Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Hungary is 6% bigger than Croatia.
Croatia: 88,070 km² (2023) · Hungary: 93,030 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Croatia: 5,835 km (2026 edition) · Hungary: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Croatia’s highest peak towers 817 m above Hungary’s.
Croatia: 1,831 m (2026 edition) · Hungary: 1,014 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Hungary has 2.5 times as many people as Croatia.
Croatia: 3.88 million (2025) · Hungary: 9.51 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Hungary is 51% more densely populated than Croatia.
Croatia: 69 per km² (2025) · Hungary: 104 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Croatia are 4.2 cm taller than in Hungary.
Croatia: 180.8 cm (2019) · Hungary: 176.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Croatia are 4.3 cm taller than in Hungary.
Croatia: 166.8 cm (2019) · Hungary: 162.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Croatia is 1.4 years older than in Hungary.
Croatia: 44.8 years (2023) · Hungary: 43.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Croatia have 0.1 more children on average than in Hungary.
Croatia: 1.46 children per woman (2024) · Hungary: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Croatia are 65 or older, versus 21% in Hungary.
Croatia: 23.6% (2025) · Hungary: 21.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Hungary has produced 12.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Croatia 2.6.
Croatia: 2.6 (2025) · Hungary: 12.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
Croatia and Hungary are practically level.
Croatia: 1 (2026) · Hungary: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Hungary’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Croatia’s.
Croatia: $105 billion (2025) · Hungary: $246 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Croatia produces 2% more per person than Hungary.
Croatia: Int$50,946 (2025) · Hungary: Int$49,838 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Hungary than in Croatia (Gini 0.5 points higher).
Croatia: 30.1 (2023) · Hungary: 30.6 (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Croatia and Hungary are practically level.
Croatia: 5% (2025) · Hungary: 4.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Hungary and Croatia are practically level.
Croatia: 1.8% (2024) · Hungary: 2.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Croatia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Hungary’s.
Croatia: 53% (2025) · Hungary: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Croatia spends 9% more on health per person than Hungary.
Croatia: $1,548 (2023) · Hungary: $1,420 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Croatia live 2.2 years longer than in Hungary.
Croatia: 78.9 years (2024) · Hungary: 76.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Croatia is 32% more likely to die before turning one than in Hungary.
Croatia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Hungary: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Croatia has 13% more doctors per person than Hungary.
Croatia: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Hungary: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Hungary and Croatia are practically level.
Croatia: 36.5% (2024) · Hungary: 36.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
34% of adults in Croatia smoke, versus 31% in Hungary.
Croatia: 34.4% (2024) · Hungary: 30.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Croatia rate their lives 0.07 points higher than in Hungary.
Croatia: 6.01 (2025) · Hungary: 5.94 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Hungary drink 4% more alcohol than in Croatia.
Croatia: 10.9 litres (2023) · Hungary: 11.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Croatia has 31% more meat per person than Hungary.
Croatia: 99.7 kg (2023) · Hungary: 76.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Hungary has 102 kcal more food per person per day than Croatia.
Croatia: 3,448 kcal (2023) · Hungary: 3,549 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Croatia put in 306 more hours a year than in Hungary.
Croatia: 1,974 hours (2023) · Hungary: 1,668 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Hungary went to school 0.24 years longer than in Croatia.
Croatia: 12.1 years (2023) · Hungary: 12.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Croatia welcomed 2.9 times as many tourists per resident as Hungary (2019).
Croatia: 3.97 (2022) · Hungary: 1.38 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Hungary are online, versus 84% in Croatia.
Croatia: 84% (2024) · Hungary: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Croatia and Hungary are practically level.
Croatia: 100% (2024) · Hungary: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Hungary live in cities, versus 58% in Croatia.
Croatia: 58% (2025) · Hungary: 71% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Croatia has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Hungary 105.
Croatia: 122 (2024) · Hungary: 105 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Hungary’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Croatia’s.
Croatia: 2,617 km (2021) · Hungary: 8,037 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Hungary fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Croatia.
Croatia: 0.43 (2023) · Hungary: 5.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Croatia, but only 22% of Hungary.
Croatia: 34.8% (2023) · Hungary: 22.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Croatia emits 15% more CO₂ than someone in Hungary.
Croatia: 4.8 t (2024) · Hungary: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
76% of Croatia’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Hungary.
Croatia: 76.3% (2025) · Hungary: 35.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Croatia carries 9% more fine dust than in Hungary.
Croatia: 14.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Hungary: 13.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8% more likely to be murdered in Hungary than in Croatia.
Croatia: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Hungary: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Croatia are 9% deadlier than in Hungary.
Croatia: 8.1 per 100k (2021) · Hungary: 7.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Croatia is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Hungary.
Croatia: 13.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Hungary: 12.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Croatia gets 56% more rain than Hungary.
Croatia: 1,086 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Hungary: 694 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Croatia bigger than Hungary?
Hungary is larger. Hungary is 6% bigger than Croatia.
Which has more people, Croatia or Hungary?
Hungary has 2.5 times as many people as Croatia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Croatia or Hungary?
People in Croatia live 2.2 years longer than in Hungary. Life expectancy at birth is 78.9 years in Croatia and 76.7 in Hungary.
Are people taller in Croatia or Hungary?
Men in Croatia are 4.2 cm taller than in Hungary (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).