Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 16.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
make 30.8% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 83.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Croatia, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
have 50.3% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Croatia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.1% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 21.4 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.