Croatia vs Hungary

Croatia
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Zagreb
Population
3.9M
GDP
$93.0B
Hungary
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Budapest
Population
9.6M
GDP
$222.8B

POP 2.5x GDP 2.4x LE 2.2 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Croatia vs Hungary

Net Migration132%Foreign Direct Investment107.4%Freshwater Withdrawal97.7%GDP Growth Rate81.5%Maternal Mortality Ratio75%Poverty (< $2.15/day)60%Population59.6%GDP (Current USD)58.3%
MID pair: Net Migration is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band HIC.

Demographics: Population (Hungary, 60% spread)

Indicator Croatia Hungary Year
Population 3.9M 9.6M 2024
Population Density 69.0 105.1 2023
Urban Population 57.5% 70.5% 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Croatia and Hungary profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Croatia, 107% spread)

Indicator Croatia Hungary Year
Foreign Direct Investment $4.5B $-61,303,476,151.534 2024
GDP Growth Rate 3.8% 0.7% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $93.0B $222.8B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 104.9% 147.9% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Croatia and Hungary profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Croatia, 75% spread)

Indicator Croatia Hungary Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 3 12 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 5.6 3.7 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 4.1 3.1 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Croatia and Hungary profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Croatia, 25% spread)

Indicator Croatia Hungary Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 81.2% 60.5% 2023

5 closer education rows sit on the Croatia and Hungary profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Hungary, 98% spread)

Indicator Croatia Hungary Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 1.8% 78.2% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 34.1% 15.3% 2021
Forest Area 34.8% 22.4% 2023

2 closer environment rows sit on the Croatia and Hungary profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Hungary, 19% spread)

Indicator Croatia Hungary Year
Access to Sanitation 74.7% 91.7% 2021

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Croatia and Hungary profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Hungary, 132% spread)

Indicator Croatia Hungary Year
Net Migration -5,186 16.2K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.3% 0.9% 2023

4 closer social rows sit on the Croatia and Hungary profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Croatia vs Hungary comparison

Croatia (HIC) and Hungary (HIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band HIC). Population is 2.5x smaller; GDP is 2.4x smaller. Open with Net Migration (~132%) before the 7-topic tables (41 rows). Both in Europe & Central Asia, so regional peers are a fair control. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Croatia vs Hungary figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · MID scale band.