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Croatia vs United States: Compare Statistics

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

Croatia
hrv
Leads on 45 of 111 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 58 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Croatia and United States: Croatia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (684,000 people) against United States (18.94 people); Croatia leads on Oil Exports (45,140) against United States (1.92); Croatia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (35,530) against United States (2.17). Across 111 compared metrics, Croatia wins on 45 and United States wins on 58.

  • 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🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.24 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score64.2 points65.49 points★
Radios1.51575★
Televisions1.22219★
Waterways4,71441,009★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.71B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars110.02B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.23 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.8 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index73.692★
Electricity Consumption15.93★3.9
Electricity Exports3.29.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4570★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants40★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables16★14
Electricity Imports8.772.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity4.92★1.09
Electricity Production12.2★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)79.91 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient3041.8★
Gross Fixed Investment18.4★12.9
Gross National Saving24.7★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.1 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption2.58767.6★
Natural Gas Exports172.7★89.7
Natural Gas Imports1.8486.15★
Natural Gas Production1.05772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves24.92★0
Oil Consumption98,000★19.15
Oil Exports45,140★1.92
Oil Imports103,000★10.27
Oil Production23,230★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves71★20.68
Population Below Poverty Line18.3 people15.1 people★
Public Debt75.6★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.8 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption73,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports40,530★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports35,530★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production74,620★20.3
Remittances7.3★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.26★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.26★1.25
Taxes and Other Revenues21.5★10.6
Unemployment Rate5.3 %4.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2,748-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions16.474.8★
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 populatedlarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country11 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources105.5★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.25 %★2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)174.01★94.67
Agricultural land14,234 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)5,835 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita253.92 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land170234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country58.25 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions2050★
Independence25★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)42.927.05★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.513.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%NA
Hospital Bed Density5.6 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★17 %
Mean Age at First Birth29★27.5
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.4 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1,700NA
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)20,0001.40M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)45.34 %51.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.74★0.72
Life expectancy at birth82.56 years83.22 years★
Median age of population45.41 years★38.79 years
Population Change-26,256 persons2.26M persons★
Population density68.61 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population3.82M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.81★0.4
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsBC★
Birth Rate (%)8.49 %10.75 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.9 %
Death Rate (%)12.87 %8.76 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age779,425.5 persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.73174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school10.86 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother120 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population684,000 people★18.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)180.78★177.13
Military Manpower at Military Age19★18
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization54.99 %74.52 %★
Physician Density3.91 people/sq km★3.68 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.53 %0.45 %★
Population living in slums0.48 %★0.05 %
Total deaths52,717.2 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)49.71 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate1.41 per woman1.61 per woman★
Total net-migration-2,698.7 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.57 per live births★5.52 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇷 Croatia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.912.06★
Airports4516,116★
Civil Air TravelNA major transport aircraft8,252
Heliports78,130★

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