Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 51.6% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Brazil, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.9 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 35.9% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Brazil spends $2,070 as of 2023.
have 39.7% fewer doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Brazil has 23.6 as of 2023.
Economy
be 19.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Brazil, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 60.5% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $10,713 as of 2025.
Life
have 46.1% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 22.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Brazil, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.4% more on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Brazil spends 5.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 36.1% more on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 28.4% more coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
Safety
be 28.8 times more likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 93.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Brazil, they kill 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 18.6% less home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Brazil has 24.1 as of 2024.
use 31.6% less electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Brazil uses 3,068 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 25.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Brazil, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 52.0% less CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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