Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
see 58.0% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Croatia spends $3,229 as of 2023.
be 19.9% more likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Croatia, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 22.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Croatia, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 58.4% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $27,104 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Croatia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 32.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Croatia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 22.4% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Croatia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.0% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Croatia, about 83.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.2% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Croatia spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 31.2% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 77.3% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
Safety
be 21.2% less likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 80.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Croatia, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 67.7% less strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Croatia withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 18.9% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Croatia has 29.6 as of 2024.
use 54.2% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Croatia uses 4,484 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 65.7% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Croatia, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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