Side by side
Croatia and the European Union
The same question asked of every column. Numbers that break down by age or sex follow the controls; the rest stay country-wide and say so.
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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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.
Croatia
the European Union
Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.
Frequently asked: Croatia and the European Union
Where do more people live: Croatia or the European Union?
The gap is 116.32×: the European Union 450.6m, Croatia 3.9m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure
Which covers more ground: Croatia or the European Union?
The gap is 74.66×: the European Union 4,225,104, Croatia 56,594. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure
Where do housing costs eat more of the income: Croatia or the European Union?
The gap is 4.5 points: the European Union 7.7%, Croatia 3.2%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. Eurostat · Housing costs over 40% of income · 2025. See the figure
Where is more tax raised per resident: Croatia or the European Union?
The gap is 88.7%: the European Union €16,198, Croatia €8,586. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. Eurostat · Tax raised per person · 2024. See the figure
Where does an average-wage worker take home more pay: Croatia or the European Union?
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. Eurostat · Take-home pay, average-wage worker, Gross pay, average-wage worker, & Take-home pay by household · 2025. See the figure
Which government spends more per resident: Croatia or the European Union?
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. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure
Where do more people own their home: Croatia or the European Union?
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. Eurostat · Own their home · 2025. See the figure
Where do more adults hold a degree: Croatia or the European Union?
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. Eurostat · With a degree · 2025. See the figure
Where are there more doctors per 100,000 people: Croatia or the European Union?
The gap is 10.0%: Croatia 411, the European Union 374. Practising doctors, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Doctors · 2024. See the figure
Where does more energy come from renewables: Croatia or the European Union?
The gap is 2.3 points: Croatia 28.5%, the European Union 26.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Eurostat · Renewable energy · 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.