Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
have 15.0% more doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Croatia has 39.1 as of 2022.
be 38.0% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 23.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Croatia, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 84.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Croatia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
have 20.3% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Croatia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 86.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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.
Geography
see 11.7 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
Safety
be 73.2% less likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 17.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Croatia, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 15.0% more home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Croatia has 29.6 as of 2024.
use 19.0% more electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Croatia uses 4,484 kWh as of 2023.
live with 48.0% more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Croatia withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 22.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Croatia, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 32.3% more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Croatia: At a glance
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