Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.2% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $40,200 as of 2022.
be 85.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.
be 13.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Spain, however, that number is 20.4% as of 2021.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 71.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 16.5% fewer children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.0% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Spain, about 94.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% less on education
Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.2% more on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 14.9% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Spain: At a glance
How big is Spain compared to Croatia? See an in-depth size comparison.