Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Slovenia fits inside Croatia 4.3 times.
Croatia: 88,070 km² (2023) · Slovenia: 20,480 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Croatia’s coastline is 125 times as long as Slovenia’s.
Croatia: 5,835 km (2026 edition) · Slovenia: 47 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Slovenia’s highest peak towers 1,033 m above Croatia’s.
Croatia: 1,831 m (2026 edition) · Slovenia: 2,864 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Croatia has 82% more people than Slovenia.
Croatia: 3.88 million (2025) · Slovenia: 2.13 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Slovenia is 53% more densely populated than Croatia.
Croatia: 69 per km² (2025) · Slovenia: 106 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Slovenia and Croatia are practically level.
Croatia: 180.8 cm (2019) · Slovenia: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Slovenia and Croatia are practically level.
Croatia: 166.8 cm (2019) · Slovenia: 167.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Croatia is 0.87 years older than in Slovenia.
Croatia: 44.8 years (2023) · Slovenia: 43.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Slovenia have 0.1 more children on average than in Croatia.
Croatia: 1.46 children per woman (2024) · Slovenia: 1.52 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Croatia are 65 or older, versus 22% in Slovenia.
Croatia: 23.6% (2025) · Slovenia: 22.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Slovenia has produced 4.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Croatia 2.6.
Croatia: 2.6 (2025) · Slovenia: 4.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Croatia and Slovenia are practically level.
Croatia: 1 (2026) · Slovenia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Croatia’s economy is 32% larger than Slovenia’s.
Croatia: $105 billion (2025) · Slovenia: $79.6 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Slovenia produces 16% more per person than Croatia.
Croatia: Int$50,946 (2025) · Slovenia: Int$59,245 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Croatia than in Slovenia (Gini 5.4 points higher).
Croatia: 30.1 (2023) · Slovenia: 24.7 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.0% in Croatia, versus 3.2% in Slovenia.
Croatia: 5% (2025) · Slovenia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Croatia and Slovenia are practically level.
Croatia: 1.8% (2024) · Slovenia: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Slovenia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Croatia’s.
Croatia: 53% (2025) · Slovenia: 63% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Slovenia spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Croatia.
Croatia: $1,548 (2023) · Slovenia: $3,371 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Slovenia live 3.4 years longer than in Croatia.
Croatia: 78.9 years (2024) · Slovenia: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Croatia is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Slovenia.
Croatia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Slovenia: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Croatia has 16% more doctors per person than Slovenia.
Croatia: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Slovenia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
36% of adults in Croatia are obese, versus 23% in Slovenia.
Croatia: 36.5% (2024) · Slovenia: 22.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
34% of adults in Croatia smoke, versus 21% in Slovenia.
Croatia: 34.4% (2024) · Slovenia: 20.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Slovenia rate their lives 0.86 points higher than in Croatia.
Croatia: 6.01 (2025) · Slovenia: 6.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Croatia drink 2% more alcohol than in Slovenia.
Croatia: 10.9 litres (2023) · Slovenia: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Croatia has 65% more meat per person than Slovenia.
Croatia: 99.7 kg (2023) · Slovenia: 60.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Croatia has 247 kcal more food per person per day than Slovenia.
Croatia: 3,448 kcal (2023) · Slovenia: 3,200 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Croatia put in 386 more hours a year than in Slovenia.
Croatia: 1,974 hours (2023) · Slovenia: 1,588 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Slovenia went to school 0.86 years longer than in Croatia.
Croatia: 12.1 years (2023) · Slovenia: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Croatia welcomed 67% more tourists per resident than Slovenia (2019).
Croatia: 3.97 (2022) · Slovenia: 2.38 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Slovenia are online, versus 84% in Croatia.
Croatia: 84% (2024) · Slovenia: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Croatia and Slovenia are practically level.
Croatia: 100% (2024) · Slovenia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
58% of people in Croatia live in cities, versus 56% in Slovenia.
Croatia: 58% (2025) · Slovenia: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Slovenia has 131 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Croatia 122.
Croatia: 122 (2024) · Slovenia: 131 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Croatia’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Slovenia’s.
Croatia: 2,617 km (2021) · Slovenia: 1,209 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Croatia fly 492 times as many passengers per resident as those from Slovenia.
Croatia: 0.43 (2023) · Slovenia: 0 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 61% of Slovenia, but only 35% of Croatia.
Croatia: 34.8% (2023) · Slovenia: 61.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Slovenia emits 26% more CO₂ than someone in Croatia.
Croatia: 4.8 t (2024) · Slovenia: 6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
76% of Croatia’s electricity is renewable, versus 40% in Slovenia.
Croatia: 76.3% (2025) · Slovenia: 39.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Croatia carries 8% more fine dust than in Slovenia.
Croatia: 14.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Slovenia: 13.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18% more likely to be murdered in Croatia than in Slovenia.
Croatia: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Slovenia: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Croatia are 40% deadlier than in Slovenia.
Croatia: 8.1 per 100k (2021) · Slovenia: 5.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Croatia is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Slovenia.
Croatia: 13.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Slovenia: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Slovenia gets 26% more rain than Croatia.
Croatia: 1,086 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Slovenia: 1,371 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Croatia bigger than Slovenia?
Croatia is larger. Slovenia fits inside Croatia 4.3 times.
Which has more people, Croatia or Slovenia?
Croatia has 82% more people than Slovenia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Croatia or Slovenia?
People in Slovenia live 3.4 years longer than in Croatia. Life expectancy at birth is 78.9 years in Croatia and 82.3 in Slovenia.
Are people taller in Croatia or Slovenia?
Slovenia and Croatia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
