Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 70.3% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
see 34.5% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Croatia spends $3,229 as of 2023.
have 33.2% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Croatia has 39.1 as of 2022.
be 36.1% more likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Croatia, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 18.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Croatia, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
be 23.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Croatia, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2024.
make 15.5% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $27,104 as of 2025.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Croatia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 51.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 10.1% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Croatia spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 30.2% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2023.
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.
Safety
be 12.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Croatia, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 87.7% less strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Croatia withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 34.6% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Croatia has 29.6 as of 2024.
use 15.3% less electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Croatia uses 4,484 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 3.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Croatia, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 45.5% more CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), 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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