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Croatia vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 123rd vs. 37th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Zambia
Population
3839202
22402291
Population rank 129/197 62/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$4,224
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
4.1
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Croatia and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Zambia economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Zambia
Year GDP
Croatia Zambia
1960 - $698,739,721
1961 - $682,359,727
1962 - $679,279,729
1963 - $704,339,719
1964 - $822,639,671
1965 - $1,061,199,576
1966 - $1,238,999,505
1967 - $1,340,639,464
1968 - $1,573,739,371
1969 - $1,926,399,230
1970 - $1,788,779,285
1971 - $1,653,259,341
1972 - $1,872,416,680
1973 - $2,434,255,237
1974 - $2,910,981,262
1975 - $2,442,672,141
1976 - $2,742,859,263
1977 - $2,515,296,940
1978 - $2,811,032,473
1979 - $3,353,445,378
1980 - $3,884,530,854
1981 - $4,008,126,497
1982 - $3,871,117,093
1983 - $3,321,048,451
1984 - $2,719,518,933
1985 - $2,252,454,500
1986 - $1,664,413,508
1987 - $2,265,250,972
1988 - $3,728,878,149
1989 - $3,994,673,161
1990 $25,650,213,280 $3,288,381,797
1991 $18,760,386,775 $3,376,806,697
1992 $10,621,169,291 $3,182,810,841
1993 $11,259,647,874 $3,273,505,344
1994 $15,062,911,617 $3,656,806,166
1995 $22,772,394,547 $3,806,983,413
1996 $24,150,978,347 $3,597,220,962
1997 $24,175,764,812 $4,303,288,480
1998 $25,890,228,430 $3,537,741,942
1999 $23,777,026,779 $3,404,284,891
2000 $22,134,411,297 $3,600,632,111
2001 $23,066,883,850 $4,094,441,301
2002 $26,757,722,429 $4,193,850,445
2003 $35,245,317,002 $4,901,869,764
2004 $41,836,292,157 $6,221,110,219
2005 $45,013,119,282 $8,331,870,169
2006 $49,590,197,657 $12,756,858,899
2007 $59,298,265,770 $14,056,957,976
2008 $68,478,776,206 $17,910,858,638
2009 $62,321,642,125 $15,328,342,304
2010 $58,981,738,869 $20,265,559,484
2011 $62,903,737,380 $23,459,515,276
2012 $57,551,963,753 $25,503,060,420
2013 $59,852,401,272 $28,037,239,463
2014 $59,612,144,078 $27,141,023,558
2015 $51,005,200,670 $21,251,216,799
2016 $52,654,855,638 $20,958,412,538
2017 $56,186,190,438 $25,873,601,261
2018 $61,668,130,123 $26,311,507,274
2019 $61,467,582,194 $23,308,667,781
2020 $57,963,370,885 $18,137,764,931
2021 $69,006,802,299 $22,096,416,932
2022 $71,198,635,102 $29,163,782,140
2023 $84,393,795,502 $27,577,956,471
2024 $92,526,176,109 $26,325,775,287

Croatia and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Zambia
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Zambia
1960 - $221.6
1961 - $209.7
1962 - $202.3
1963 - $203.2
1964 - $230
1965 - $287.4
1966 - $325
1967 - $341
1968 - $387
1969 - $459
1970 - $414
1971 - $372
1972 - $410
1973 - $518
1974 - $601
1975 - $490
1976 - $533
1977 - $474
1978 - $514
1979 - $595
1980 - $669
1981 - $670
1982 - $627
1983 - $520
1984 - $413
1985 - $332
1986 - $238.2
1987 - $315
1988 - $504
1989 - $526
1990 $5,369 $422
1991 $4,001 $423
1992 $2,321 $389
1993 $2,448 $391
1994 $3,238 $426
1995 $4,929 $433
1996 $5,300 $400
1997 $5,331 $466
1998 $5,713 $373
1999 $5,269 $350
2000 $4,954 $359
2001 $5,365 $397
2002 $6,220 $394
2003 $8,190 $446
2004 $9,719 $549
2005 $10,444 $711
2006 $11,503 $1,052
2007 $13,758 $1,119
2008 $15,889 $1,376
2009 $14,476 $1,136
2010 $13,731 $1,451
2011 $14,695 $1,625
2012 $13,509 $1,710
2013 $14,136 $1,821
2014 $14,188 $1,707
2015 $12,285 $1,296
2016 $12,821 $1,239
2017 $13,903 $1,483
2018 $15,460 $1,464
2019 $15,564 $1,259
2020 $14,808 $952
2021 $17,790 $1,127
2022 $18,466 $1,447
2023 $21,865 $1,331
2024 $23,931 $1,235

Croatia vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Zambia
1950 58.5 46.8
1951 59 47.2
1952 59.8 47.6
1953 61.5 48
1954 62.2 48.4
1955 63.1 48.8
1956 63.6 49.1
1957 64.4 49.5
1958 65 49.9
1959 65.5 50.3
1960 65.9 50.6
1961 66.5 51
1962 67.3 51.3
1963 67.6 51.6
1964 68 51.2
1965 68.5 52.1
1966 68.9 52.3
1967 69 52.5
1968 68.9 52.7
1969 69 53
1970 69.2 53.4
1971 69.4 53.9
1972 69.8 54.4
1973 70.1 54.9
1974 70.6 55.4
1975 71 55.7
1976 71.4 56.1
1977 71.4 56.3
1978 71.3 56.3
1979 71.1 56
1980 71 55.5
1981 70.9 55
1982 70.7 54.4
1983 70.7 53.7
1984 71 52.9
1985 71.5 52
1986 71.8 51.1
1987 71.9 50.4
1988 72.2 49.7
1989 72.5 48.9
1990 72.2 48.2
1991 70.6 47.4
1992 71.7 47
1993 72.3 46.7
1994 72.6 46.3
1995 72.6 46.1
1996 73 45.8
1997 73 45.7
1998 73.2 45.7
1999 73.6 45.9
2000 74 46.6
2001 74.4 47.4
2002 74.6 48.5
2003 74.7 49.6
2004 75.3 50.5
2005 75.6 51.6
2006 75.7 52.7
2007 75.9 53.7
2008 76 54.8
2009 76.3 55.9
2010 76.7 56.9
2011 77 57.8
2012 77.3 58.7
2013 77.5 59.4
2014 77.5 60.1
2015 77.6 60.7
2016 77.6 61.1
2017 77.7 61.6
2018 77.9 62.1
2019 78.2 62.9
2020 77.5 63.4
2021 77.1 62.4
2022 78.3 65.3
2023 78.6 66.3
2024 78.8 66.5
2025 78.9 66.7

Croatia and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Zambia
Year Population
Croatia Zambia
1960 4,140,181 3,153,729
1961 4,167,292 3,254,086
1962 4,196,712 3,358,099
1963 4,225,675 3,465,907
1964 4,252,876 3,577,017
1965 4,280,923 3,692,086
1966 4,310,701 3,812,003
1967 4,338,683 3,936,343
1968 4,365,628 4,065,593
1969 4,391,490 4,197,116
1970 4,412,252 4,321,718
1971 4,431,275 4,442,525
1972 4,450,564 4,569,309
1973 4,470,161 4,702,693
1974 4,490,660 4,842,746
1975 4,512,082 4,990,086
1976 4,535,934 5,143,842
1977 4,559,571 5,302,480
1978 4,581,085 5,465,374
1979 4,594,778 5,631,728
1980 4,599,782 5,802,833
1981 4,611,509 5,983,289
1982 4,634,234 6,178,637
1983 4,658,254 6,381,038
1984 4,680,285 6,580,490
1985 4,701,417 6,780,953
1986 4,721,446 6,986,471
1987 4,739,745 7,191,282
1988 4,755,207 7,391,440
1989 4,767,260 7,589,216
1990 4,777,368 7,786,169
1991 4,689,022 7,981,650
1992 4,575,818 8,176,680
1993 4,600,463 8,373,921
1994 4,652,024 8,576,269
1995 4,620,030 8,785,763
1996 4,557,097 9,004,053
1997 4,534,920 9,237,063
1998 4,532,135 9,482,408
1999 4,512,597 9,740,005
2000 4,468,302 10,017,631
2001 4,299,642 10,325,185
2002 4,302,174 10,647,949
2003 4,303,399 10,983,595
2004 4,304,600 11,338,198
2005 4,310,145 11,718,819
2006 4,311,159 12,129,553
2007 4,310,217 12,565,085
2008 4,309,705 13,021,324
2009 4,305,181 13,490,389
2010 4,295,427 13,965,594
2011 4,280,622 14,437,796
2012 4,260,368 14,913,629
2013 4,233,922 15,398,997
2014 4,201,598 15,895,315
2015 4,151,725 16,399,089
2016 4,106,867 16,914,423
2017 4,041,407 17,441,320
2018 3,988,775 17,973,569
2019 3,949,390 18,513,839
2020 3,914,206 19,059,395
2021 3,878,981 19,603,607
2022 3,855,641 20,152,938
2023 3,859,686 20,723,965
2024 3,866,300 21,314,956

Fertility rates in Croatia and Zambia

Fertility rate
Croatia

Zambia
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Zambia
1960 2.24 6.95
1961 2.22 6.98
1962 2.19 7.01
1963 2.15 7.06
1964 2.14 7.09
1965 2.22 7.12
1966 2.23 7.14
1967 2.1 7.15
1968 2.03 7.18
1969 1.95 7.18
1970 1.88 7.22
1971 1.97 7.26
1972 2.01 7.3
1973 2.01 7.34
1974 1.98 7.36
1975 1.95 7.42
1976 1.94 7.39
1977 1.95 7.35
1978 1.96 7.29
1979 1.95 7.22
1980 1.93 7.14
1981 1.93 7.07
1982 1.9 7.04
1983 1.88 7.01
1984 1.87 6.97
1985 1.82 6.93
1986 1.76 6.87
1987 1.64 6.8
1988 1.79 6.7
1989 1.63 6.64
1990 1.63 6.57
1991 1.53 6.46
1992 1.48 6.35
1993 1.52 6.3
1994 1.47 6.26
1995 1.58 6.23
1996 1.67 6.18
1997 1.69 6.12
1998 1.45 6.07
1999 1.38 6
2000 1.39 5.92
2001 1.46 5.85
2002 1.42 5.77
2003 1.41 5.71
2004 1.43 5.7
2005 1.5 5.7
2006 1.47 5.68
2007 1.48 5.61
2008 1.47 5.53
2009 1.5 5.45
2010 1.46 5.36
2011 1.41 5.26
2012 1.52 5.14
2013 1.46 5.01
2014 1.46 4.89
2015 1.41 4.78
2016 1.43 4.67
2017 1.42 4.57
2018 1.47 4.49
2019 1.47 4.42
2020 1.48 4.32
2021 1.62 4.25
2022 1.53 4.18
2023 1.46 4.1

Croatia and Zambia demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Zambia
Year Median age, years
Croatia Zambia
1960 29 17
1961 29.4 16.9
1962 29.7 16.8
1963 30 16.7
1964 30.3 16.6
1965 30.6 16.6
1966 30.9 16.5
1967 31.2 16.5
1968 31.5 16.4
1969 31.8 16.4
1970 32.1 16.2
1971 32.3 16.1
1972 32.5 15.9
1973 32.7 15.8
1974 32.8 15.7
1975 33 15.5
1976 33.1 15.4
1977 33.2 15.4
1978 33.3 15.3
1979 33.4 15.3
1980 33.4 15.2
1981 33.5 15.3
1982 33.6 15.3
1983 33.8 15.4
1984 34 15.4
1985 34.2 15.5
1986 34.4 15.5
1987 34.7 15.6
1988 35 15.6
1989 35.3 15.7
1990 35.6 15.7
1991 36 15.7
1992 36.4 15.8
1993 36.9 15.8
1994 37.3 15.8
1995 37.8 15.8
1996 38.2 15.8
1997 38.6 15.8
1998 38.9 15.8
1999 39.2 15.8
2000 39.6 15.9
2001 39.9 15.9
2002 40.2 16
2003 40.5 16.1
2004 40.7 16.2
2005 40.9 16.3
2006 41.2 16.3
2007 41.4 16.4
2008 41.6 16.5
2009 41.8 16.6
2010 41.9 16.7
2011 42.2 16.8
2012 42.5 16.9
2013 42.7 17
2014 43 17.1
2015 43.3 17.2
2016 43.7 17.4
2017 44.2 17.5
2018 44.6 17.7
2019 45 17.9
2020 45.2 18
2021 45.4 18.2
2022 45.6 18.4
2023 45.8 18.6
2024 46 18.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Zambia
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
1.5%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
502,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
72.7%
2024

Energy

Croatia Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Croatia Zambia
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+7,381
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
82%
2023
English speaking
57.1%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
33%
2023

Health

Croatia Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
44.7
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Zambia
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
42,049 mi
2018

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