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Croatia vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 123rd vs. 60th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Zimbabwe
Population
3839202
17210092
Population rank 129/197 74/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Croatia and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Croatia Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 - $1,884,206,452
1971 - $2,178,716,475
1972 - $2,677,729,616
1973 - $3,309,353,866
1974 - $3,982,161,721
1975 - $4,371,301,052
1976 - $4,318,372,348
1977 - $4,364,382,451
1978 - $4,351,600,850
1979 - $5,177,459,817
1980 - $6,678,868,738
1981 - $8,011,374,445
1982 - $8,539,701,388
1983 - $7,764,067,625
1984 - $6,352,126,411
1985 - $5,637,259,754
1986 - $6,217,524,201
1987 - $6,741,215,643
1988 - $7,814,784,729
1989 - $8,286,323,367
1990 $25,650,213,280 $8,783,817,407
1991 $18,760,386,775 $8,641,482,396
1992 $10,621,169,291 $6,751,472,744
1993 $11,259,647,874 $6,563,813,829
1994 $15,062,911,617 $6,890,675,555
1995 $22,772,394,547 $7,111,271,273
1996 $24,150,978,347 $8,553,147,289
1997 $24,175,764,812 $8,529,572,287
1998 $25,890,228,430 $6,401,968,715
1999 $23,777,026,779 $6,858,013,652
2000 $22,134,411,297 $6,689,958,139
2001 $23,066,883,850 $6,777,385,246
2002 $26,757,722,429 $6,342,116,911
2003 $35,245,317,002 $5,727,592,261
2004 $41,836,292,157 $5,805,598,867
2005 $45,013,119,282 $5,755,215,663
2006 $49,590,197,657 $5,443,896,938
2007 $59,298,265,770 $5,291,950,526
2008 $68,478,776,206 $4,415,703,156
2009 $62,321,642,125 $9,665,815,601
2010 $58,981,738,869 $12,041,602,762
2011 $62,903,737,380 $14,101,801,031
2012 $57,551,963,753 $17,114,762,914
2013 $59,852,401,272 $19,091,004,042
2014 $59,612,144,078 $19,495,547,523
2015 $51,005,200,670 $19,963,058,858
2016 $52,654,855,638 $20,548,759,858
2017 $56,186,190,438 $51,074,726,484
2018 $61,668,130,123 $34,156,057,417
2019 $61,467,582,194 $25,715,657,177
2020 $57,963,370,885 $26,868,564,055
2021 $69,006,802,299 $27,240,507,842
2022 $71,198,635,102 $32,789,657,378
2023 $84,393,795,502 $35,231,369,343
2024 $92,526,176,109 $44,187,704,410

Croatia and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 - $361
1971 - $405
1972 - $483
1973 - $579
1974 - $674
1975 - $717
1976 - $687
1977 - $677
1978 - $665
1979 - $779
1980 - $949
1981 - $1,068
1982 - $1,095
1983 - $959
1984 - $757
1985 - $649
1986 - $692
1987 - $726
1988 - $815
1989 - $840
1990 $5,369 $866
1991 $4,001 $831
1992 $2,321 $631
1993 $2,448 $604
1994 $3,238 $634
1995 $4,929 $648
1996 $5,300 $767
1997 $5,331 $750
1998 $5,713 $552
1999 $5,269 $582
2000 $4,954 $563
2001 $5,365 $566
2002 $6,220 $525
2003 $8,190 $468
2004 $9,719 $469
2005 $10,444 $461
2006 $11,503 $431
2007 $13,758 $413
2008 $15,889 $341
2009 $14,476 $735
2010 $13,731 $902
2011 $14,695 $1,037
2012 $13,509 $1,239
2013 $14,136 $1,362
2014 $14,188 $1,372
2015 $12,285 $1,386
2016 $12,821 $1,407
2017 $13,903 $3,448
2018 $15,460 $2,272
2019 $15,564 $1,684
2020 $14,808 $1,730
2021 $17,790 $1,724
2022 $18,466 $2,041
2023 $21,865 $2,156
2024 $23,931 $2,656

Croatia vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Zimbabwe
1950 58.5 49.4
1951 59 49.8
1952 59.8 50.2
1953 61.5 50.6
1954 62.2 51
1955 63.1 51.4
1956 63.6 51.8
1957 64.4 52.2
1958 65 52.6
1959 65.5 53
1960 65.9 53.5
1961 66.5 54
1962 67.3 54.5
1963 67.6 54.9
1964 68 55.4
1965 68.5 55.9
1966 68.9 56.4
1967 69 56.8
1968 68.9 57.1
1969 69 57.5
1970 69.2 57.8
1971 69.4 58
1972 69.8 58.2
1973 70.1 58.1
1974 70.6 58.2
1975 71 58.2
1976 71.4 57.6
1977 71.4 57
1978 71.3 54.7
1979 71.1 54.9
1980 71 59.1
1981 70.9 59.4
1982 70.7 59.9
1983 70.7 60
1984 71 60.6
1985 71.5 60.9
1986 71.8 61
1987 71.9 60.7
1988 72.2 60.2
1989 72.5 59.4
1990 72.2 58.3
1991 70.6 57
1992 71.7 55.6
1993 72.3 54
1994 72.6 52.5
1995 72.6 51.1
1996 73 49
1997 73 48.5
1998 73.2 47.6
1999 73.6 46.4
2000 74 46
2001 74.4 44.5
2002 74.6 45.9
2003 74.7 45.4
2004 75.3 46
2005 75.6 46.6
2006 75.7 47.1
2007 75.9 47.6
2008 76 48.5
2009 76.3 49.7
2010 76.7 51.9
2011 77 53.9
2012 77.3 55.4
2013 77.5 56.8
2014 77.5 58.1
2015 77.6 59
2016 77.6 59.8
2017 77.7 60.3
2018 77.9 60.9
2019 78.2 61.1
2020 77.5 61.5
2021 77.1 60.1
2022 78.3 62.4
2023 78.6 62.8
2024 78.8 63.1
2025 78.9 63.3

Croatia and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Croatia Zimbabwe
1960 4,140,181 3,809,389
1961 4,167,292 3,930,401
1962 4,196,712 4,055,959
1963 4,225,675 4,185,877
1964 4,252,876 4,320,006
1965 4,280,923 4,458,462
1966 4,310,701 4,601,217
1967 4,338,683 4,748,307
1968 4,365,628 4,900,440
1969 4,391,490 5,058,181
1970 4,412,252 5,215,918
1971 4,431,275 5,374,712
1972 4,450,564 5,542,445
1973 4,470,161 5,720,404
1974 4,490,660 5,908,328
1975 4,512,082 6,098,658
1976 4,535,934 6,287,105
1977 4,559,571 6,449,512
1978 4,581,085 6,543,575
1979 4,594,778 6,647,556
1980 4,599,782 7,041,303
1981 4,611,509 7,498,635
1982 4,634,234 7,796,496
1983 4,658,254 8,098,404
1984 4,680,285 8,391,488
1985 4,701,417 8,686,813
1986 4,721,446 8,982,578
1987 4,739,745 9,284,644
1988 4,755,207 9,583,094
1989 4,767,260 9,864,798
1990 4,777,368 10,137,281
1991 4,689,022 10,404,816
1992 4,575,818 10,702,700
1993 4,600,463 10,860,288
1994 4,652,024 10,873,148
1995 4,620,030 10,974,599
1996 4,557,097 11,158,360
1997 4,534,920 11,369,827
1998 4,532,135 11,594,297
1999 4,512,597 11,783,458
2000 4,468,302 11,892,055
2001 4,299,642 11,971,901
2002 4,302,174 12,087,653
2003 4,303,399 12,232,323
2004 4,304,600 12,365,896
2005 4,310,145 12,483,432
2006 4,311,159 12,636,445
2007 4,310,217 12,804,058
2008 4,309,705 12,959,149
2009 4,305,181 13,142,790
2010 4,295,427 13,356,548
2011 4,280,622 13,595,424
2012 4,260,368 13,817,887
2013 4,233,922 14,013,808
2014 4,201,598 14,207,359
2015 4,151,725 14,399,013
2016 4,106,867 14,600,294
2017 4,041,407 14,812,482
2018 3,988,775 15,034,452
2019 3,949,390 15,271,368
2020 3,914,206 15,526,888
2021 3,878,981 15,797,210
2022 3,855,641 16,069,056
2023 3,859,686 16,340,822
2024 3,866,300 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Croatia and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Croatia

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Zimbabwe
1960 2.24 7.2
1961 2.22 7.21
1962 2.19 7.23
1963 2.15 7.23
1964 2.14 7.23
1965 2.22 7.23
1966 2.23 7.2
1967 2.1 7.16
1968 2.03 7.11
1969 1.95 7.04
1970 1.88 6.98
1971 1.97 6.94
1972 2.01 6.94
1973 2.01 6.94
1974 1.98 6.88
1975 1.95 6.83
1976 1.94 6.77
1977 1.95 6.71
1978 1.96 6.66
1979 1.95 6.59
1980 1.93 6.52
1981 1.93 6.45
1982 1.9 6.33
1983 1.88 6.2
1984 1.87 6.04
1985 1.82 5.87
1986 1.76 5.69
1987 1.64 5.5
1988 1.79 5.28
1989 1.63 5.07
1990 1.63 4.88
1991 1.53 4.72
1992 1.48 4.57
1993 1.52 4.39
1994 1.47 4.28
1995 1.58 4.15
1996 1.67 4.11
1997 1.69 4.08
1998 1.45 4.07
1999 1.38 4.06
2000 1.39 4.01
2001 1.46 3.98
2002 1.42 3.93
2003 1.41 3.86
2004 1.43 3.78
2005 1.5 3.69
2006 1.47 3.64
2007 1.48 3.68
2008 1.47 3.78
2009 1.5 3.95
2010 1.46 4.04
2011 1.41 4.13
2012 1.52 4.13
2013 1.46 4.11
2014 1.46 4.01
2015 1.41 3.91
2016 1.43 3.83
2017 1.42 3.77
2018 1.47 3.74
2019 1.47 3.75
2020 1.48 3.75
2021 1.62 3.77
2022 1.53 3.77
2023 1.46 3.72

Croatia and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Croatia Zimbabwe
1960 29 16.4
1961 29.4 16.2
1962 29.7 16
1963 30 15.8
1964 30.3 15.7
1965 30.6 15.7
1966 30.9 15.7
1967 31.2 15.7
1968 31.5 15.7
1969 31.8 15.7
1970 32.1 15.7
1971 32.3 15.8
1972 32.5 15.8
1973 32.7 15.8
1974 32.8 15.9
1975 33 15.9
1976 33.1 15.8
1977 33.2 15.8
1978 33.3 15.7
1979 33.4 15.6
1980 33.4 15.6
1981 33.5 15.7
1982 33.6 15.8
1983 33.8 15.8
1984 34 15.8
1985 34.2 15.9
1986 34.4 15.9
1987 34.7 15.9
1988 35 15.9
1989 35.3 16.1
1990 35.6 16.3
1991 36 16.5
1992 36.4 16.4
1993 36.9 16.3
1994 37.3 16.4
1995 37.8 16.6
1996 38.2 16.9
1997 38.6 17.2
1998 38.9 17.5
1999 39.2 17.7
2000 39.6 17.8
2001 39.9 18
2002 40.2 18.1
2003 40.5 18.2
2004 40.7 18.3
2005 40.9 18.3
2006 41.2 18.5
2007 41.4 18.5
2008 41.6 18.5
2009 41.8 18.4
2010 41.9 18.3
2011 42.2 18.2
2012 42.5 18.1
2013 42.7 18
2014 43 18
2015 43.3 18
2016 43.7 18
2017 44.2 18.1
2018 44.6 18.2
2019 45 18.3
2020 45.2 18.5
2021 45.4 18.6
2022 45.6 18.7
2023 45.8 18.9
2024 46 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
1.25%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
49.5%
2024

Energy

Croatia Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Croatia Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
89.8%
2022
English speaking
57.1%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
38.4%
2023

Health

Croatia Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
60,439 mi
2019

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