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Croatia vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 123rd vs. 87th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Syria
Population
3839202
26304877
Population rank 129/197 57/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 74/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 50/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 42/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$731
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
73 years
2025

Croatia and Syria: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Syria economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Syria
Year GDP
Croatia Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 - $1,472,036,540
1966 - $1,342,287,553
1967 - $1,580,229,799
1968 - $1,753,746,430
1969 - $2,245,011,515
1970 - $2,140,384,010
1971 - $2,589,851,325
1972 - $3,059,681,698
1973 - $3,239,487,516
1974 - $5,159,557,148
1975 - $6,826,980,444
1976 - $7,633,528,867
1977 - $7,696,011,396
1978 - $9,275,200,458
1979 - $9,929,681,529
1980 - $13,062,420,382
1981 - $15,518,201,335
1982 - $16,298,929,011
1983 - $17,589,277,143
1984 - $17,503,078,174
1985 - $16,403,539,893
1986 - $13,293,205,278
1987 - $11,356,215,543
1988 - $10,577,041,645
1989 - $9,853,395,762
1990 $25,650,213,280 $12,308,624,418
1991 $18,760,386,775 $12,981,833,333
1992 $10,621,169,291 $13,253,565,861
1993 $11,259,647,874 $13,695,962,055
1994 $15,062,911,617 $10,122,020,000
1995 $22,772,394,547 $11,396,706,587
1996 $24,150,978,347 $13,789,560,878
1997 $24,175,764,812 $14,505,233,463
1998 $25,890,228,430 $15,200,846,154
1999 $23,777,026,779 $15,873,875,969
2000 $22,134,411,297 $18,937,052,543
2001 $23,066,883,850 $20,237,024,725
2002 $26,757,722,429 $20,669,357,462
2003 $35,245,317,002 $21,828,144,686
2004 $41,836,292,157 $25,086,950,495
2005 $45,013,119,282 $28,858,965,517
2006 $49,590,197,657 $33,751,788,856
2007 $59,298,265,770 $40,465,318,382
2008 $68,478,776,206 $52,557,913,569
2009 $62,321,642,125 $54,111,735,629
2010 $58,981,738,869 $61,390,830,875
2011 $62,903,737,380 $67,539,428,159
2012 $57,551,963,753 $43,190,318,033
2013 $59,852,401,272 $21,361,254,635
2014 $59,612,144,078 $21,502,061,466
2015 $51,005,200,670 $16,466,863,117
2016 $52,654,855,638 $12,597,854,877
2017 $56,186,190,438 $16,369,843,352
2018 $61,668,130,123 $21,497,782,868
2019 $61,467,582,194 $22,583,045,060
2020 $57,963,370,885 $12,047,752,036
2021 $69,006,802,299 $14,353,205,678
2022 $71,198,635,102 $23,622,827,080
2023 $84,393,795,502 $19,993,439,950
2024 $92,526,176,109 -

Croatia and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 - $270.8
1966 - $239.3
1967 - $272.9
1968 - $293.3
1969 - $364
1970 - $335
1971 - $393
1972 - $448
1973 - $459
1974 - $707
1975 - $904
1976 - $976
1977 - $951
1978 - $1,108
1979 - $1,146
1980 - $1,458
1981 - $1,676
1982 - $1,703
1983 - $1,776
1984 - $1,706
1985 - $1,544
1986 - $1,208
1987 - $997
1988 - $898
1989 - $809
1990 $5,369 $978
1991 $4,001 $1,000
1992 $2,321 $990
1993 $2,448 $993
1994 $3,238 $712
1995 $4,929 $780
1996 $5,300 $918
1997 $5,331 $941
1998 $5,713 $961
1999 $5,269 $978
2000 $4,954 $1,138
2001 $5,365 $1,187
2002 $6,220 $1,183
2003 $8,190 $1,220
2004 $9,719 $1,368
2005 $10,444 $1,534
2006 $11,503 $1,719
2007 $13,758 $1,938
2008 $15,889 $2,429
2009 $14,476 $2,462
2010 $13,731 $2,731
2011 $14,695 $2,952
2012 $13,509 $1,898
2013 $14,136 $986
2014 $14,188 $1,061
2015 $12,285 $848
2016 $12,821 $656
2017 $13,903 $852
2018 $15,460 $1,098
2019 $15,564 $1,110
2020 $14,808 $572
2021 $17,790 $664
2022 $18,466 $1,052
2023 $21,865 $847
2024 $23,931 -

Croatia vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Syria
1950 58.5 42.5
1951 59 43.4
1952 59.8 44.3
1953 61.5 45.3
1954 62.2 46.4
1955 63.1 47.4
1956 63.6 48.5
1957 64.4 49.6
1958 65 50.7
1959 65.5 51.7
1960 65.9 52.7
1961 66.5 53.7
1962 67.3 54.6
1963 67.6 55.4
1964 68 56.2
1965 68.5 56.9
1966 68.9 57.6
1967 69 58
1968 68.9 59.1
1969 69 59.8
1970 69.2 60.6
1971 69.4 61.3
1972 69.8 62
1973 70.1 60.8
1974 70.6 63.4
1975 71 64.2
1976 71.4 64.8
1977 71.4 65.4
1978 71.3 65.9
1979 71.1 66.2
1980 71 66.5
1981 70.9 64.6
1982 70.7 60.8
1983 70.7 67.4
1984 71 67.7
1985 71.5 68
1986 71.8 68.4
1987 71.9 68.8
1988 72.2 69.2
1989 72.5 69.5
1990 72.2 69.8
1991 70.6 70.1
1992 71.7 70.2
1993 72.3 70.3
1994 72.6 70.3
1995 72.6 70.2
1996 73 70.2
1997 73 70.2
1998 73.2 70.2
1999 73.6 70.5
2000 74 70.9
2001 74.4 71.3
2002 74.6 71.7
2003 74.7 72.2
2004 75.3 72.5
2005 75.6 72.8
2006 75.7 73
2007 75.9 73.3
2008 76 73.4
2009 76.3 73.5
2010 76.7 73.5
2011 77 72.3
2012 77.3 66.2
2013 77.5 65.1
2014 77.5 65.5
2015 77.6 63.3
2016 77.6 65.2
2017 77.7 65.7
2018 77.9 67.4
2019 78.2 71
2020 77.5 71.9
2021 77.1 72.4
2022 78.3 72.8
2023 78.6 72.1
2024 78.8 72.6
2025 78.9 73

Croatia and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Syria
Year Population
Croatia Syria
1960 4,140,181 4,673,500
1961 4,167,292 4,815,466
1962 4,196,712 4,959,340
1963 4,225,675 5,110,467
1964 4,252,876 5,269,087
1965 4,280,923 5,435,267
1966 4,310,701 5,609,047
1967 4,338,683 5,790,198
1968 4,365,628 5,978,742
1969 4,391,490 6,175,166
1970 4,412,252 6,380,609
1971 4,431,275 6,598,094
1972 4,450,564 6,826,024
1973 4,470,161 7,060,321
1974 4,490,660 7,302,160
1975 4,512,082 7,554,364
1976 4,535,934 7,817,320
1977 4,559,571 8,090,501
1978 4,581,085 8,372,759
1979 4,594,778 8,661,909
1980 4,599,782 8,957,663
1981 4,611,509 9,260,189
1982 4,634,234 9,572,511
1983 4,658,254 9,904,809
1984 4,680,285 10,258,398
1985 4,701,417 10,625,672
1986 4,721,446 11,002,844
1987 4,739,745 11,388,923
1988 4,755,207 11,782,264
1989 4,767,260 12,179,060
1990 4,777,368 12,579,208
1991 4,689,022 12,980,821
1992 4,575,818 13,385,571
1993 4,600,463 13,795,686
1994 4,652,024 14,208,583
1995 4,620,030 14,616,801
1996 4,557,097 15,018,104
1997 4,534,920 15,417,542
1998 4,532,135 15,820,413
1999 4,512,597 16,228,061
2000 4,468,302 16,637,888
2001 4,299,642 17,051,338
2002 4,302,174 17,468,332
2003 4,303,399 17,889,296
2004 4,304,600 18,336,875
2005 4,310,145 18,814,091
2006 4,311,159 19,637,022
2007 4,310,217 20,884,125
2008 4,309,705 21,636,564
2009 4,305,181 21,976,969
2010 4,295,427 22,482,421
2011 4,280,622 22,878,098
2012 4,260,368 22,759,763
2013 4,233,922 21,666,917
2014 4,201,598 20,273,659
2015 4,151,725 19,424,618
2016 4,106,867 19,193,834
2017 4,041,407 19,224,668
2018 3,988,775 19,577,845
2019 3,949,390 20,353,534
2020 3,914,206 21,049,429
2021 3,878,981 21,628,839
2022 3,855,641 22,462,173
2023 3,859,686 23,594,623
2024 3,866,300 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Croatia and Syria

Fertility rate
Croatia

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Syria
1960 2.24 7.51
1961 2.22 7.5
1962 2.19 7.51
1963 2.15 7.51
1964 2.14 7.53
1965 2.22 7.53
1966 2.23 7.55
1967 2.1 7.56
1968 2.03 7.57
1969 1.95 7.59
1970 1.88 7.62
1971 1.97 7.6
1972 2.01 7.57
1973 2.01 7.55
1974 1.98 7.52
1975 1.95 7.49
1976 1.94 7.45
1977 1.95 7.42
1978 1.96 7.35
1979 1.95 7.25
1980 1.93 7.12
1981 1.93 6.97
1982 1.9 6.81
1983 1.88 6.69
1984 1.87 6.59
1985 1.82 6.48
1986 1.76 6.37
1987 1.64 6.2
1988 1.79 6
1989 1.63 5.78
1990 1.63 5.56
1991 1.53 5.34
1992 1.48 5.14
1993 1.52 4.99
1994 1.47 4.86
1995 1.58 4.7
1996 1.67 4.54
1997 1.69 4.37
1998 1.45 4.25
1999 1.38 4.14
2000 1.39 4.07
2001 1.46 3.98
2002 1.42 3.87
2003 1.41 3.76
2004 1.43 3.68
2005 1.5 3.61
2006 1.47 3.56
2007 1.48 3.54
2008 1.47 3.48
2009 1.5 3.42
2010 1.46 3.36
2011 1.41 3.29
2012 1.52 3.22
2013 1.46 3.17
2014 1.46 3.12
2015 1.41 3.07
2016 1.43 3.01
2017 1.42 2.97
2018 1.47 2.93
2019 1.47 2.88
2020 1.48 2.84
2021 1.62 2.8
2022 1.53 2.75
2023 1.46 2.71

Croatia and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Syria
Year Median age, years
Croatia Syria
1960 29 17.6
1961 29.4 17.3
1962 29.7 17.1
1963 30 16.9
1964 30.3 16.7
1965 30.6 16.5
1966 30.9 16.4
1967 31.2 16.2
1968 31.5 16.1
1969 31.8 16
1970 32.1 15.9
1971 32.3 15.8
1972 32.5 15.8
1973 32.7 15.7
1974 32.8 15.7
1975 33 15.7
1976 33.1 15.6
1977 33.2 15.6
1978 33.3 15.6
1979 33.4 15.6
1980 33.4 15.6
1981 33.5 15.6
1982 33.6 15.7
1983 33.8 15.8
1984 34 15.8
1985 34.2 15.9
1986 34.4 16
1987 34.7 16.1
1988 35 16.2
1989 35.3 16.4
1990 35.6 16.5
1991 36 16.7
1992 36.4 16.9
1993 36.9 17.1
1994 37.3 17.3
1995 37.8 17.5
1996 38.2 17.7
1997 38.6 17.9
1998 38.9 18.1
1999 39.2 18.3
2000 39.6 18.5
2001 39.9 18.8
2002 40.2 19
2003 40.5 19.2
2004 40.7 19.5
2005 40.9 19.7
2006 41.2 20.3
2007 41.4 21
2008 41.6 21.3
2009 41.8 21.5
2010 41.9 21.7
2011 42.2 21.9
2012 42.5 21.8
2013 42.7 21.2
2014 43 20.1
2015 43.3 19.5
2016 43.7 19.5
2017 44.2 19.6
2018 44.6 20.1
2019 45 20.9
2020 45.2 21.6
2021 45.4 22.2
2022 45.6 22.7
2023 45.8 23.3
2024 46 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
3.8%
2022
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
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Croatia Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Croatia Syria
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
94.4%
2021
English speaking
57.1%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
34.7%
2019

Health

Croatia Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Syria
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
n/a

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