Europe · Southern Europe
Croatia
Croatia covers about 55,000 km² (21,200 mi²), the 128th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Togo, at about 56,900 km².
- 55,000km²Area, main territory
- 3.9 millionPopulation
- 1.79In Belgiums
100 km
- Croatia
Facts
| Area, main territory | 55,000 km²21,200 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 56,600 km²Wikidata · 2.8% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 1.79 |
| Capital | Zagreb |
| Population | 3.9 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 70 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 47°N |
| In other languages | Croacia Español · Kroatien Deutsch · Croatie Français · Croácia Português · クロアチア 日本語 · 克罗地亚 中文 · 크로아티아 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#25 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Croatia
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 309× the size of Croatia.
- At 70 people per km², Croatia is the 98th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large in area, so Croatia looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Croatia's main territory stretches about 457 km north to south and 461 km east to west.
- Our measured 55,000 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 56,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
How Croatia measures up
Croatia holds 0.2% of the land area and 0.5% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Southern Europe it is the 6th largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 55,000 km² | 127th of 239 |
| Population | 3.9 million | 131st of 237 |
| Density | 70 per km² | 98th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 45.1°N | 37th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Croatia is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 1.79× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.23× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.15× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.15× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.10× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 309 its size |
Where Croatia sits
- Croatia's centre lies at 45.1°N, 16.4°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 5,010 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 42°N to 47°N, about 460 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Croatia had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Croatia would have 68.9 million people. It has 3.9 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Croatia would have 205,000 people. It has 3.9 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 4.0 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Croatia#25 · 55,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11