Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of France, you would:
Health
have 19.1% more doctors per person
France has 32.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Croatia has 39.1 as of 2022.
live 4.0 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
see 53.0% less spent on your healthcare
France spends $6,868 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Croatia spends $3,229 as of 2023.
Economy
be 33.7% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Croatia, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
be 30.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Croatia, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2024.
make 44.7% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $27,104 as of 2025.
Life
be 57.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Croatia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.6% more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Croatia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 14.4% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Croatia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% less on education
France spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Croatia spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 38.0% less on healthcare
France spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 20.2% more coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
Safety
be 50.0% less likely to be murdered
France has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 72.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In France, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Croatia, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 92.9% less strain on fresh water
France withdraws 21% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Croatia withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 39.5% less home broadband
France has 48.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Croatia has 29.6 as of 2024.
use 30.4% less electricity
France uses 6,447 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Croatia uses 4,484 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 3.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In France, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Croatia, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 20.8% more CO2
France emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
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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