Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 40.2% more spent on your healthcare
Serbia spends $2,303 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Croatia spends $3,229 as of 2023.
have 26.1% more doctors per person
Serbia has 31.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Croatia has 39.1 as of 2022.
have 11.1% more access to essential health services
Serbia scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Croatia scores 80 as of 2021.
be 40.9% more likely to be obese
In Serbia, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Croatia, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 29.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Croatia, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 77.6% more money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $15,262 as of 2025, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $27,104 as of 2025.
Life
be 72.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Croatia, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.6 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 11.0% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 20.3% more on education
Serbia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Croatia spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Safety
be 48.9% less likely to be murdered
Serbia has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Croatia, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 73.7% less strain on fresh water
Serbia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Croatia withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 11.3% less home broadband
Serbia has 33.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Croatia has 29.6 as of 2024.
use 11.9% less electricity
Serbia uses 5,090 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Croatia uses 4,484 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 31.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Serbia, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Croatia, it causes 31.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Croatia: At a glance
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