Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 61.7% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 92.3% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.6 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 87.1% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 86.6% fewer doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 31.2% less access to essential health services
Croatia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 35.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 58.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Indonesia, however, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 81.3% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
have 89.9% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 46.7 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 Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.7 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.0% less likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 83.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
be 10.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Croatia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 89% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 68.7% less on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 62.2% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 9.4 times more coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 55.2% less likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 39.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 83.4% less home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 19.7 times more strain on fresh water
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 67.8% less electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 40.6% less CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 87.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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