Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 16.7 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Croatia, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
see 23.4% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
have 25.0% less access to essential health services
Croatia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
make 46.0% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.0 times more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 91.0 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
be 87.8% 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 41.3% more on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Infrastructure
find 66.4% less home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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