Croatia vs Lithuania

Croatia and Lithuania 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 1.3 times as many people as Lithuania: 3.9 million against 2.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Lithuania ($32,959) is 22% higher than in Croatia ($27,104) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Croatia (3.4%) than in Lithuania (2.9%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Lithuania (3.8%) than in Croatia (3.7%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Lithuania (6.7%) than in Croatia (5%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Croatia can expect to live 1.7 years longer than one born in Lithuania: 78.9 years against 77.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Croatia is older: half of its people are over 44.8 years, against 42.1 years in Lithuania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Lithuania (89.2%) than in Croatia (83.6%), a difference of 5.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Croatia (4.8 tonnes) are 7% higher than in Lithuania (4.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Lithuania (35.4%) than in Croatia (34.8%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2024.