Croatia vs Uruguay

Croatia and Uruguay 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 1.1 times as many people as Uruguay: 3.9 million against 3.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Croatia ($27,104) is 7% higher than in Uruguay ($25,216) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Croatia (3.4%) than in Uruguay (1.8%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Uruguay (4.7%) than in Croatia (3.7%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Uruguay (7.5%) than in Croatia (5%), a difference of 2.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Croatia can expect to live 0.6 years longer than one born in Uruguay: 78.9 years against 78.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Croatia is older: half of its people are over 44.8 years, against 35.8 years in Uruguay in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Uruguay (92%) than in Croatia (83.6%), a difference of 8.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Croatia (4.8 tonnes) are 85% higher than in Uruguay (2.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Croatia (34.8%) than in Uruguay (11.5%), a difference of 23.3 percentage points in 2024.