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Croatia vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 123rd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Vatican
Population
3839202
949
Population rank 129/197 197/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 74/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 50/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 42/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
n/a
Median age
46 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Croatia and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Croatia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Vatican
1950 58.5 65.9
1951 59 65.3
1952 59.8 65.7
1953 61.5 66.3
1954 62.2 67.5
1955 63.1 67.8
1956 63.6 67.3
1957 64.4 67.5
1958 65 68.7
1959 65.5 69.2
1960 65.9 69.2
1961 66.5 69.8
1962 67.3 69.2
1963 67.6 69.3
1964 68 70.3
1965 68.5 70.1
1966 68.9 70.9
1967 69 70.9
1968 68.9 70.7
1969 69 70.7
1970 69.2 71.5
1971 69.4 71.7
1972 69.8 72
1973 70.1 71.9
1974 70.6 72.7
1975 71 72.6
1976 71.4 72.9
1977 71.4 73.3
1978 71.3 73.7
1979 71.1 74
1980 71 74.1
1981 70.9 74.3
1982 70.7 74.8
1983 70.7 74.7
1984 71 75.1
1985 71.5 75.5
1986 71.8 75.7
1987 71.9 76.2
1988 72.2 76.4
1989 72.5 76.8
1990 72.2 76.9
1991 70.6 76.9
1992 71.7 77.3
1993 72.3 77
1994 72.6 77.7
1995 72.6 77.8
1996 73 78.5
1997 73 78.2
1998 73.2 78.3
1999 73.6 78.7
2000 74 79.3
2001 74.4 79.9
2002 74.6 80
2003 74.7 79.8
2004 75.3 80.2
2005 75.6 80.6
2006 75.7 81.2
2007 75.9 81.3
2008 76 81.4
2009 76.3 81.3
2010 76.7 81.5
2011 77 81.7
2012 77.3 82
2013 77.5 82.5
2014 77.5 82.6
2015 77.6 82.5
2016 77.6 82.9
2017 77.7 82.7
2018 77.9 83.3
2019 78.2 83.6
2020 77.5 83
2021 77.1 82.9
2022 78.3 83.3
2023 78.6 83
2024 78.8 83.1
2025 78.9 83.3

Croatia and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Vatican
Year Population
Croatia Vatican
1960 4,140,181 -
1961 4,167,292 -
1962 4,196,712 -
1963 4,225,675 -
1964 4,252,876 -
1965 4,280,923 -
1966 4,310,701 -
1967 4,338,683 -
1968 4,365,628 -
1969 4,391,490 -
1970 4,412,252 -
1971 4,431,275 -
1972 4,450,564 -
1973 4,470,161 -
1974 4,490,660 -
1975 4,512,082 -
1976 4,535,934 -
1977 4,559,571 -
1978 4,581,085 -
1979 4,594,778 -
1980 4,599,782 -
1981 4,611,509 -
1982 4,634,234 -
1983 4,658,254 -
1984 4,680,285 -
1985 4,701,417 -
1986 4,721,446 -
1987 4,739,745 -
1988 4,755,207 -
1989 4,767,260 -
1990 4,777,368 -
1991 4,689,022 -
1992 4,575,818 -
1993 4,600,463 -
1994 4,652,024 -
1995 4,620,030 -
1996 4,557,097 -
1997 4,534,920 -
1998 4,532,135 -
1999 4,512,597 -
2000 4,468,302 880
2001 4,299,642 890
2002 4,302,174 900
2003 4,303,399 911
2004 4,304,600 921
2005 4,310,145 921
2006 4,311,159 932
2007 4,310,217 821
2008 4,309,705 824
2009 4,305,181 826
2010 4,295,427 829
2011 4,280,622 832
2012 4,260,368 836
2013 4,233,922 839
2014 4,201,598 842
2015 4,151,725 1,000
2016 4,106,867 -
2017 4,041,407 1,000
2018 3,988,775 -
2019 3,949,390 1,000
2020 3,914,206 -
2021 3,878,981 -
2022 3,855,641 -
2023 3,859,686 -
2024 3,866,300 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
n/a
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Croatia Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Croatia Vatican
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
n/a
Urban population
58.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
73
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
83
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
173
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
57.1%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
n/a

Health

Croatia Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
64
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Croatia Vatican
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
5.59 mi
2003

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