Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 86.2% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
see 60.9% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Croatia spends $3,229 as of 2023.
have 29.1% fewer doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Croatia has 39.1 as of 2022.
Economy
be 10.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Croatia, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
be 37.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Croatia, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2024.
make 56.9% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $27,104 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Croatia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 22.5% less on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Croatia spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 39.6% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 23.9% less likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 76.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Croatia, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 82.6% less strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Croatia withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 43.2% less electricity
Austria uses 7,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Croatia uses 4,484 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 23.6% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 82.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 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), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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