Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 69.8% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
be 42.9% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In China, it is 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 0.9 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In China, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 54.0% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). China spends $1,487 as of 2023.
have 20.4% fewer doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. China has 31.1 as of 2022.
Economy
make 48.9% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in China, the GDP per capita is $13,862 as of 2025.
Life
be 5.3 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 China, 16.0 women do as of 2023.
have 18.4% fewer children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.9% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
Safety
be 25.4% less likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In China, they kill 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.4% more home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
use 45.5% more electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. China uses 6,524 kWh as of 2023.
live with 27.5 times more strain on fresh water
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. China withdraws 42% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In China, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 93.0% more CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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