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Croatia vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 123rd vs. 58th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Sweden
Population
3839202
10654722
Population rank 129/197 93/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Croatia and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Sweden
Year GDP
Croatia Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 - $38,037,663,342
1971 - $41,506,627,519
1972 - $48,883,734,672
1973 - $59,319,523,962
1974 - $65,918,391,224
1975 - $82,766,182,746
1976 - $89,233,541,404
1977 - $94,332,865,494
1978 - $104,292,130,796
1979 - $123,208,942,175
1980 - $141,887,695,763
1981 - $129,500,408,224
1982 - $114,216,043,040
1983 - $104,863,313,508
1984 - $109,044,297,251
1985 - $113,959,392,485
1986 - $150,281,594,980
1987 - $182,746,413,791
1988 - $206,688,963,474
1989 - $217,634,838,449
1990 $25,650,213,280 $261,469,578,631
1991 $18,760,386,775 $273,834,608,020
1992 $10,621,169,291 $283,912,173,667
1993 $11,259,647,874 $212,647,043,708
1994 $15,062,911,617 $228,701,658,891
1995 $22,772,394,547 $267,052,836,695
1996 $24,150,978,347 $291,952,430,659
1997 $24,175,764,812 $268,251,974,486
1998 $25,890,228,430 $270,889,570,938
1999 $23,777,026,779 $274,320,415,376
2000 $22,134,411,297 $262,905,197,442
2001 $23,066,883,850 $242,499,249,693
2002 $26,757,722,429 $267,373,345,247
2003 $35,245,317,002 $334,074,051,173
2004 $41,836,292,157 $384,547,211,147
2005 $45,013,119,282 $391,690,329,314
2006 $49,590,197,657 $422,530,427,476
2007 $59,298,265,770 $490,050,156,833
2008 $68,478,776,206 $514,616,528,349
2009 $62,321,642,125 $434,313,804,907
2010 $58,981,738,869 $492,753,255,886
2011 $62,903,737,380 $570,541,353,129
2012 $57,551,963,753 $549,742,183,874
2013 $59,852,401,272 $584,128,116,410
2014 $59,612,144,078 $577,730,245,154
2015 $51,005,200,670 $501,698,263,621
2016 $52,654,855,638 $514,218,206,628
2017 $56,186,190,438 $536,083,940,229
2018 $61,668,130,123 $551,312,498,430
2019 $61,467,582,194 $532,169,294,166
2020 $57,963,370,885 $545,147,614,972
2021 $69,006,802,299 $637,186,904,844
2022 $71,198,635,102 $579,895,717,344
2023 $84,393,795,502 $585,489,968,189
2024 $92,526,176,109 $610,117,791,237

Croatia and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 - $4,729
1971 - $5,125
1972 - $6,018
1973 - $7,291
1974 - $8,078
1975 - $10,103
1976 - $10,853
1977 - $11,432
1978 - $12,602
1979 - $14,856
1980 - $17,073
1981 - $15,564
1982 - $13,719
1983 - $12,590
1984 - $13,080
1985 - $13,647
1986 - $17,955
1987 - $21,761
1988 - $24,499
1989 - $25,625
1990 $5,369 $30,550
1991 $4,001 $31,777
1992 $2,321 $32,754
1993 $2,448 $24,390
1994 $3,238 $26,046
1995 $4,929 $30,254
1996 $5,300 $33,023
1997 $5,331 $30,324
1998 $5,713 $30,606
1999 $5,269 $30,969
2000 $4,954 $29,633
2001 $5,365 $27,259
2002 $6,220 $29,958
2003 $8,190 $37,292
2004 $9,719 $42,758
2005 $10,444 $43,379
2006 $11,503 $46,532
2007 $13,758 $53,569
2008 $15,889 $55,817
2009 $14,476 $46,708
2010 $13,731 $52,543
2011 $14,695 $60,380
2012 $13,509 $57,750
2013 $14,136 $60,844
2014 $14,188 $59,584
2015 $12,285 $51,198
2016 $12,821 $51,820
2017 $13,903 $53,301
2018 $15,460 $54,182
2019 $15,564 $51,773
2020 $14,808 $52,654
2021 $17,790 $61,175
2022 $18,466 $55,297
2023 $21,865 $55,567
2024 $23,931 $57,723

Croatia vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Sweden
1950 58.5 71.1
1951 59 71.4
1952 59.8 71.8
1953 61.5 71.9
1954 62.2 72.4
1955 63.1 72.6
1956 63.6 72.7
1957 64.4 72.5
1958 65 73.2
1959 65.5 73.4
1960 65.9 73
1961 66.5 73.5
1962 67.3 73.4
1963 67.6 73.5
1964 68 73.7
1965 68.5 73.9
1966 68.9 74.1
1967 69 74.1
1968 68.9 74
1969 69 74.1
1970 69.2 74.7
1971 69.4 74.6
1972 69.8 74.7
1973 70.1 74.9
1974 70.6 75
1975 71 75
1976 71.4 75
1977 71.4 75.4
1978 71.3 75.5
1979 71.1 75.5
1980 71 75.7
1981 70.9 76
1982 70.7 76.3
1983 70.7 76.6
1984 71 76.8
1985 71.5 76.7
1986 71.8 77
1987 71.9 77.1
1988 72.2 77
1989 72.5 77.7
1990 72.2 77.6
1991 70.6 77.7
1992 71.7 78.1
1993 72.3 78.1
1994 72.6 78.7
1995 72.6 78.8
1996 73 79
1997 73 79.3
1998 73.2 79.4
1999 73.6 79.5
2000 74 79.7
2001 74.4 79.8
2002 74.6 79.9
2003 74.7 80.2
2004 75.3 80.5
2005 75.6 80.6
2006 75.7 80.8
2007 75.9 81
2008 76 81.1
2009 76.3 81.4
2010 76.7 81.5
2011 77 81.8
2012 77.3 81.7
2013 77.5 81.9
2014 77.5 82.2
2015 77.6 82.2
2016 77.6 82.3
2017 77.7 82.4
2018 77.9 82.5
2019 78.2 83.1
2020 77.5 82.4
2021 77.1 83
2022 78.3 83
2023 78.6 83.3
2024 78.8 83.4
2025 78.9 83.6

Croatia and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Sweden
Year Population
Croatia Sweden
1960 4,140,181 7,484,656
1961 4,167,292 7,519,998
1962 4,196,712 7,561,588
1963 4,225,675 7,604,328
1964 4,252,876 7,661,354
1965 4,280,923 7,733,853
1966 4,310,701 7,807,797
1967 4,338,683 7,867,931
1968 4,365,628 7,912,273
1969 4,391,490 7,968,072
1970 4,412,252 8,042,801
1971 4,431,275 8,098,334
1972 4,450,564 8,122,300
1973 4,470,161 8,136,312
1974 4,490,660 8,159,955
1975 4,512,082 8,192,437
1976 4,535,934 8,222,286
1977 4,559,571 8,251,540
1978 4,581,085 8,275,599
1979 4,594,778 8,293,678
1980 4,599,782 8,310,531
1981 4,611,509 8,320,503
1982 4,634,234 8,325,263
1983 4,658,254 8,329,033
1984 4,680,285 8,336,605
1985 4,701,417 8,350,386
1986 4,721,446 8,369,829
1987 4,739,745 8,397,804
1988 4,755,207 8,436,489
1989 4,767,260 8,492,964
1990 4,777,368 8,558,835
1991 4,689,022 8,617,375
1992 4,575,818 8,668,067
1993 4,600,463 8,718,561
1994 4,652,024 8,780,745
1995 4,620,030 8,826,939
1996 4,557,097 8,840,998
1997 4,534,920 8,846,062
1998 4,532,135 8,850,974
1999 4,512,597 8,857,874
2000 4,468,302 8,872,109
2001 4,299,642 8,895,960
2002 4,302,174 8,924,958
2003 4,303,399 8,958,229
2004 4,304,600 8,993,531
2005 4,310,145 9,029,572
2006 4,311,159 9,080,505
2007 4,310,217 9,148,092
2008 4,309,705 9,219,637
2009 4,305,181 9,298,515
2010 4,295,427 9,378,126
2011 4,280,622 9,449,213
2012 4,260,368 9,519,374
2013 4,233,922 9,600,379
2014 4,201,598 9,696,110
2015 4,151,725 9,799,186
2016 4,106,867 9,923,085
2017 4,041,407 10,057,698
2018 3,988,775 10,175,214
2019 3,949,390 10,278,887
2020 3,914,206 10,353,442
2021 3,878,981 10,415,811
2022 3,855,641 10,486,941
2023 3,859,686 10,536,632
2024 3,866,300 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Croatia and Sweden

Fertility rate
Croatia

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Sweden
1960 2.24 2.17
1961 2.22 2.21
1962 2.19 2.25
1963 2.15 2.33
1964 2.14 2.47
1965 2.22 2.39
1966 2.23 2.37
1967 2.1 2.28
1968 2.03 2.07
1969 1.95 1.93
1970 1.88 1.92
1971 1.97 1.96
1972 2.01 1.91
1973 2.01 1.87
1974 1.98 1.87
1975 1.95 1.77
1976 1.94 1.68
1977 1.95 1.64
1978 1.96 1.6
1979 1.95 1.66
1980 1.93 1.68
1981 1.93 1.63
1982 1.9 1.62
1983 1.88 1.61
1984 1.87 1.66
1985 1.82 1.74
1986 1.76 1.8
1987 1.64 1.84
1988 1.79 1.96
1989 1.63 2.01
1990 1.63 2.13
1991 1.53 2.11
1992 1.48 2.09
1993 1.52 1.99
1994 1.47 1.88
1995 1.58 1.73
1996 1.67 1.6
1997 1.69 1.52
1998 1.45 1.5
1999 1.38 1.5
2000 1.39 1.54
2001 1.46 1.57
2002 1.42 1.65
2003 1.41 1.71
2004 1.43 1.75
2005 1.5 1.77
2006 1.47 1.85
2007 1.48 1.88
2008 1.47 1.91
2009 1.5 1.94
2010 1.46 1.98
2011 1.41 1.9
2012 1.52 1.91
2013 1.46 1.89
2014 1.46 1.88
2015 1.41 1.85
2016 1.43 1.85
2017 1.42 1.78
2018 1.47 1.76
2019 1.47 1.71
2020 1.48 1.67
2021 1.62 1.67
2022 1.53 1.53
2023 1.46 1.45

Croatia and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Croatia Sweden
1960 29 36
1961 29.4 36.2
1962 29.7 36.3
1963 30 36.3
1964 30.3 36.3
1965 30.6 36.2
1966 30.9 36
1967 31.2 35.9
1968 31.5 35.8
1969 31.8 35.6
1970 32.1 35.4
1971 32.3 35.3
1972 32.5 35.3
1973 32.7 35.3
1974 32.8 35.3
1975 33 35.3
1976 33.1 35.4
1977 33.2 35.5
1978 33.3 35.7
1979 33.4 36
1980 33.4 36.2
1981 33.5 36.5
1982 33.6 36.8
1983 33.8 37.1
1984 34 37.4
1985 34.2 37.6
1986 34.4 37.9
1987 34.7 38.1
1988 35 38.2
1989 35.3 38.3
1990 35.6 38.3
1991 36 38.3
1992 36.4 38.4
1993 36.9 38.4
1994 37.3 38.4
1995 37.8 38.5
1996 38.2 38.6
1997 38.6 38.8
1998 38.9 39
1999 39.2 39.2
2000 39.6 39.4
2001 39.9 39.5
2002 40.2 39.7
2003 40.5 39.8
2004 40.7 40
2005 40.9 40.2
2006 41.2 40.4
2007 41.4 40.5
2008 41.6 40.6
2009 41.8 40.7
2010 41.9 40.7
2011 42.2 40.8
2012 42.5 40.9
2013 42.7 40.9
2014 43 40.9
2015 43.3 40.9
2016 43.7 40.8
2017 44.2 40.7
2018 44.6 40.6
2019 45 40.5
2020 45.2 40.6
2021 45.4 40.7
2022 45.6 40.7
2023 45.8 40.9
2024 46 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
4.85%
2010
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Croatia Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Sweden
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
57.1%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
95.5%
2024

Health

Croatia Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Sweden
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
356,129 mi
2016

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