Croatia vs Slovenia

Croatia and Slovenia 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 1.8 times as many people as Slovenia: 3.9 million against 2.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Slovenia ($37,376) is 38% higher than in Croatia ($27,104) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Croatia (3.4%) than in Slovenia (1.1%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Croatia (3.7%) than in Slovenia (2.4%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Croatia (5%) than in Slovenia (3.2%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Slovenia can expect to live 3.4 years longer than one born in Croatia: 82.3 years against 78.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Croatia is older: half of its people are over 44.8 years, against 43.9 years in Slovenia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Slovenia (90.8%) than in Croatia (83.6%), a difference of 7.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Slovenia (6.3 tonnes) are 31% higher than in Croatia (4.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Slovenia (61.8%) than in Croatia (34.8%), a difference of 27 percentage points in 2024.