Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of China, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 79.0% more money
China has a GDP per capita of $23,800 as of 2024, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $42,600 as of 2024.
be 15.2% more likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 5.3% as of 2024.
Life
be 81.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Croatia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
have 16.6% more children
In China, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Croatia, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 29.3% more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 52.8% more on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Croatia spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 39.3% more on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Croatia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 59.8% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 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 China? See an in-depth size comparison.