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Croatia vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 123rd vs. 50th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Thailand
Population
3839202
71619867
Population rank 129/197 21/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Croatia and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Thailand
Year GDP
Croatia Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 - $7,086,538,438
1971 - $7,375,000,024
1972 - $8,177,873,151
1973 - $10,838,587,358
1974 - $13,702,998,512
1975 - $14,882,770,594
1976 - $16,985,208,648
1977 - $19,779,312,261
1978 - $24,006,566,637
1979 - $27,371,650,825
1980 - $32,353,514,989
1981 - $34,846,039,194
1982 - $36,589,772,404
1983 - $40,042,798,388
1984 - $41,797,647,776
1985 - $38,900,711,333
1986 - $43,096,773,981
1987 - $50,535,446,555
1988 - $61,667,253,471
1989 - $72,250,748,100
1990 $25,650,213,280 $85,343,190,719
1991 $18,760,386,775 $98,234,714,971
1992 $10,621,169,291 $111,452,746,518
1993 $11,259,647,874 $128,889,262,951
1994 $15,062,911,617 $146,683,778,959
1995 $22,772,394,547 $169,278,916,593
1996 $24,150,978,347 $183,035,237,429
1997 $24,175,764,812 $150,180,456,566
1998 $25,890,228,430 $113,675,596,788
1999 $23,777,026,779 $126,669,211,779
2000 $22,134,411,297 $126,392,224,254
2001 $23,066,883,850 $120,296,476,180
2002 $26,757,722,429 $134,300,904,400
2003 $35,245,317,002 $152,280,615,246
2004 $41,836,292,157 $172,895,685,155
2005 $45,013,119,282 $189,318,408,469
2006 $49,590,197,657 $221,758,296,022
2007 $59,298,265,770 $262,942,621,455
2008 $68,478,776,206 $291,382,982,431
2009 $62,321,642,125 $281,710,630,187
2010 $58,981,738,869 $341,104,766,329
2011 $62,903,737,380 $370,818,739,624
2012 $57,551,963,753 $397,558,325,279
2013 $59,852,401,272 $420,333,654,593
2014 $59,612,144,078 $407,339,040,198
2015 $51,005,200,670 $401,296,238,228
2016 $52,654,855,638 $413,366,349,748
2017 $56,186,190,438 $456,356,813,537
2018 $61,668,130,123 $506,754,208,404
2019 $61,467,582,194 $543,976,691,794
2020 $57,963,370,885 $500,461,898,480
2021 $69,006,802,299 $506,194,668,790
2022 $71,198,635,102 $495,644,697,588
2023 $84,393,795,502 $515,906,283,941
2024 $92,526,176,109 $526,411,265,428

Croatia and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 - $197.1
1971 - $199.7
1972 - $215.6
1973 - $278.3
1974 - $343
1975 - $364
1976 - $405
1977 - $462
1978 - $548
1979 - $612
1980 - $709
1981 - $748
1982 - $770
1983 - $827
1984 - $847
1985 - $774
1986 - $842
1987 - $970
1988 - $1,164
1989 - $1,342
1990 $5,369 $1,559
1991 $4,001 $1,766
1992 $2,321 $1,972
1993 $2,448 $2,245
1994 $3,238 $2,518
1995 $4,929 $2,864
1996 $5,300 $3,055
1997 $5,331 $2,473
1998 $5,713 $1,848
1999 $5,269 $2,033
2000 $4,954 $2,006
2001 $5,365 $1,890
2002 $6,220 $2,090
2003 $8,190 $2,348
2004 $9,719 $2,642
2005 $10,444 $2,868
2006 $11,503 $3,331
2007 $13,758 $3,919
2008 $15,889 $4,309
2009 $14,476 $4,135
2010 $13,731 $4,974
2011 $14,695 $5,374
2012 $13,509 $5,726
2013 $14,136 $6,018
2014 $14,188 $5,801
2015 $12,285 $5,689
2016 $12,821 $5,834
2017 $13,903 $6,413
2018 $15,460 $7,100
2019 $15,564 $7,606
2020 $14,808 $6,986
2021 $17,790 $7,057
2022 $18,466 $6,909
2023 $21,865 $7,195
2024 $23,931 $7,345

Croatia vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Thailand
1950 58.5 45.2
1951 59 45.9
1952 59.8 46.5
1953 61.5 47.1
1954 62.2 47.6
1955 63.1 48.1
1956 63.6 48.6
1957 64.4 49.1
1958 65 49.5
1959 65.5 50.1
1960 65.9 50.6
1961 66.5 51.1
1962 67.3 51.4
1963 67.6 52
1964 68 52.5
1965 68.5 53.1
1966 68.9 53.7
1967 69 54.3
1968 68.9 55
1969 69 55.7
1970 69.2 56.5
1971 69.4 57.1
1972 69.8 57.7
1973 70.1 58.3
1974 70.6 59
1975 71 59.7
1976 71.4 60.4
1977 71.4 60.9
1978 71.3 61.3
1979 71.1 61.7
1980 71 62.2
1981 70.9 62.9
1982 70.7 63.6
1983 70.7 64.5
1984 71 65.5
1985 71.5 66.5
1986 71.8 67.3
1987 71.9 67.8
1988 72.2 68.2
1989 72.5 68.6
1990 72.2 68.9
1991 70.6 69.1
1992 71.7 69.4
1993 72.3 69.6
1994 72.6 69.7
1995 72.6 69.8
1996 73 69.9
1997 73 70.4
1998 73.2 70.7
1999 73.6 71
2000 74 71.2
2001 74.4 71.5
2002 74.6 71.8
2003 74.7 72.1
2004 75.3 72.1
2005 75.6 72.9
2006 75.7 73.3
2007 75.9 73.8
2008 76 74.2
2009 76.3 74.7
2010 76.7 75
2011 77 75.3
2012 77.3 75.6
2013 77.5 76
2014 77.5 76.3
2015 77.6 76.6
2016 77.6 76.8
2017 77.7 77
2018 77.9 77.2
2019 78.2 77.2
2020 77.5 77.3
2021 77.1 77.6
2022 78.3 75.3
2023 78.6 76.4
2024 78.8 76.6
2025 78.9 76.8

Croatia and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Thailand
Year Population
Croatia Thailand
1960 4,140,181 26,851,747
1961 4,167,292 27,650,334
1962 4,196,712 28,481,040
1963 4,225,675 29,342,322
1964 4,252,876 30,232,141
1965 4,280,923 31,149,337
1966 4,310,701 32,086,071
1967 4,338,683 33,037,801
1968 4,365,628 34,002,560
1969 4,391,490 34,973,782
1970 4,412,252 35,954,408
1971 4,431,275 36,937,387
1972 4,450,564 37,933,929
1973 4,470,161 38,947,787
1974 4,490,660 39,952,891
1975 4,512,082 40,940,005
1976 4,535,934 41,896,504
1977 4,559,571 42,843,974
1978 4,581,085 43,788,976
1979 4,594,778 44,718,434
1980 4,599,782 45,650,022
1981 4,611,509 46,575,855
1982 4,634,234 47,494,577
1983 4,658,254 48,423,309
1984 4,680,285 49,351,708
1985 4,701,417 50,270,753
1986 4,721,446 51,177,834
1987 4,739,745 52,074,105
1988 4,755,207 52,969,595
1989 4,767,260 53,848,956
1990 4,777,368 54,738,329
1991 4,689,022 55,637,434
1992 4,575,818 56,528,834
1993 4,600,463 57,408,198
1994 4,652,024 58,260,854
1995 4,620,030 59,098,232
1996 4,557,097 59,920,064
1997 4,534,920 60,724,584
1998 4,532,135 61,522,630
1999 4,512,597 62,299,043
2000 4,468,302 63,007,815
2001 4,299,642 63,651,141
2002 4,302,174 64,266,437
2003 4,303,399 64,868,166
2004 4,304,600 65,452,047
2005 4,310,145 66,017,420
2006 4,311,159 66,567,687
2007 4,310,217 67,102,394
2008 4,309,705 67,619,830
2009 4,305,181 68,121,080
2010 4,295,427 68,579,447
2011 4,280,622 69,007,208
2012 4,260,368 69,436,098
2013 4,233,922 69,845,114
2014 4,201,598 70,216,367
2015 4,151,725 70,540,795
2016 4,106,867 70,859,841
2017 4,041,407 71,160,187
2018 3,988,775 71,376,079
2019 3,949,390 71,522,271
2020 3,914,206 71,641,484
2021 3,878,981 71,727,332
2022 3,855,641 71,735,329
2023 3,859,686 71,702,435
2024 3,866,300 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Croatia and Thailand

Fertility rate
Croatia

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Thailand
1960 2.24 6.33
1961 2.22 6.32
1962 2.19 6.33
1963 2.15 6.34
1964 2.14 6.31
1965 2.22 6.26
1966 2.23 6.18
1967 2.1 6.08
1968 2.03 5.93
1969 1.95 5.7
1970 1.88 5.45
1971 1.97 5.25
1972 2.01 5.08
1973 2.01 4.85
1974 1.98 4.6
1975 1.95 4.36
1976 1.94 4.12
1977 1.95 3.87
1978 1.96 3.62
1979 1.95 3.45
1980 1.93 3.29
1981 1.93 3.13
1982 1.9 2.94
1983 1.88 2.76
1984 1.87 2.58
1985 1.82 2.45
1986 1.76 2.36
1987 1.64 2.26
1988 1.79 2.17
1989 1.63 2.14
1990 1.63 2.07
1991 1.53 2.04
1992 1.48 2.01
1993 1.52 1.97
1994 1.47 1.93
1995 1.58 1.89
1996 1.67 1.87
1997 1.69 1.85
1998 1.45 1.82
1999 1.38 1.77
2000 1.39 1.73
2001 1.46 1.71
2002 1.42 1.69
2003 1.41 1.67
2004 1.43 1.67
2005 1.5 1.64
2006 1.47 1.63
2007 1.48 1.62
2008 1.47 1.59
2009 1.5 1.57
2010 1.46 1.56
2011 1.41 1.57
2012 1.52 1.56
2013 1.46 1.53
2014 1.46 1.48
2015 1.41 1.45
2016 1.43 1.4
2017 1.42 1.36
2018 1.47 1.32
2019 1.47 1.29
2020 1.48 1.26
2021 1.62 1.23
2022 1.53 1.22
2023 1.46 1.21

Croatia and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Croatia Thailand
1960 29 18
1961 29.4 17.9
1962 29.7 17.7
1963 30 17.6
1964 30.3 17.5
1965 30.6 17.4
1966 30.9 17.3
1967 31.2 17.3
1968 31.5 17.3
1969 31.8 17.4
1970 32.1 17.5
1971 32.3 17.6
1972 32.5 17.8
1973 32.7 18
1974 32.8 18.2
1975 33 18.4
1976 33.1 18.7
1977 33.2 18.9
1978 33.3 19.2
1979 33.4 19.5
1980 33.4 19.9
1981 33.5 20.2
1982 33.6 20.6
1983 33.8 21
1984 34 21.5
1985 34.2 21.9
1986 34.4 22.4
1987 34.7 22.8
1988 35 23.3
1989 35.3 23.7
1990 35.6 24.3
1991 36 24.8
1992 36.4 25.4
1993 36.9 26
1994 37.3 26.6
1995 37.8 27.2
1996 38.2 27.7
1997 38.6 28.3
1998 38.9 28.9
1999 39.2 29.5
2000 39.6 30
2001 39.9 30.5
2002 40.2 30.9
2003 40.5 31.3
2004 40.7 31.7
2005 40.9 32.2
2006 41.2 32.6
2007 41.4 33.1
2008 41.6 33.6
2009 41.8 34
2010 41.9 34.5
2011 42.2 35
2012 42.5 35.4
2013 42.7 35.9
2014 43 36.3
2015 43.3 36.8
2016 43.7 37.3
2017 44.2 37.7
2018 44.6 38.2
2019 45 38.7
2020 45.2 39.2
2021 45.4 39.7
2022 45.6 40.2
2023 45.8 40.7
2024 46 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
5.95%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
91.8%
2024

Energy

Croatia Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Thailand
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
54.3%
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
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
91.1%
2022
English speaking
57.1%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
90.9%
2024

Health

Croatia Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Thailand
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
436,817 mi
2020

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