If you lived in Croatia instead of Indonesia, you would:

Health

live 7.6 years longer

In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 7.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Indonesia spends $417 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Croatia spends $3,229 as of 2023.

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have 7.5 times more doctors per person

Indonesia has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Croatia has 39.1 as of 2022.

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have 45.5% more access to essential health services

Indonesia scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Croatia scores 80 as of 2021.

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be 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Indonesia, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.

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be 13.1 times more likely to die by suicide

Indonesia has a suicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Croatia, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 5.4 times more money

Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $5,060 as of 2025, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $27,104 as of 2025.

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be 54.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Indonesia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Croatia, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.

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be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Indonesia, 8.5% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Croatia, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2024.

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Life

be 97.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Indonesia, approximately 140.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Croatia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 73.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Indonesia, approximately 15.2 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.

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have 47.3% fewer children

In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Croatia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 14.9% more likely to have internet access

In Indonesia, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Croatia, about 83.6% do as of 2024.

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be 12.2% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Indonesia, approximately 89% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.2 times more on education

Indonesia spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Croatia spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Indonesia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 89.3% less coastline

Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.

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Safety

be 28.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Indonesia, road accidents kill 11.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Croatia, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered

Indonesia has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 6.0 times more home broadband

Indonesia has 4.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Croatia has 29.6 as of 2024.

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live with 94.9% less strain on fresh water

Indonesia withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Croatia withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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use 3.1 times more electricity

Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Croatia uses 4,484 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 46.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Indonesia, air pollution causes 58.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Croatia, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.

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emit 68.3% more CO2

Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Croatia: At a glance

Croatia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 55,974 sq km. The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent communist state under the strong hand of Marshal TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands, along with a majority of Croatia's ethnic Serb population. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. The country joined NATO in April 2009 and the EU in July 2013.
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