Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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.
be 17.3% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 16.5% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
make 17.7% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 23.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% less on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 26.3% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.