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Croatia vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 123rd vs. 67th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Vietnam
Population
3839202
102063551
Population rank 129/197 16/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Croatia and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Vietnam
Year GDP
Croatia Vietnam
1985 - $14,094,687,821
1986 - $26,336,616,250
1987 - $36,658,108,850
1988 - $25,423,812,649
1989 - $6,293,304,975
1990 $25,650,213,280 $6,471,740,806
1991 $18,760,386,775 $9,613,369,520
1992 $10,621,169,291 $9,866,990,236
1993 $11,259,647,874 $13,180,953,598
1994 $15,062,911,617 $16,286,433,533
1995 $22,772,394,547 $20,736,164,459
1996 $24,150,978,347 $24,657,470,575
1997 $24,175,764,812 $26,843,700,442
1998 $25,890,228,430 $27,209,602,050
1999 $23,777,026,779 $28,683,659,007
2000 $22,134,411,297 $31,172,518,403
2001 $23,066,883,850 $32,685,198,809
2002 $26,757,722,429 $35,064,105,501
2003 $35,245,317,002 $39,552,513,232
2004 $41,836,292,157 $45,427,854,693
2005 $45,013,119,282 $57,633,255,738
2006 $49,590,197,657 $66,371,664,817
2007 $59,298,265,770 $77,414,425,532
2008 $68,478,776,206 $99,130,304,099
2009 $62,321,642,125 $106,014,659,565
2010 $58,981,738,869 $147,201,173,197
2011 $62,903,737,380 $172,595,049,184
2012 $57,551,963,753 $195,590,661,129
2013 $59,852,401,272 $213,708,811,665
2014 $59,612,144,078 $233,451,469,643
2015 $51,005,200,670 $239,258,328,382
2016 $52,654,855,638 $257,096,001,178
2017 $56,186,190,438 $281,353,605,987
2018 $61,668,130,123 $310,106,478,395
2019 $61,467,582,194 $334,365,270,497
2020 $57,963,370,885 $346,615,738,538
2021 $69,006,802,299 $366,474,752,771
2022 $71,198,635,102 $413,445,230,669
2023 $84,393,795,502 $433,857,681,378
2024 $92,526,176,109 $476,388,230,307

Croatia and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Vietnam
1985 - $238.6
1986 - $436
1987 - $595
1988 - $405
1989 - $98.1
1990 $5,369 $98.8
1991 $4,001 $143.7
1992 $2,321 $144.5
1993 $2,448 $189.4
1994 $3,238 $229.9
1995 $4,929 $287.8
1996 $5,300 $337
1997 $5,331 $362
1998 $5,713 $361
1999 $5,269 $376
2000 $4,954 $404
2001 $5,365 $419
2002 $6,220 $445
2003 $8,190 $497
2004 $9,719 $565
2005 $10,444 $711
2006 $11,503 $808
2007 $13,758 $926
2008 $15,889 $1,164
2009 $14,476 $1,226
2010 $13,731 $1,683
2011 $14,695 $1,951
2012 $13,509 $2,185
2013 $14,136 $2,360
2014 $14,188 $2,546
2015 $12,285 $2,578
2016 $12,821 $2,735
2017 $13,903 $2,956
2018 $15,460 $3,222
2019 $15,564 $3,441
2020 $14,808 $3,534
2021 $17,790 $3,704
2022 $18,466 $4,148
2023 $21,865 $4,323
2024 $23,931 $4,717

Croatia vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Vietnam
1950 58.5 48
1951 59 48.7
1952 59.8 49.4
1953 61.5 50
1954 62.2 52
1955 63.1 54.8
1956 63.6 55.5
1957 64.4 56.2
1958 65 56.8
1959 65.5 57.4
1960 65.9 58
1961 66.5 58.5
1962 67.3 58.2
1963 67.6 56.9
1964 68 57.5
1965 68.5 57
1966 68.9 56.9
1967 69 56.7
1968 68.9 52.7
1969 69 54.8
1970 69.2 54.9
1971 69.4 55.6
1972 69.8 51.9
1973 70.1 55.7
1974 70.6 54.8
1975 71 61.9
1976 71.4 63.7
1977 71.4 64.1
1978 71.3 64.5
1979 71.1 65
1980 71 65.3
1981 70.9 65.8
1982 70.7 66.2
1983 70.7 66.5
1984 71 66.9
1985 71.5 67.2
1986 71.8 67.6
1987 71.9 68
1988 72.2 68.6
1989 72.5 68.8
1990 72.2 69
1991 70.6 69.3
1992 71.7 69.6
1993 72.3 70
1994 72.6 70.4
1995 72.6 70.9
1996 73 71.3
1997 73 71.7
1998 73.2 72.3
1999 73.6 72.6
2000 74 72.7
2001 74.4 73
2002 74.6 73.1
2003 74.7 73.2
2004 75.3 73.1
2005 75.6 73.2
2006 75.7 73.3
2007 75.9 73.4
2008 76 73.5
2009 76.3 73.5
2010 76.7 73.6
2011 77 73.7
2012 77.3 73.8
2013 77.5 73.8
2014 77.5 73.9
2015 77.6 74
2016 77.6 74
2017 77.7 74
2018 77.9 74.1
2019 78.2 74.2
2020 77.5 75.4
2021 77.1 74.1
2022 78.3 74.5
2023 78.6 74.6
2024 78.8 74.7
2025 78.9 74.9

Croatia and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Vietnam
Year Population
Croatia Vietnam
1960 4,140,181 32,531,933
1961 4,167,292 33,409,059
1962 4,196,712 34,288,560
1963 4,225,675 35,249,101
1964 4,252,876 36,201,563
1965 4,280,923 37,129,656
1966 4,310,701 38,024,836
1967 4,338,683 38,895,080
1968 4,365,628 39,734,609
1969 4,391,490 40,582,096
1970 4,412,252 41,475,230
1971 4,431,275 42,449,276
1972 4,450,564 43,429,168
1973 4,470,161 44,409,861
1974 4,490,660 45,413,537
1975 4,512,082 46,482,903
1976 4,535,934 47,684,931
1977 4,559,571 48,954,872
1978 4,581,085 50,249,552
1979 4,594,778 51,378,211
1980 4,599,782 52,490,101
1981 4,611,509 53,738,141
1982 4,634,234 55,011,289
1983 4,658,254 56,337,921
1984 4,680,285 57,706,067
1985 4,701,417 59,060,622
1986 4,721,446 60,347,048
1987 4,739,745 61,584,651
1988 4,755,207 62,843,228
1989 4,767,260 64,147,348
1990 4,777,368 65,504,552
1991 4,689,022 66,891,775
1992 4,575,818 68,260,337
1993 4,600,463 69,586,384
1994 4,652,024 70,854,391
1995 4,620,030 72,049,940
1996 4,557,097 73,156,447
1997 4,534,920 74,226,889
1998 4,532,135 75,299,660
1999 4,512,597 76,287,452
2000 4,468,302 77,154,011
2001 4,299,642 77,969,361
2002 4,302,174 78,772,224
2003 4,303,399 79,563,777
2004 4,304,600 80,338,971
2005 4,310,145 81,088,313
2006 4,311,159 82,167,897
2007 4,310,217 83,633,375
2008 4,309,705 85,175,788
2009 4,305,181 86,460,018
2010 4,295,427 87,455,152
2011 4,280,622 88,468,314
2012 4,260,368 89,510,356
2013 4,233,922 90,573,104
2014 4,201,598 91,679,578
2015 4,151,725 92,823,254
2016 4,106,867 94,000,117
2017 4,041,407 95,176,977
2018 3,988,775 96,237,319
2019 3,949,390 97,173,776
2020 3,914,206 98,079,191
2021 3,878,981 98,935,098
2022 3,855,641 99,680,655
2023 3,859,686 100,352,192
2024 3,866,300 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Croatia and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Croatia

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Vietnam
1960 2.24 6.27
1961 2.22 5.48
1962 2.19 6.26
1963 2.15 6.39
1964 2.14 6.29
1965 2.22 6.16
1966 2.23 5.97
1967 2.1 5.88
1968 2.03 6.03
1969 1.95 6.01
1970 1.88 6.02
1971 1.97 6.07
1972 2.01 6.1
1973 2.01 6.11
1974 1.98 5.78
1975 1.95 5.62
1976 1.94 5.46
1977 1.95 5.29
1978 1.96 5.1
1979 1.95 4.94
1980 1.93 4.8
1981 1.93 4.67
1982 1.9 4.59
1983 1.88 4.52
1984 1.87 4.41
1985 1.82 4.21
1986 1.76 3.96
1987 1.64 3.72
1988 1.79 3.62
1989 1.63 3.64
1990 1.63 3.6
1991 1.53 3.52
1992 1.48 3.35
1993 1.52 3.17
1994 1.47 2.94
1995 1.58 2.7
1996 1.67 2.47
1997 1.69 2.27
1998 1.45 2.1
1999 1.38 2
2000 1.39 2.03
2001 1.46 2.02
2002 1.42 2.01
2003 1.41 2
2004 1.43 1.97
2005 1.5 1.89
2006 1.47 1.87
2007 1.48 1.91
2008 1.47 1.93
2009 1.5 1.92
2010 1.46 1.91
2011 1.41 1.93
2012 1.52 1.97
2013 1.46 1.98
2014 1.46 2.09
2015 1.41 2.1
2016 1.43 2
2017 1.42 1.99
2018 1.47 1.88
2019 1.47 1.94
2020 1.48 1.96
2021 1.62 1.94
2022 1.53 1.93
2023 1.46 1.91

Croatia and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Croatia Vietnam
1960 29 21.2
1961 29.4 20.7
1962 29.7 20.2
1963 30 19.7
1964 30.3 19.2
1965 30.6 18.9
1966 30.9 18.7
1967 31.2 18.5
1968 31.5 18.4
1969 31.8 18.4
1970 32.1 18.4
1971 32.3 18.4
1972 32.5 18.5
1973 32.7 18.5
1974 32.8 18.6
1975 33 18.7
1976 33.1 18.8
1977 33.2 19
1978 33.3 19.1
1979 33.4 19.3
1980 33.4 19.4
1981 33.5 19.5
1982 33.6 19.6
1983 33.8 19.7
1984 34 19.8
1985 34.2 19.9
1986 34.4 20
1987 34.7 20.1
1988 35 20.2
1989 35.3 20.4
1990 35.6 20.5
1991 36 20.7
1992 36.4 20.9
1993 36.9 21.1
1994 37.3 21.4
1995 37.8 21.7
1996 38.2 22
1997 38.6 22.4
1998 38.9 22.9
1999 39.2 23.3
2000 39.6 23.7
2001 39.9 24.2
2002 40.2 24.6
2003 40.5 25
2004 40.7 25.4
2005 40.9 25.8
2006 41.2 26.3
2007 41.4 26.9
2008 41.6 27.4
2009 41.8 27.9
2010 41.9 28.3
2011 42.2 28.7
2012 42.5 29
2013 42.7 29.4
2014 43 29.8
2015 43.3 30.2
2016 43.7 30.5
2017 44.2 30.8
2018 44.6 31.2
2019 45 31.6
2020 45.2 32.1
2021 45.4 32.5
2022 45.6 33
2023 45.8 33.4
2024 46 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Croatia Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Croatia Vietnam
% of world population
0.05%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
57.1%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
84.2%
2024

Health

Croatia Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Vietnam
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
354,460 mi
2019

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