Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 12.5% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
live 1.2 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 22.7% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
pay a 57.3% higher top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 52.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Croatia, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
have 31.9% fewer children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.0% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 25.5% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.8 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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, Dirección General Impositiva.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.