Croatia vs Germany: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Croatia and Germany: Croatia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (684,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Croatia leads on Oil Consumption (98,000) against Germany (2.50); Croatia leads on Oil Imports (103,000) against Germany (2.67). Across 111 compared metrics, Croatia wins on 36 and Germany wins on 68.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.63 %93.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score64.2 points83.85 points
Radios1.5177.8
Televisions1.2251.4
Waterways4,7147,300

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.71B $42.94B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars110.02B $5.03T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %0 %
Coal Revenue00.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.23 %1.67 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.8 % of GDP11.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index73.679.7
Electricity Consumption15.93536.5
Electricity Exports3.278.86
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4541
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants402
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05
Electricity from Other Renewables1652
Electricity Imports8.728.34
Electricity Installed Capacity4.92208.5
Electricity Production12.2612.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)79.91 USD per capita120.46 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient3032.4
Gross Fixed Investment18.417.8
Gross National Saving24.728
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.1 %-3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3 %2.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption2.5893.36
Natural Gas Exports172.734.61
Natural Gas Imports1.84119.5
Natural Gas Production1.057.9
Natural Gas Proved Reserves24.9239.5
Oil Consumption98,0002.5
Oil Exports45,140470,200
Oil Imports103,0002.67
Oil Production23,230147,200
Oil Proved Reserves71276
Population Below Poverty Line18 people14.8 people
Public Debt75.663.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.8 USD-0.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption73,0002.46
Refined Petroleum Products Exports40,530494,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports35,530883,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production74,6202.16
Remittances7.30.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.260.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.440.24
Taxes and Other Revenues21.511
Unemployment Rate5.3 %3.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2,748-21.45M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions16.47600.19
Population Distributionmore of the population lives in the northern half of the country, with approximately a quarter of the populace residing in and around the capital of Zagreb; many of the islands are sparsely populatedsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country11 Cubic meters per year45.7 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources105.5154

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.25 %9.82 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)174.01185.14
Agricultural land14,234 sq. km165,134 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)5,835 km2,389 km
Dam capacity per capita253.92 cubic meters per inhabitant47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1705,065

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Rule of Law Index by Country58.25 %92.99 %
Administrative Divisions2016
Independence2518
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)41.715.15
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.57.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP12.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%NA
Hospital Bed Density5.6 people/sq km7.8 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %4 %
Mean Age at First Birth2929.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.4 %22.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1,70093,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)20,000183,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Currently married (Percent)45.34 %54.08 %
Human Capital Index0.740.75
Life expectancy at birth82.56 years84.11 years
Median age of population45.41 years45.59 years
Population Change-26,256 persons-741,055 persons
Population density68.61 per sq. km242.59 per sq. km
Total population3.82M persons83.60M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.810.88
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsBA-B
Birth Rate (%)8.49 %8.87 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA67 %
Death Rate (%)12.87 %11.96 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age779,425.5 persons16.48M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate1.7343.77
Learning-adjusted years of school10.86 years11.24 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother120 days60 days
Major Urban Areas Population684,000 people3.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)180.78179.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1918
Military Service Age and Obligation1817
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization54.99 %73.51 %
Physician Density3.91 people/sq km4.53 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.53 %-0.13 %
Population living in slums0.48 %0 %
Total deaths52,717.2 persons1.07M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)49.71 %61.31 %
Total fertility rate1.41 per woman1.4 per woman
Total net-migration-2,698.7 persons-349,130.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.57 per live births3.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.911.35
Airports45840
Civil Air TravelNA major transport aircraft239
Heliports7449

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