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Croatia vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 123rd vs. 157th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Vanuatu
Population
3839202
341110
Population rank 129/197 174/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Croatia and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Croatia Vanuatu
1979 - $119,258,835
1980 - $121,185,498
1981 - $113,781,796
1982 - $114,501,913
1983 - $117,389,554
1984 - $144,482,515
1985 - $131,856,421
1986 - $126,498,935
1987 - $139,464,174
1988 - $158,351,368
1989 - $154,013,202
1990 $25,650,213,280 $168,879,207
1991 $18,760,386,775 $201,334,169
1992 $10,621,169,291 $209,088,825
1993 $11,259,647,874 $200,491,853
1994 $15,062,911,617 $233,701,301
1995 $22,772,394,547 $249,333,250
1996 $24,150,978,347 $261,370,044
1997 $24,175,764,812 $272,771,209
1998 $25,890,228,430 $262,293,411
1999 $23,777,026,779 $268,006,973
2000 $22,134,411,297 $272,014,628
2001 $23,066,883,850 $257,926,882
2002 $26,757,722,429 $262,596,536
2003 $35,245,317,002 $314,471,413
2004 $41,836,292,157 $364,996,869
2005 $45,013,119,282 $394,962,433
2006 $49,590,197,657 $439,358,587
2007 $59,298,265,770 $516,392,923
2008 $68,478,776,206 $590,748,429
2009 $62,321,642,125 $592,622,319
2010 $58,981,738,869 $670,712,980
2011 $62,903,737,380 $770,153,588
2012 $57,551,963,753 $747,839,698
2013 $59,852,401,272 $758,304,466
2014 $59,612,144,078 $773,717,011
2015 $51,005,200,670 $759,690,181
2016 $52,654,855,638 $804,323,577
2017 $56,186,190,438 $880,043,284
2018 $61,668,130,123 $914,727,908
2019 $61,467,582,194 $936,526,268
2020 $57,963,370,885 $909,421,044
2021 $69,006,802,299 $982,362,212
2022 $71,198,635,102 $1,030,654,208
2023 $84,393,795,502 $1,126,313,359
2024 $92,526,176,109 $1,161,251,868

Croatia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Vanuatu
1979 - $1,055
1980 - $1,048
1981 - $962
1982 - $946
1983 - $947
1984 - $1,137
1985 - $1,012
1986 - $946
1987 - $1,017
1988 - $1,125
1989 - $1,067
1990 $5,369 $1,141
1991 $4,001 $1,326
1992 $2,321 $1,344
1993 $2,448 $1,257
1994 $3,238 $1,431
1995 $4,929 $1,492
1996 $5,300 $1,529
1997 $5,331 $1,562
1998 $5,713 $1,471
1999 $5,269 $1,472
2000 $4,954 $1,460
2001 $5,365 $1,350
2002 $6,220 $1,341
2003 $8,190 $1,567
2004 $9,719 $1,774
2005 $10,444 $1,874
2006 $11,503 $2,035
2007 $13,758 $2,334
2008 $15,889 $2,604
2009 $14,476 $2,546
2010 $13,731 $2,815
2011 $14,695 $3,163
2012 $13,509 $3,005
2013 $14,136 $2,980
2014 $14,188 $2,973
2015 $12,285 $2,855
2016 $12,821 $2,956
2017 $13,903 $3,160
2018 $15,460 $3,207
2019 $15,564 $3,207
2020 $14,808 $3,043
2021 $17,790 $3,212
2022 $18,466 $3,292
2023 $21,865 $3,515
2024 $23,931 $3,543

Croatia vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Vanuatu
1950 58.5 43.9
1951 59 42.2
1952 59.8 45.3
1953 61.5 45.8
1954 62.2 46.5
1955 63.1 47.1
1956 63.6 47.7
1957 64.4 48.2
1958 65 48.7
1959 65.5 49.3
1960 65.9 49.8
1961 66.5 50.4
1962 67.3 50.9
1963 67.6 51.5
1964 68 52
1965 68.5 52.5
1966 68.9 53.1
1967 69 53.7
1968 68.9 54.2
1969 69 54.8
1970 69.2 55.3
1971 69.4 55.9
1972 69.8 56.4
1973 70.1 57
1974 70.6 57.6
1975 71 58.1
1976 71.4 58.7
1977 71.4 59.2
1978 71.3 59.9
1979 71.1 60.9
1980 71 61.3
1981 70.9 61.9
1982 70.7 62.5
1983 70.7 63.1
1984 71 63.5
1985 71.5 63.9
1986 71.8 64.6
1987 71.9 64.4
1988 72.2 65.7
1989 72.5 66
1990 72.2 66.7
1991 70.6 67.1
1992 71.7 67.4
1993 72.3 67.7
1994 72.6 68
1995 72.6 68.1
1996 73 68.2
1997 73 68.3
1998 73.2 68.4
1999 73.6 67.9
2000 74 68.6
2001 74.4 68.7
2002 74.6 68.8
2003 74.7 68.9
2004 75.3 69
2005 75.6 69.2
2006 75.7 69.1
2007 75.9 69.1
2008 76 69.3
2009 76.3 69.4
2010 76.7 69.6
2011 77 69.7
2012 77.3 69.9
2013 77.5 70
2014 77.5 70
2015 77.6 70.2
2016 77.6 70.4
2017 77.7 70.5
2018 77.9 70.6
2019 78.2 70.8
2020 77.5 70.4
2021 77.1 70
2022 78.3 71.3
2023 78.6 71.5
2024 78.8 71.7
2025 78.9 71.8

Croatia and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Vanuatu
Year Population
Croatia Vanuatu
1960 4,140,181 64,431
1961 4,167,292 66,264
1962 4,196,712 68,174
1963 4,225,675 70,159
1964 4,252,876 72,219
1965 4,280,923 74,358
1966 4,310,701 76,590
1967 4,338,683 78,921
1968 4,365,628 81,314
1969 4,391,490 83,755
1970 4,412,252 86,266
1971 4,431,275 88,862
1972 4,450,564 91,562
1973 4,470,161 94,362
1974 4,490,660 97,260
1975 4,512,082 100,269
1976 4,535,934 103,388
1977 4,559,571 106,618
1978 4,581,085 109,963
1979 4,594,778 113,040
1980 4,599,782 115,660
1981 4,611,509 118,249
1982 4,634,234 121,035
1983 4,658,254 123,998
1984 4,680,285 127,109
1985 4,701,417 130,356
1986 4,721,446 133,720
1987 4,739,745 137,187
1988 4,755,207 140,756
1989 4,767,260 144,393
1990 4,777,368 148,063
1991 4,689,022 151,793
1992 4,575,818 155,608
1993 4,600,463 159,463
1994 4,652,024 163,314
1995 4,620,030 167,137
1996 4,557,097 170,911
1997 4,534,920 174,626
1998 4,532,135 178,313
1999 4,512,597 182,048
2000 4,468,302 186,281
2001 4,299,642 191,031
2002 4,302,174 195,863
2003 4,303,399 200,746
2004 4,304,600 205,711
2005 4,310,145 210,760
2006 4,311,159 215,923
2007 4,310,217 221,276
2008 4,309,705 226,896
2009 4,305,181 232,731
2010 4,295,427 238,248
2011 4,280,622 243,474
2012 4,260,368 248,883
2013 4,233,922 254,482
2014 4,201,598 260,240
2015 4,151,725 266,101
2016 4,106,867 272,087
2017 4,041,407 278,507
2018 3,988,775 285,259
2019 3,949,390 291,985
2020 3,914,206 298,858
2021 3,878,981 305,868
2022 3,855,641 313,046
2023 3,859,686 320,409
2024 3,866,300 327,777

Fertility rates in Croatia and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Croatia

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Vanuatu
1960 2.24 6.78
1961 2.22 6.73
1962 2.19 6.67
1963 2.15 6.62
1964 2.14 6.57
1965 2.22 6.52
1966 2.23 6.51
1967 2.1 6.51
1968 2.03 6.46
1969 1.95 6.41
1970 1.88 6.35
1971 1.97 6.29
1972 2.01 6.23
1973 2.01 6.15
1974 1.98 6.06
1975 1.95 5.98
1976 1.94 5.89
1977 1.95 5.81
1978 1.96 5.77
1979 1.95 5.73
1980 1.93 5.69
1981 1.93 5.65
1982 1.9 5.6
1983 1.88 5.55
1984 1.87 5.49
1985 1.82 5.43
1986 1.76 5.38
1987 1.64 5.33
1988 1.79 5.27
1989 1.63 5.21
1990 1.63 5.17
1991 1.53 5.13
1992 1.48 5.09
1993 1.52 5.02
1994 1.47 4.94
1995 1.58 4.85
1996 1.67 4.75
1997 1.69 4.66
1998 1.45 4.6
1999 1.38 4.56
2000 1.39 4.54
2001 1.46 4.5
2002 1.42 4.38
2003 1.41 4.29
2004 1.43 4.21
2005 1.5 4.13
2006 1.47 4.1
2007 1.48 4.12
2008 1.47 4.16
2009 1.5 4.16
2010 1.46 4.13
2011 1.41 4.09
2012 1.52 4.06
2013 1.46 4.04
2014 1.46 4
2015 1.41 3.95
2016 1.43 3.92
2017 1.42 3.88
2018 1.47 3.83
2019 1.47 3.79
2020 1.48 3.74
2021 1.62 3.7
2022 1.53 3.65
2023 1.46 3.6

Croatia and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Croatia Vanuatu
1960 29 17.7
1961 29.4 17.6
1962 29.7 17.5
1963 30 17.4
1964 30.3 17.3
1965 30.6 17.2
1966 30.9 17.1
1967 31.2 17.1
1968 31.5 17
1969 31.8 17
1970 32.1 17
1971 32.3 17
1972 32.5 17
1973 32.7 17
1974 32.8 17.1
1975 33 17.1
1976 33.1 17.1
1977 33.2 17.2
1978 33.3 17.3
1979 33.4 17.5
1980 33.4 17.6
1981 33.5 17.7
1982 33.6 17.7
1983 33.8 17.7
1984 34 17.7
1985 34.2 17.7
1986 34.4 17.8
1987 34.7 17.8
1988 35 17.8
1989 35.3 17.8
1990 35.6 17.8
1991 36 17.9
1992 36.4 17.8
1993 36.9 17.7
1994 37.3 17.7
1995 37.8 17.8
1996 38.2 18
1997 38.6 18
1998 38.9 18
1999 39.2 18
2000 39.6 18.2
2001 39.9 18.5
2002 40.2 18.7
2003 40.5 18.9
2004 40.7 19.2
2005 40.9 19.4
2006 41.2 19.6
2007 41.4 19.9
2008 41.6 20.1
2009 41.8 20.3
2010 41.9 20.5
2011 42.2 20.6
2012 42.5 20.8
2013 42.7 20.9
2014 43 21
2015 43.3 21.1
2016 43.7 21.1
2017 44.2 21.2
2018 44.6 21.2
2019 45 21.2
2020 45.2 21.2
2021 45.4 21.2
2022 45.6 21.2
2023 45.8 21.2
2024 46 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
3%
2019
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Croatia Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Croatia Vanuatu
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
57.1%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

Croatia Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Vanuatu
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
665 mi
2000

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