Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 20.8% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
live 5.3 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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
make 37.5% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 95.4% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
pay a 43.0% higher top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 32.3% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 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 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Croatia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.0% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 27.8% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 61.4% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.