Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
see 23.5% more spent on your healthcare
Romania spends $2,614 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Croatia spends $3,229 as of 2023.
be 63.0% more likely to die by suicide
Romania has a suicide rate of 9.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Croatia, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 16.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Croatia, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 20.3% more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $22,538 as of 2025, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $27,104 as of 2025.
be 10.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 18.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Croatia, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2024.
Life
be 75.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Croatia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 31.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 6.0 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.
have 10.7% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Croatia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.7% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Croatia spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 25.2% more on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 25.9 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
Safety
be 39.6% less likely to be murdered
Romania has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 15.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Romania, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Croatia, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 80.2% less strain on fresh water
Romania withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Croatia withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 73.4% more electricity
Romania uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Croatia uses 4,484 kWh as of 2023.
find 17.3% less home broadband
Romania has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Croatia has 29.6 as of 2024.
Environment
be 32.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Romania, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Croatia, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 29.8% more CO2
Romania emits 3.7 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Croatia: At a glance
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