Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New York instead of Croatia, you would:
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 as of 2024.
be 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New York, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 26.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In New York, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 10.7% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New York, about 89.7% do 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.
