Croatia vs Estonia

Croatia and Estonia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Croatia has about 2.8 times as many people as Estonia: 3.9 million against 1.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Estonia ($34,418) is 27% higher than in Croatia ($27,104) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Croatia (3.4%) than in Estonia (0.6%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Estonia (4.8%) than in Croatia (3.7%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Estonia (8.3%) than in Croatia (5%), a difference of 3.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Estonia can expect to live 0.4 years longer than one born in Croatia: 79.3 years against 78.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Croatia is older: half of its people are over 44.8 years, against 41.9 years in Estonia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Estonia (92.2%) than in Croatia (83.6%), a difference of 8.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Estonia (7.8 tonnes) are 63% higher than in Croatia (4.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Estonia (57.2%) than in Croatia (34.8%), a difference of 22.4 percentage points in 2024.