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the European Union and Croatia

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the European Union

Croatia

The widest gap is Housing costs over 40% of income: the European Union 7.7% against Croatia 3.2%, 4.5 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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the European Union
Croatia

People

Median age0.6 years
44.9 years
45.5 years
Life expectancy at birth2.6 years
81.5 years
78.9 years
People116.32×
450.6m
3.9m
People per square kilometre58.6%
110 per km²
69.3 per km²
Women in the population0.1 points
51.0%
51.2%
Born abroad0.3 points
14.4%
14.1%
Born outside the EU2.0 points
10.4%
12.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person52.3%
€22,939
€15,057
Average net income61.2%
€25,952
€16,097
Take-home pay, average-wage worker77.3%
€29,954
€16,892
Gross pay, average-wage worker77.4%
€43,658
€24,612
In work, age 20 to 641.7 points
76.1%
74.4%
Out of work1.1 points
6.0%
4.9%
Hours worked a week2.3 hours
37.3 hours
39.6 hours
At risk of poverty3.2 points
16.3%
19.5%
Housing costs over 40% of income4.5 points
7.7%
3.2%
GDP per person74.1%
€41,700
€23,950

Family and home

People at home13.0%
2.3
2.6
Households with children3.4 points
28.7%
32.1%
Children per woman9.0%
1.34
1.46
Own their home22.9 points
68.5%
91.4%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds10.0%
507 per 100,000 people
558 per 100,000 people
Doctors10.0%
374 per 100,000 people
411 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree5.9 points
36.9%
31.0%
Students per 1,000 people5.5%
42.4 per 1,000 people
40.2 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them84.6%
€19,707
€10,678
Tax raised per person88.7%
€16,198
€8,586
Government debt25.4 points
81.7%
56.3%

Country and infrastructure

Land area74.66×
4,225,104 km²
56,594 km²
Railway density4.8%
49.1 per 1,000 km²
46.8 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density30.2%
18.6 per 1,000 km²
24.3 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people10.0%
584 per 1,000 people
531 per 1,000 people
Households with internet6.9 points
94.8%
87.9%
Tourist nights per resident3.63×
6.73
24.46

Environment

Renewable energy2.3 points
26.2%
28.5%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

the European Union

Croatia

Function
the European Union
Croatia
12.4%
11.5%
3.0%
3.1%
3.5%
5.1%
10.8%
13.2%
1.7%
2.6%
1.5%
3.1%
15.0%
18.7%
2.4%
3.5%
9.7%
10.5%
40.0%
28.8%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: the European Union and Croatia

  1. Where do more people live: the European Union or Croatia?

    The gap is 116.32×: the European Union 450.6m, Croatia 3.9m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: the European Union or Croatia?

    The gap is 74.66×: the European Union 4,225,104, Croatia 56,594. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Where do housing costs eat more of the income: the European Union or Croatia?

    The gap is 4.5 points: the European Union 7.7%, Croatia 3.2%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. ilc_lvho07a · 2025. See the figure

  4. Where is more tax raised per resident: the European Union or Croatia?

    The gap is 88.7%: the European Union €16,198, Croatia €8,586. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. gov_10a_taxag · 2024. See the figure

  5. Where does an average-wage worker take home more pay: the European Union or Croatia?

    The gap is 77.3%: the European Union €29,954, Croatia €16,892. Net annual earnings of a single full-time worker on the national average wage, after tax and social contributions. A tax-benefit model case, not a survey median. earn_nt_net · 2025. See the figure

  6. Which government spends more per resident: the European Union or Croatia?

    The gap is 84.6%: the European Union €19,707, Croatia €10,678. Total general government expenditure divided by the population: all levels of government together. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  7. Where do more people own their home: the European Union or Croatia?

    The gap is 22.9 points: Croatia 91.4%, the European Union 68.5%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. ilc_lvho02 · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where do more adults hold a degree: the European Union or Croatia?

    The gap is 5.9 points: the European Union 36.9%, Croatia 31.0%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. edat_lfse_03 · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: the European Union or Croatia?

    The gap is 10.0%: Croatia 558, the European Union 507. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  10. Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Croatia?

    The gap is 2.3 points: Croatia 28.5%, the European Union 26.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.