Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of France, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.0% more likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 36.9% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 34.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
have 25.8% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.8% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 36.9% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.2% more coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to France? See an in-depth size comparison.