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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Croatia

120 shared metrics.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaLeads in 36

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What matters for both sides

Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Name origin: the larger northern territory is named for the Bosna River.

CIA 2026

Geography

Size snapshot: slightly smaller than West Virginia.

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Croatia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Croatia.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Croatia's Adriatic coast is lined by 1,244 islands, islets, rocks, and reefs.

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Analysis

Croatia leads in 84 of 120 shared metrics, while Bosnia and Herzegovina leads in 36.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Coal Electricity Share is 10.2x that of Croatia (55.4% vs 5.0%).

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Capital Elevation is 3.1x that of Croatia (527 m vs 127 m).

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Time Zones Count is 3.0x that of Croatia (4.0 time zones vs 1.0 time zones).

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 2.6x that of Croatia (570.64 gCO2/kWh vs 158.5 gCO2/kWh).

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Informal Employment Share is 2.1x that of Croatia (16.57% of employed people vs 5.3% of employed people).

Key Comparisons

Coal Electricity ShareBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

55.4%

Croatia

5.0%

Capital ElevationBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

527 m

Croatia

127 m

Time Zones CountBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

4.0 time zones

Croatia

1.0 time zones

Electricity Carbon IntensityBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

570.64 gCO2/kWh

Croatia

158.5 gCO2/kWh

Informal Employment ShareBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

16.57% of employed people

Croatia

5.3% of employed people

Official Languages CountBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3.0

Croatia

1.0

All Metrics

Coal Electricity Share

Bosnia and Herzegovina

55.4%

Croatia

5.0%

1015% higher

Capital Elevation

Bosnia and Herzegovina

527 m

Croatia

127 m

315% higher

Time Zones Count

Bosnia and Herzegovina

4.0 time zones

Croatia

1.0 time zones

300% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Bosnia and Herzegovina

570.64 gCO2/kWh

Croatia

158.5 gCO2/kWh

260% higher

Informal Employment Share

Bosnia and Herzegovina

16.57% of employed people

Croatia

5.3% of employed people

212% higher

Official Languages Count

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3.0

Croatia

1.0

200% higher

Political Corruption Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.73

Croatia

0.25

186% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.55 per 1M people

Croatia

0.25 per 1M people

122% higher

Unemployment Rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina

10.72%

Croatia

5.2%

105% higher

Air Passengers

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.6K

Croatia

1.67M

100% lower

Coastline Length

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

20 km

Croatia

5.8K km

100% lower

Tourist Arrivals

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

197.0K

Croatia

21.61M

99% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.14% of firms

Croatia

3.6% of firms

96% lower

Tourism Revenue

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$438,000,000

Croatia

$5,631,853,027.34

92% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2.6%

Croatia

21.43%

88% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.19% of GDP

Croatia

1.4% of GDP

86% lower

Homicide Rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.2 per 100k

Croatia

0.67 per 100k

84% higher

Scientific Publications

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.0K

Croatia

5.7K

82% lower

Irrigated Land

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

30 km²

Croatia

170 km²

82% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2.4 per 100k people

Croatia

12.82 per 100k people

81% lower

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Comparison of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia across 120 metrics
				Winner
Coal Electricity Share	55.4%	5.0%	1015% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital Elevation	527 m	127 m	315% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Time Zones Count	4.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	300% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Electricity Carbon Intensity	570.64 gCO2/kWh	158.5 gCO2/kWh	260% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Informal Employment Share	16.57% of employed people	5.3% of employed people	212% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Official Languages Count	3.0	1.0	200% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Political Corruption Index	0.73	0.25	186% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.55 per 1M people	0.25 per 1M people	122% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Unemployment Rate	10.72%	5.2%	105% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Air Passengers	1.6K	1.67M	100% lower	Croatia
Coastline Length	20 km	5.8K km	100% lower	Croatia
Tourist Arrivals	197.0K	21.61M	99% lower	Croatia
Firms Making Informal Payments	0.14% of firms	3.6% of firms	96% lower	Croatia
Tourism Revenue	$438,000,000	$5,631,853,027.34	92% lower	Croatia
Wind Electricity Share	2.6%	21.43%	88% lower	Croatia
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.19% of GDP	1.4% of GDP	86% lower	Croatia
Homicide Rate	1.2 per 100k	0.67 per 100k	84% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scientific Publications	1.0K	5.7K	82% lower	Croatia
Irrigated Land	30 km²	170 km²	82% lower	Croatia
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	2.4 per 100k people	12.82 per 100k people	81% lower	Croatia
Protected Land (%)	9.5%	38.4%	75% lower	Croatia
Researchers	669.77 per 1M	2.5K per 1M	74% lower	Croatia
Food Waste per Person	124.91 kg/person/yr	72 kg/person/yr	73% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Teen Birth Rate	11.22 per 1k	6.6 per 1k	71% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Youth Unemployment Rate	28.2% of youth labor force	16.47% of youth labor force	71% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Road Traffic Death Rate	13.7 per 100k	8.1 per 100k	69% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
GDP (Nominal)	$29,613,572,022.9	$92,983,810,328.91	68% lower	Croatia
Credit Card Ownership	13.7% of adults	40.61% of adults	66% lower	Croatia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	26.6 µg/m³	16.12 µg/m³	65% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Spirits Consumption	0.51 L/person/yr	1.4 L/person/yr	63% lower	Croatia
Railway Length	965 km	2.6K km	63% lower	Croatia
Seafood Consumption per Person	7.2 kg/person/yr	19.14 kg/person/yr	62% lower	Croatia
Airports	20	51	61% lower	Croatia
GNI Per Capita	$8,790	$22,250	60% lower	Croatia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.3 per 1k	5.6 per 1k	59% lower	Croatia
Military Spending	0.75% of GDP	1.8% of GDP	58% lower	Croatia
Water Withdrawal	0.31 B m³	0.68 B m³	54% lower	Croatia
Solar Electricity Share	4.1%	8.8%	53% lower	Croatia
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$22,955.76	$48,816.95	53% lower	Croatia
Meat Consumption per Person	36.03 kg/person/yr	75.3 kg/person/yr	52% lower	Croatia
Water Stress (%)	0.88%	1.8%	51% lower	Croatia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	62.72 per 100k	129.06 per 100k	51% lower	Croatia
Health Spending Per Capita	$667.3	$1,344.19	50% lower	Croatia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	5.0 sites	10 sites	50% lower	Croatia
Firms Asked for Bribes	3.5% of firms	6.8% of firms	49% lower	Croatia
Government Debt (% GDP)	39.91% of GDP	75.6% of GDP	47% lower	Croatia
High-Tech Exports (%)	6.2%	11.67%	47% lower	Croatia
Armed Forces Personnel	11.0K	20.0K	45% lower	Croatia
University Enrollment Rate	45.5%	81.18%	44% lower	Croatia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.34	0.59	43% lower	Croatia
Inflation Rate	1.7%	3.0%	43% lower	Croatia
Suicide Rate	9.0 per 100k	15.68 per 100k	43% lower	Croatia
Women in Parliament (%)	19.05%	33.11%	42% lower	Croatia
Vehicles per 1,000 People	281.67 per 1k people	486.03 per 1k people	42% lower	Croatia
Firms with Female Top Manager	15.27% of firms	26.18% of firms	42% lower	Croatia
Border Neighbors	3.0	5.0	40% lower	Croatia
Infant Mortality	5.3 per 1k births	3.9 per 1k births	36% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.6 per 1k	3.9 per 1k	34% lower	Croatia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.4% of GDP	5.0% of GDP	32% lower	Croatia
Domestic Patents	53	77	31% lower	Croatia
Land Border Length	1.5K km	2.2K km	31% lower	Croatia
Insufficient Physical Activity	17.64% of adults	25.69% of adults	31% lower	Croatia
Child Mortality	6.0 per 1k births	4.6 per 1k births	30% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest Elevation	2.4K m	1.8K m	30% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Digital Payments Used	62.07% of adults	88.45% of adults	30% lower	Croatia
Obesity Rate	25.47%	35.65%	29% lower	Croatia
CO2 Per Capita	6.1 t/person/yr	4.8 t/person/yr	29% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Corruption Perceptions Index	34 pts	47 pts	28% lower	Croatia
Foreign Patents	8.0	11	27% lower	Croatia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.50	0.69	27% lower	Croatia
Milk Consumption per Person	174.03 kg/person/yr	231.02 kg/person/yr	25% lower	Croatia
Forest Coverage (%)	42.73%	34.79%	23% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alcohol Consumption	5.9 L/adult/yr	7.7 L/adult/yr	23% lower	Croatia
GDP Growth Rate	3.0%	3.8%	22% lower	Croatia
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.2% of GDP	4.1% of GDP	21% lower	Croatia
Health Spending (% GDP)	8.7% of GDP	7.2% of GDP	21% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fertility Rate	1.1 children/woman	1.4 children/woman	20% lower	Croatia
Birth Rate	6.9 per 1k	8.5 per 1k	19% lower	Croatia
Agricultural Land (%)	21.74%	26.55%	18% lower	Croatia
Exports (% GDP)	40.87% of GDP	50.14% of GDP	18% lower	Croatia
Women in Senior Management	30.23% of managers	25.52% of managers	18% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	3.7K kWh/person	4.5K kWh/person	18% lower	Croatia
Firms Hit by Power Outages	14.63% of firms	17.65% of firms	17% lower	Croatia
Electric Generating Capacity	4.68M kW	5.52M kW	15% lower	Croatia
Beer Consumption	3.7 L/person/yr	4.2 L/person/yr	12% lower	Croatia
Forest Area	21.9K km²	19.5K km²	12% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Freedom of Expression Index	0.65	0.74	12% lower	Croatia
Human Development Index	0.80	0.89	10% lower	Croatia
Population Density	62.21 /km²	68.97 /km²	10% lower	Croatia
Population	3.65M	4.07M	10% lower	Croatia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.82	0.91	10% lower	Croatia
Can Raise Emergency Money	94.52% of adults	86.09% of adults	10% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tobacco Use Prevalence	37.3% of adults	34.3% of adults	9% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Average Weekly Work Hours	41.04 hrs/week	37.5 hrs/week	9% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Land Area	51.2K km²	56.0K km²	9% lower	Croatia
Urban Population (%)	52.12%	57.52%	9% lower	Croatia
Total CO2 Emissions	20.41 Mt CO2e	18.68 Mt CO2e	9% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dependency Ratio	54.48% of working-age pop.	59.01% of working-age pop.	8% lower	Croatia
Hypertension Prevalence	44.4% of adults	48.4% of adults	8% lower	Croatia
Renewable Energy (%)	36.6%	34.1%	7% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Life Evaluation Score	6.4 pts	6.0 pts	6% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Youth Population (%)	13.04%	13.92%	6% lower	Croatia
Death Rate	12.29 per 1k	12.87 per 1k	5% lower	Croatia
Broadband Access (%)	29 per 100 people	28 per 100 people	4% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	20.31% of GDP	21.18% of GDP	4% lower	Croatia
Elderly Population (%)	22.23%	23.19%	4% lower	Croatia
Internet Users (%)	86.1%	83.63%	3% higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.2K kg oil eq/person	2.2K kg oil eq/person	3% lower	Croatia
Smoking Rate	36.2%	37%	2% lower	Croatia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	121 per 100 people	122 per 100 people	1% lower	Croatia
Imports (% GDP)	54.28% of GDP	54.77% of GDP	1% lower	Croatia
Safe Drinking Water (%)	86.4%	87.27%	1% lower	Croatia
Life Expectancy	77.8 years	78.5 years	1% lower	Croatia
Electricity Generation	15.14 TWh	15.36 TWh	1% lower	Croatia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	20 days/yr	equal	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median Age	44.9 years	44.8 years	equal	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3.2% of GDP	-3.2% of GDP	ranked higher	Bosnia and Herzegovina
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	12.04 per 1M people	ranked lower	Croatia

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Analysis

Croatia leads in 84 of 120 shared metrics, while Bosnia and Herzegovina leads in 36.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Coal Electricity Share is 10.2x that of Croatia (55.4% vs 5.0%).

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Capital Elevation is 3.1x that of Croatia (527 m vs 127 m).

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Time Zones Count is 3.0x that of Croatia (4.0 time zones vs 1.0 time zones).

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 2.6x that of Croatia (570.64 gCO2/kWh vs 158.5 gCO2/kWh).

Bosnia and Herzegovina's Informal Employment Share is 2.1x that of Croatia (16.57% of employed people vs 5.3% of employed people).

Key Comparisons

Coal Electricity ShareBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

55.4%

Croatia

5.0%

Capital ElevationBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

527 m

Croatia

127 m

Time Zones CountBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

4.0 time zones

Croatia

1.0 time zones

Electricity Carbon IntensityBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

570.64 gCO2/kWh

Croatia

158.5 gCO2/kWh

Informal Employment ShareBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

16.57% of employed people

Croatia

5.3% of employed people

Official Languages CountBosnia and Herzegovina leads

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3.0

Croatia

1.0

Coal Electricity Share

55.4%

5.0%

Capital Elevation

527 m

127 m

Time Zones Count

4.0 time zones

1.0 time zones

Electricity Carbon Intensity

570.64 gCO2/kWh

158.5 gCO2/kWh

Informal Employment Share

16.57% of employed people

5.3% of employed people

Official Languages Count

3.0

1.0

Political Corruption Index

0.73

0.25

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.55 per 1M people

0.25 per 1M people

Unemployment Rate

10.72%

5.2%

Air Passengers

1.6K

1.67M

Coastline Length

20 km

5.8K km

Tourist Arrivals

197.0K

21.61M

Firms Making Informal Payments

0.14% of firms

3.6% of firms

Tourism Revenue

$438,000,000

$5,631,853,027.34

Wind Electricity Share

2.6%

21.43%

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.19% of GDP

1.4% of GDP

Homicide Rate

1.2 per 100k

0.67 per 100k

Scientific Publications

1.0K

5.7K

Irrigated Land

30 km²

170 km²

2.4 per 100k people

12.82 per 100k people

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Coal Electricity Share

Capital Elevation

Time Zones Count

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Informal Employment Share

Official Languages Count

Political Corruption Index

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Unemployment Rate

Air Passengers

Coastline Length

Tourist Arrivals

Firms Making Informal Payments

Tourism Revenue

Wind Electricity Share

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Homicide Rate

Scientific Publications

Irrigated Land

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Protected Land (%)

Researchers

Food Waste per Person

Teen Birth Rate

Youth Unemployment Rate

Road Traffic Death Rate

GDP (Nominal)

Credit Card Ownership

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Spirits Consumption

Railway Length

Seafood Consumption per Person

Airports

GNI Per Capita

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Military Spending

Water Withdrawal

Solar Electricity Share

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Meat Consumption per Person

Water Stress (%)

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Health Spending Per Capita

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Firms Asked for Bribes

Government Debt (% GDP)

High-Tech Exports (%)

Armed Forces Personnel

University Enrollment Rate

Liberal Democracy Index

Inflation Rate

Suicide Rate

Women in Parliament (%)

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Firms with Female Top Manager

Border Neighbors

Infant Mortality

Doctors (per 1,000)

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Domestic Patents

Land Border Length

Insufficient Physical Activity

Child Mortality

Highest Elevation

Digital Payments Used

Obesity Rate

CO2 Per Capita

Corruption Perceptions Index

Foreign Patents

Electoral Democracy Index

Milk Consumption per Person

Forest Coverage (%)