Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 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 26.6% less likely to die by suicide
Russia has a suicide rate of 21.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Croatia, it is 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 74.8% more likely to be obese
In Russia, 17.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
have 23.5% fewer doctors per person
Russia has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Croatia has 39.1 as of 2022.
Economy
make 54.5% more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $17,547 as of 2025, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $27,104 as of 2025.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 2.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Croatia, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Croatia, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2024.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 9.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Croatia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% less likely to have internet access
In Russia, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Croatia, about 83.6% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 84.5% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
Safety
be 90.1% less likely to be murdered
Russia has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Croatia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 23.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Russia, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Croatia, they kill 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 63.3% less strain on fresh water
Russia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Croatia withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 38.5% less electricity
Russia uses 7,285 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Croatia uses 4,484 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 20.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Russia, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Croatia, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
emit 65.5% less CO2
Russia emits 14.0 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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