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Croatia vs Slovenia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 2.13M in Slovenia (ranked 147/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 7,774 sq mi for Slovenia (ranked 123rd vs. 151st).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Slovenia ranks 86/197 ($72.5B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Slovenia ranks 33/197 ($34,089).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Slovenia
Population
3839202
2124696
Population rank 129/197 147/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$72.5B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 86/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$34,089
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 33/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$56,531
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$48.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
68%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$22,853
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 29/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$21,364
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
7,774 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
273.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
45.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
81.9 years
2025

Croatia and Slovenia: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Slovenia economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Slovenia
Year GDP
Croatia Slovenia
1990 $25,650,213,280 $19,832,029,087
1991 $18,760,386,775 $14,454,495,059
1992 $10,621,169,291 $14,277,261,541
1993 $11,259,647,874 $14,449,298,372
1994 $15,062,911,617 $16,400,767,070
1995 $22,772,394,547 $21,367,422,159
1996 $24,150,978,347 $21,470,699,363
1997 $24,175,764,812 $20,726,878,752
1998 $25,890,228,430 $22,058,635,314
1999 $23,777,026,779 $22,609,669,084
2000 $22,134,411,297 $20,159,190,702
2001 $23,066,883,850 $20,668,868,707
2002 $26,757,722,429 $23,214,593,516
2003 $35,245,317,002 $29,360,575,032
2004 $41,836,292,157 $34,156,553,313
2005 $45,013,119,282 $35,947,936,824
2006 $49,590,197,657 $39,260,368,837
2007 $59,298,265,770 $47,880,266,543
2008 $68,478,776,206 $55,509,332,322
2009 $62,321,642,125 $49,975,540,955
2010 $58,981,738,869 $47,793,117,241
2011 $62,903,737,380 $51,199,194,599
2012 $57,551,963,753 $46,167,053,954
2013 $59,852,401,272 $47,867,056,859
2014 $59,612,144,078 $49,514,466,380
2015 $51,005,200,670 $42,709,468,275
2016 $52,654,855,638 $44,290,685,824
2017 $56,186,190,438 $48,153,200,135
2018 $61,668,130,123 $53,689,067,640
2019 $61,467,582,194 $53,909,922,736
2020 $57,963,370,885 $53,384,760,135
2021 $69,006,802,299 $61,529,280,461
2022 $71,198,635,102 $59,927,702,746
2023 $84,393,795,502 $69,148,468,417
2024 $92,526,176,109 $72,485,008,929

Croatia and Slovenia economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Slovenia
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Slovenia
1990 $5,369 $9,925
1991 $4,001 $7,229
1992 $2,321 $7,151
1993 $2,448 $7,255
1994 $3,238 $8,244
1995 $4,929 $10,738
1996 $5,300 $10,797
1997 $5,331 $10,437
1998 $5,713 $11,132
1999 $5,269 $11,401
2000 $4,954 $10,136
2001 $5,365 $10,376
2002 $6,220 $11,639
2003 $8,190 $14,712
2004 $9,719 $17,104
2005 $10,444 $17,970
2006 $11,503 $19,563
2007 $13,758 $23,725
2008 $15,889 $27,462
2009 $14,476 $24,502
2010 $13,731 $23,330
2011 $14,695 $24,941
2012 $13,509 $22,442
2013 $14,136 $23,237
2014 $14,188 $24,013
2015 $12,285 $20,697
2016 $12,821 $21,448
2017 $13,903 $23,303
2018 $15,460 $25,888
2019 $15,564 $25,814
2020 $14,808 $25,392
2021 $17,790 $29,187
2022 $18,466 $28,374
2023 $21,865 $32,610
2024 $23,931 $34,089

Croatia vs. Slovenia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Slovenia
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Slovenia
1950 58.5 61.8
1951 59 62.3
1952 59.8 63.8
1953 61.5 65.3
1954 62.2 66.1
1955 63.1 66.1
1956 63.6 66.5
1957 64.4 67
1958 65 67.7
1959 65.5 68.2
1960 65.9 68.5
1961 66.5 68.9
1962 67.3 68.9
1963 67.6 68.6
1964 68 68.5
1965 68.5 68.7
1966 68.9 68.9
1967 69 69
1968 68.9 68.6
1969 69 68.6
1970 69.2 69
1971 69.4 69.7
1972 69.8 70.3
1973 70.1 70.8
1974 70.6 71
1975 71 71.1
1976 71.4 71.1
1977 71.4 71.3
1978 71.3 71.6
1979 71.1 71.6
1980 71 71.8
1981 70.9 71.6
1982 70.7 71.4
1983 70.7 71.2
1984 71 71.3
1985 71.5 71.8
1986 71.8 72.1
1987 71.9 72.4
1988 72.2 72.8
1989 72.5 73.3
1990 72.2 73.5
1991 70.6 73.5
1992 71.7 73.4
1993 72.3 73.6
1994 72.6 73.9
1995 72.6 74.4
1996 73 74.8
1997 73 75
1998 73.2 75.1
1999 73.6 75.5
2000 74 75.8
2001 74.4 76.2
2002 74.6 76.3
2003 74.7 76.3
2004 75.3 76.9
2005 75.6 77.5
2006 75.7 77.8
2007 75.9 78.3
2008 76 78.6
2009 76.3 79
2010 76.7 79.3
2011 77 79.6
2012 77.3 79.8
2013 77.5 80.1
2014 77.5 80.3
2015 77.6 80.5
2016 77.6 80.5
2017 77.7 80.6
2018 77.9 80.9
2019 78.2 81
2020 77.5 80.4
2021 77.1 80.4
2022 78.3 80.8
2023 78.6 81.6
2024 78.8 81.8
2025 78.9 81.9

Croatia and Slovenia population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Slovenia
Year Population
Croatia Slovenia
1960 4,140,181 1,584,720
1961 4,167,292 1,594,131
1962 4,196,712 1,603,649
1963 4,225,675 1,616,971
1964 4,252,876 1,632,114
1965 4,280,923 1,649,160
1966 4,310,701 1,669,905
1967 4,338,683 1,689,528
1968 4,365,628 1,704,546
1969 4,391,490 1,713,874
1970 4,412,252 1,724,891
1971 4,431,275 1,738,335
1972 4,450,564 1,752,233
1973 4,470,161 1,766,697
1974 4,490,660 1,776,132
1975 4,512,082 1,793,581
1976 4,535,934 1,820,249
1977 4,559,571 1,842,377
1978 4,581,085 1,862,548
1979 4,594,778 1,882,599
1980 4,599,782 1,901,315
1981 4,611,509 1,906,531
1982 4,634,234 1,910,334
1983 4,658,254 1,922,321
1984 4,680,285 1,932,154
1985 4,701,417 1,941,641
1986 4,721,446 1,965,964
1987 4,739,745 1,989,776
1988 4,755,207 1,995,196
1989 4,767,260 1,996,351
1990 4,777,368 1,998,161
1991 4,689,022 1,999,429
1992 4,575,818 1,996,498
1993 4,600,463 1,991,746
1994 4,652,024 1,989,443
1995 4,620,030 1,989,872
1996 4,557,097 1,988,628
1997 4,534,920 1,985,956
1998 4,532,135 1,981,629
1999 4,512,597 1,983,045
2000 4,468,302 1,988,925
2001 4,299,642 1,992,060
2002 4,302,174 1,994,530
2003 4,303,399 1,995,733
2004 4,304,600 1,997,012
2005 4,310,145 2,000,474
2006 4,311,159 2,006,868
2007 4,310,217 2,018,122
2008 4,309,705 2,021,316
2009 4,305,181 2,039,669
2010 4,295,427 2,048,583
2011 4,280,622 2,052,843
2012 4,260,368 2,057,159
2013 4,233,922 2,059,953
2014 4,201,598 2,061,980
2015 4,151,725 2,063,531
2016 4,106,867 2,065,042
2017 4,041,407 2,066,388
2018 3,988,775 2,073,894
2019 3,949,390 2,088,385
2020 3,914,206 2,102,419
2021 3,878,981 2,108,079
2022 3,855,641 2,112,076
2023 3,859,686 2,120,461
2024 3,866,300 2,126,324

Fertility rates in Croatia and Slovenia

Fertility rate
Croatia

Slovenia
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Slovenia
1960 2.24 2.19
1961 2.22 2.27
1962 2.19 2.28
1963 2.15 2.27
1964 2.14 2.31
1965 2.22 2.43
1966 2.23 2.47
1967 2.1 2.37
1968 2.03 2.25
1969 1.95 2.17
1970 1.88 2.11
1971 1.97 2.16
1972 2.01 2.17
1973 2.01 2.2
1974 1.98 2.13
1975 1.95 2.17
1976 1.94 2.2
1977 1.95 2.17
1978 1.96 2.2
1979 1.95 2.22
1980 1.93 2.11
1981 1.93 1.96
1982 1.9 1.93
1983 1.88 1.81
1984 1.87 1.74
1985 1.82 1.71
1986 1.76 1.67
1987 1.64 1.65
1988 1.79 1.63
1989 1.63 1.52
1990 1.63 1.46
1991 1.53 1.42
1992 1.48 1.33
1993 1.52 1.33
1994 1.47 1.32
1995 1.58 1.29
1996 1.67 1.28
1997 1.69 1.25
1998 1.45 1.23
1999 1.38 1.21
2000 1.39 1.26
2001 1.46 1.21
2002 1.42 1.21
2003 1.41 1.2
2004 1.43 1.25
2005 1.5 1.26
2006 1.47 1.31
2007 1.48 1.38
2008 1.47 1.53
2009 1.5 1.53
2010 1.46 1.57
2011 1.41 1.56
2012 1.52 1.58
2013 1.46 1.55
2014 1.46 1.58
2015 1.41 1.57
2016 1.43 1.58
2017 1.42 1.62
2018 1.47 1.6
2019 1.47 1.61
2020 1.48 1.59
2021 1.62 1.64
2022 1.53 1.55
2023 1.46 1.51

Croatia and Slovenia demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Slovenia
Year Median age, years
Croatia Slovenia
1960 29 29
1961 29.4 29.3
1962 29.7 29.5
1963 30 29.7
1964 30.3 29.9
1965 30.6 30.1
1966 30.9 30.2
1967 31.2 30.4
1968 31.5 30.5
1969 31.8 30.6
1970 32.1 30.8
1971 32.3 30.9
1972 32.5 31.1
1973 32.7 31.2
1974 32.8 31.2
1975 33 31.1
1976 33.1 31.1
1977 33.2 31.2
1978 33.3 31.3
1979 33.4 31.4
1980 33.4 31.5
1981 33.5 31.7
1982 33.6 31.9
1983 33.8 32.2
1984 34 32.4
1985 34.2 32.6
1986 34.4 32.9
1987 34.7 33.3
1988 35 33.5
1989 35.3 33.8
1990 35.6 34.2
1991 36 34.6
1992 36.4 35
1993 36.9 35.4
1994 37.3 35.8
1995 37.8 36
1996 38.2 36.3
1997 38.6 36.7
1998 38.9 37.1
1999 39.2 37.6
2000 39.6 38
2001 39.9 38.4
2002 40.2 38.8
2003 40.5 39.2
2004 40.7 39.6
2005 40.9 40
2006 41.2 40.4
2007 41.4 40.7
2008 41.6 41
2009 41.8 41.2
2010 41.9 41.4
2011 42.2 41.7
2012 42.5 42
2013 42.7 42.4
2014 43 42.7
2015 43.3 43
2016 43.7 43.3
2017 44.2 43.6
2018 44.6 43.8
2019 45 44
2020 45.2 44
2021 45.4 44.1
2022 45.6 44.5
2023 45.8 44.9
2024 46 45.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Slovenia
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$67.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
47.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
5.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.34%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-2.46%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
3.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
68.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
20.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
4.1%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
18
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$11.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$2.83B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$852M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
1,216,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
3.39%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
98.7%
2024

Energy

Croatia Slovenia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
2,896 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
12.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
5.7 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
57.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
23.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
32.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
48.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
6,418 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
36.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
33.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
35.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Slovenia
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+3,319
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
56.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
79.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
60
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
85
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
0.57
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
99.6%
2001
English speaking
57.1%
2023
59%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
90.8%
2024

Health

Croatia Slovenia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$3,033
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$392
2023
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
81.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
0.17%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
3.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
29.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
2.2
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
19.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
7%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
20.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
10.4 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Slovenia
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
3,656 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
2,360 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
4,756 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
24,224 mi
2012

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