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Croatia vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 123rd vs. 168th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Samoa
Population
3839202
220288
Population rank 129/197 177/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Croatia and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Samoa
Year GDP
Croatia Samoa
1970 - $45,208,338
1971 - $53,719,569
1972 - $62,566,116
1973 - $82,452,985
1974 - $93,549,611
1975 - $93,489,283
1976 - $85,003,078
1977 - $98,295,671
1978 - $108,223,444
1979 - $122,257,393
1980 - $125,747,038
1981 - $118,190,655
1982 - $121,221,652
1983 - $111,862,824
1984 - $109,200,934
1985 - $95,572,173
1986 - $100,947,849
1987 - $111,713,922
1988 - $133,016,065
1989 - $122,888,610
1990 $25,650,213,280 $125,766,270
1991 $18,760,386,775 $125,597,205
1992 $10,621,169,291 $132,303,041
1993 $11,259,647,874 $133,122,897
1994 $15,062,911,617 $221,098,107
1995 $22,772,394,547 $224,865,731
1996 $24,150,978,347 $249,907,869
1997 $24,175,764,812 $285,475,592
1998 $25,890,228,430 $269,485,244
1999 $23,777,026,779 $255,408,060
2000 $22,134,411,297 $258,856,140
2001 $23,066,883,850 $266,299,591
2002 $26,757,722,429 $281,790,134
2003 $35,245,317,002 $333,426,188
2004 $41,836,292,157 $407,747,565
2005 $45,013,119,282 $476,801,793
2006 $49,590,197,657 $499,923,758
2007 $59,298,265,770 $573,548,460
2008 $68,478,776,206 $641,346,192
2009 $62,321,642,125 $628,006,115
2010 $58,981,738,869 $680,260,907
2011 $62,903,737,380 $744,097,050
2012 $57,551,963,753 $773,141,661
2013 $59,852,401,272 $797,736,334
2014 $59,612,144,078 $796,683,520
2015 $51,005,200,670 $824,150,499
2016 $52,654,855,638 $843,924,797
2017 $56,186,190,438 $884,844,384
2018 $61,668,130,123 $878,448,433
2019 $61,467,582,194 $912,950,466
2020 $57,963,370,885 $868,898,358
2021 $69,006,802,299 $843,923,639
2022 $71,198,635,102 $832,945,206
2023 $84,393,795,502 $938,189,444
2024 $92,526,176,109 $1,068,025,244

Croatia and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Samoa
1970 - $322
1971 - $377
1972 - $433
1973 - $563
1974 - $626
1975 - $610
1976 - $541
1977 - $615
1978 - $671
1979 - $751
1980 - $765
1981 - $713
1982 - $728
1983 - $671
1984 - $655
1985 - $573
1986 - $604
1987 - $666
1988 - $790
1989 - $728
1990 $5,369 $744
1991 $4,001 $742
1992 $2,321 $777
1993 $2,448 $775
1994 $3,238 $1,277
1995 $4,929 $1,288
1996 $5,300 $1,419
1997 $5,331 $1,608
1998 $5,713 $1,506
1999 $5,269 $1,417
2000 $4,954 $1,425
2001 $5,365 $1,454
2002 $6,220 $1,528
2003 $8,190 $1,798
2004 $9,719 $2,189
2005 $10,444 $2,550
2006 $11,503 $2,663
2007 $13,758 $3,039
2008 $15,889 $3,374
2009 $14,476 $3,279
2010 $13,731 $3,524
2011 $14,695 $3,822
2012 $13,509 $3,935
2013 $14,136 $4,024
2014 $14,188 $3,983
2015 $12,285 $4,084
2016 $12,821 $4,147
2017 $13,903 $4,308
2018 $15,460 $4,232
2019 $15,564 $4,352
2020 $14,808 $4,100
2021 $17,790 $3,948
2022 $18,466 $3,869
2023 $21,865 $4,330
2024 $23,931 $4,899

Croatia vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Samoa
1950 58.5 49.2
1951 59 49.8
1952 59.8 50.4
1953 61.5 51
1954 62.2 51.6
1955 63.1 52.2
1956 63.6 52.8
1957 64.4 53.4
1958 65 54
1959 65.5 54.6
1960 65.9 55.2
1961 66.5 55.7
1962 67.3 56.3
1963 67.6 56.9
1964 68 54
1965 68.5 57.9
1966 68.9 58.2
1967 69 58.9
1968 68.9 59.4
1969 69 59.9
1970 69.2 60.4
1971 69.4 60.9
1972 69.8 61.4
1973 70.1 61.9
1974 70.6 62.3
1975 71 62.8
1976 71.4 63.3
1977 71.4 63.7
1978 71.3 64.1
1979 71.1 64.5
1980 71 65
1981 70.9 65.3
1982 70.7 65.6
1983 70.7 66
1984 71 66.3
1985 71.5 66.6
1986 71.8 66.8
1987 71.9 67
1988 72.2 67.3
1989 72.5 67.6
1990 72.2 67.8
1991 70.6 68
1992 71.7 68.5
1993 72.3 68.8
1994 72.6 69.2
1995 72.6 69.5
1996 73 69.8
1997 73 70
1998 73.2 70.3
1999 73.6 70.6
2000 74 70.8
2001 74.4 71
2002 74.6 71.2
2003 74.7 71.4
2004 75.3 71.5
2005 75.6 71.5
2006 75.7 71.6
2007 75.9 71.6
2008 76 71.5
2009 76.3 69.5
2010 76.7 71.5
2011 77 71.4
2012 77.3 71.2
2013 77.5 71.2
2014 77.5 71.1
2015 77.6 71.1
2016 77.6 71
2017 77.7 71
2018 77.9 71.1
2019 78.2 70.3
2020 77.5 70.7
2021 77.1 71.1
2022 78.3 71.6
2023 78.6 71.7
2024 78.8 71.8
2025 78.9 71.9

Croatia and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Samoa
Year Population
Croatia Samoa
1960 4,140,181 112,490
1961 4,167,292 115,496
1962 4,196,712 118,597
1963 4,225,675 121,764
1964 4,252,876 124,894
1965 4,280,923 127,978
1966 4,310,701 131,073
1967 4,338,683 133,764
1968 4,365,628 136,020
1969 4,391,490 138,233
1970 4,412,252 140,400
1971 4,431,275 142,503
1972 4,450,564 144,538
1973 4,470,161 146,516
1974 4,490,660 149,431
1975 4,512,082 153,344
1976 4,535,934 157,113
1977 4,559,571 159,753
1978 4,581,085 161,375
1979 4,594,778 162,882
1980 4,599,782 164,322
1981 4,611,509 165,678
1982 4,634,234 166,484
1983 4,658,254 166,714
1984 4,680,285 166,796
1985 4,701,417 166,849
1986 4,721,446 167,061
1987 4,739,745 167,661
1988 4,755,207 168,346
1989 4,767,260 168,768
1990 4,777,368 169,042
1991 4,689,022 169,368
1992 4,575,818 170,331
1993 4,600,463 171,774
1994 4,652,024 173,159
1995 4,620,030 174,571
1996 4,557,097 176,071
1997 4,534,920 177,547
1998 4,532,135 178,905
1999 4,512,597 180,275
2000 4,468,302 181,685
2001 4,299,642 183,166
2002 4,302,174 184,471
2003 4,303,399 185,430
2004 4,304,600 186,249
2005 4,310,145 186,978
2006 4,311,159 187,709
2007 4,310,217 188,753
2008 4,309,705 190,107
2009 4,305,181 191,513
2010 4,295,427 193,023
2011 4,280,622 194,713
2012 4,260,368 196,498
2013 4,233,922 198,268
2014 4,201,598 200,037
2015 4,151,725 201,782
2016 4,106,867 203,499
2017 4,041,407 205,415
2018 3,988,775 207,582
2019 3,949,390 209,780
2020 3,914,206 211,944
2021 3,878,981 213,779
2022 3,855,641 215,261
2023 3,859,686 216,663
2024 3,866,300 218,019

Fertility rates in Croatia and Samoa

Fertility rate
Croatia

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Samoa
1960 2.24 7.78
1961 2.22 7.77
1962 2.19 7.76
1963 2.15 7.73
1964 2.14 7.7
1965 2.22 7.65
1966 2.23 7.6
1967 2.1 7.55
1968 2.03 7.5
1969 1.95 7.43
1970 1.88 7.34
1971 1.97 7.22
1972 2.01 7.07
1973 2.01 6.91
1974 1.98 6.75
1975 1.95 6.61
1976 1.94 6.47
1977 1.95 6.31
1978 1.96 6.15
1979 1.95 5.99
1980 1.93 5.86
1981 1.93 5.75
1982 1.9 5.68
1983 1.88 5.62
1984 1.87 5.55
1985 1.82 5.49
1986 1.76 5.42
1987 1.64 5.32
1988 1.79 5.21
1989 1.63 5.11
1990 1.63 5.01
1991 1.53 4.91
1992 1.48 4.87
1993 1.52 4.83
1994 1.47 4.79
1995 1.58 4.77
1996 1.67 4.74
1997 1.69 4.7
1998 1.45 4.64
1999 1.38 4.57
2000 1.39 4.52
2001 1.46 4.48
2002 1.42 4.44
2003 1.41 4.39
2004 1.43 4.34
2005 1.5 4.32
2006 1.47 4.32
2007 1.48 4.36
2008 1.47 4.42
2009 1.5 4.47
2010 1.46 4.52
2011 1.41 4.56
2012 1.52 4.55
2013 1.46 4.49
2014 1.46 4.42
2015 1.41 4.34
2016 1.43 4.26
2017 1.42 4.2
2018 1.47 4.14
2019 1.47 4.06
2020 1.48 4
2021 1.62 3.94
2022 1.53 3.88
2023 1.46 3.83

Croatia and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Croatia Samoa
1960 29 15
1961 29.4 14.9
1962 29.7 14.8
1963 30 14.6
1964 30.3 14.6
1965 30.6 14.5
1966 30.9 14.5
1967 31.2 14.5
1968 31.5 14.5
1969 31.8 14.5
1970 32.1 14.6
1971 32.3 14.7
1972 32.5 14.8
1973 32.7 14.9
1974 32.8 15
1975 33 15.3
1976 33.1 15.5
1977 33.2 15.8
1978 33.3 16
1979 33.4 16.2
1980 33.4 16.4
1981 33.5 16.6
1982 33.6 16.8
1983 33.8 17.1
1984 34 17.4
1985 34.2 17.6
1986 34.4 17.8
1987 34.7 18
1988 35 18.2
1989 35.3 18.3
1990 35.6 18.4
1991 36 18.5
1992 36.4 18.7
1993 36.9 19
1994 37.3 19.3
1995 37.8 19.6
1996 38.2 19.7
1997 38.6 19.8
1998 38.9 19.9
1999 39.2 19.9
2000 39.6 19.8
2001 39.9 19.7
2002 40.2 19.7
2003 40.5 19.9
2004 40.7 20.1
2005 40.9 20.3
2006 41.2 20.4
2007 41.4 20.6
2008 41.6 20.7
2009 41.8 20.8
2010 41.9 20.8
2011 42.2 20.8
2012 42.5 20.8
2013 42.7 21
2014 43 21.1
2015 43.3 21.2
2016 43.7 21.3
2017 44.2 21.4
2018 44.6 21.4
2019 45 21.5
2020 45.2 21.4
2021 45.4 21.4
2022 45.6 21.1
2023 45.8 21
2024 46 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.7%
2013
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
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Croatia Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
35.9%
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
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Samoa
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
83
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
99.1%
2021
English speaking
57.1%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
58.1%
2023

Health

Croatia Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Samoa
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
715 mi
2018

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