598 11,364,757
2015 4,151,725 11,640,022
2016 4,106,867 11,919,183
2017 4,041,407 12,202,060
2018 3,988,775 12,487,996
2019 3,949,390 12,776,103
2020 3,914,206 13,065,837
2021 3,878,981 13,355,260
2022 3,855,641 13,651,030
2023 3,859,686 13,954,471
2024 3,866,300 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Croatia and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Croatia

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Rwanda
1960 2.24 8.28
1961 2.22 8.28
1962 2.19 8.27
1963 2.15 8.27
1964 2.14 8.27
1965 2.22 8.25
1966 2.23 8.23
1967 2.1 8.21
1968 2.03 8.19
1969 1.95 8.18
1970 1.88 8.15
1971 1.97 8.09
1972 2.01 8.09
1973 2.01 8.09
1974 1.98 8.1
1975 1.95 8.1
1976 1.94 8.12
1977 1.95 8.14
1978 1.96 8.16
1979 1.95 8.13
1980 1.93 8.12
1981 1.93 8.1
1982 1.9 8.06
1983 1.88 8
1984 1.87 7.91
1985 1.82 7.79
1986 1.76 7.61
1987 1.64 7.43
1988 1.79 7.23
1989 1.63 7.03
1990 1.63 6.8
1991 1.53 6.62
1992 1.48 6.54
1993 1.52 6.48
1994 1.47 6.42
1995 1.58 6.35
1996 1.67 6.29
1997 1.69 6.24
1998 1.45 6.17
1999 1.38 6.06
2000 1.39 5.97
2001 1.46 5.89
2002 1.42 5.82
2003 1.41 5.74
2004 1.43 5.64
2005 1.5 5.5
2006 1.47 5.34
2007 1.48 5.14
2008 1.47 4.92
2009 1.5 4.71
2010 1.46 4.52
2011 1.41 4.33
2012 1.52 4.2
2013 1.46 4.14
2014 1.46 4.12
2015 1.41 4.11
2016 1.43 4.11
2017 1.42 4.08
2018 1.47 4.05
2019 1.47 3.99
2020 1.48 3.91
2021 1.62 3.84
2022 1.53 3.78
2023 1.46 3.7

Croatia and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Croatia Rwanda
1960 29 15.5
1961 29.4 15.1
1962 29.7 14.9
1963 30 14.8
1964 30.3 14.7
1965 30.6 14.8
1966 30.9 14.9
1967 31.2 15.1
1968 31.5 15.3
1969 31.8 15.5
1970 32.1 15.7
1971 32.3 15.9
1972 32.5 16
1973 32.7 16.2
1974 32.8 16.3
1975 33 16.4
1976 33.1 16.5
1977 33.2 16.6
1978 33.3 16.6
1979 33.4 16.5
1980 33.4 16.5
1981 33.5 16.4
1982 33.6 16.2
1983 33.8 16.1
1984 34 16
1985 34.2 15.8
1986 34.4 15.7
1987 34.7 15.6
1988 35 15.6
1989 35.3 15.5
1990 35.6 15.5
1991 36 15.5
1992 36.4 15.6
1993 36.9 15.7
1994 37.3 15
1995 37.8 14.3
1996 38.2 14.6
1997 38.6 14.8
1998 38.9 15.3
1999 39.2 15.8
2000 39.6 16.3
2001 39.9 16.8
2002 40.2 17.1
2003 40.5 17.4
2004 40.7 17.6
2005 40.9 17.8
2006 41.2 18
2007 41.4 18.1
2008 41.6 18.3
2009 41.8 18.4
2010 41.9 18.5
2011 42.2 18.7
2012 42.5 18.8
2013 42.7 19
2014 43 19.1
2015 43.3 19.3
2016 43.7 19.4
2017 44.2 19.6
2018 44.6 19.7
2019 45 19.8
2020 45.2 19.9
2021 45.4 20
2022 45.6 20.3
2023 45.8 20.5
2024 46 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
3.1%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Croatia Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Croatia Rwanda
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
78.8%
2022
English speaking
57.1%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
34.2%
2023

Health

Croatia Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Rwanda
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
2,920 mi
2021

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