Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.7% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cyprus, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 42.3% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.
be 12.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
be 19.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cyprus, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2018.
pay a 25.8% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Cyprus, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
have 22.2% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cyprus, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cyprus, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.7% more on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Cyprus spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 88.9% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Croatia? See an in-depth size comparison.