How much coast is there?

Croatia: 5,835 km (2026 edition) · Serbia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Serbia’s highest peak towers 338 m above Croatia’s.

Croatia: 1,831 m (2026 edition) · Serbia: 2,169 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Serbia has 69% more people than Croatia.

Croatia: 3.88 million (2025) · Serbia: 6.55 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Serbia is 12% more densely populated than Croatia.

Croatia: 69 per km² (2025) · Serbia: 78 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Croatia is 0.89 years older than in Serbia.

Croatia: 44.8 years (2023) · Serbia: 43.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Serbia have 0.2 more children on average than in Croatia.

Croatia: 1.46 children per woman (2024) · Serbia: 1.64 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Croatia are 65 or older, versus 23% in Serbia.

Croatia: 23.6% (2025) · Serbia: 23.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Croatia has produced 2.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Serbia 0.0.

Croatia: 2.6 (2025) · Serbia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Croatia and Serbia are practically level.

Croatia: 1 (2026) · Serbia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Croatia’s economy is 5% larger than Serbia’s.

Croatia: $105 billion (2025) · Serbia: $100 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Croatia produces 50% more per person than Serbia.

Croatia: Int$50,946 (2025) · Serbia: Int$33,910 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Serbia than in Croatia (Gini 2.7 points higher).

Croatia: 30.1 (2023) · Serbia: 32.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.1% in Serbia, versus 5.0% in Croatia.

Croatia: 5% (2025) · Serbia: 7.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Serbia spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Croatia 1.8%.

Croatia: 1.8% (2024) · Serbia: 2.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Croatia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Serbia’s.

Croatia: 53% (2025) · Serbia: 45% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Croatia spends 57% more on health per person than Serbia.

Croatia: $1,548 (2023) · Serbia: $984 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Serbia is 12% more likely to die before turning one than in Croatia.

Croatia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Serbia: 4.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Croatia has 26% more doctors per person than Serbia.

Croatia: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Serbia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

36% of adults in Croatia are obese, versus 26% in Serbia.

Croatia: 36.5% (2024) · Serbia: 25.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

40% of adults in Serbia smoke, versus 34% in Croatia.

Croatia: 34.4% (2024) · Serbia: 39.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Serbia rate their lives 0.68 points higher than in Croatia.

Croatia: 6.01 (2025) · Serbia: 6.69 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Serbia drink 3% more alcohol than in Croatia.

Croatia: 10.9 litres (2023) · Serbia: 11.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Croatia has 18% more meat per person than Serbia.

Croatia: 99.7 kg (2023) · Serbia: 84.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Serbia has 431 kcal more food per person per day than Croatia.

Croatia: 3,448 kcal (2023) · Serbia: 3,879 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Serbia put in 21 more hours a year than in Croatia.

Croatia: 1,974 hours (2023) · Serbia: 1,995 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Croatia went to school 0.45 years longer than in Serbia.

Croatia: 12.1 years (2023) · Serbia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Croatia welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Serbia (2019).

Croatia: 3.97 (2022) · Serbia: 0.36 (2024)

How many people are online?

88% of people in Serbia are online, versus 84% in Croatia.

Croatia: 84% (2024) · Serbia: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Croatia and Serbia are practically level.

Croatia: 100% (2024) · Serbia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Serbia live in cities, versus 58% in Croatia.

Croatia: 58% (2025) · Serbia: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Serbia has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Croatia 122.

Croatia: 122 (2024) · Serbia: 124 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Serbia’s railway network is 28% longer than Croatia’s.

Croatia: 2,617 km (2021) · Serbia: 3,348 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Serbia fly 37% more passengers per resident than those from Croatia.

Croatia: 0.43 (2023) · Serbia: 0.59 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Croatia, but only 32% of Serbia.

Croatia: 34.8% (2023) · Serbia: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Serbia emits 31% more CO₂ than someone in Croatia.

Croatia: 4.8 t (2024) · Serbia: 6.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

76% of Croatia’s electricity is renewable, versus 28% in Serbia.

Croatia: 76.3% (2025) · Serbia: 27.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Serbia carries 21% more fine dust than in Croatia.

Croatia: 14.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Serbia: 17.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Serbia as in Croatia.

Croatia: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Serbia: 1.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Croatia are 9% deadlier than in Serbia.

Croatia: 8.1 per 100k (2021) · Serbia: 7.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Croatia is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Serbia.

Croatia: 13.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Serbia: 12°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Croatia gets 39% more rain than Serbia.

Croatia: 1,086 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Serbia: 782 mm (2016–2025 avg)