Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iowa instead of Croatia, you would:
Economy
make 54.4% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in Iowa, the GDP per capita is $63,747 as of 2024.
be 45.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iowa, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 41.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Iowa, however, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
