← MoveMap Atlas
Country guide
Southern EuropeCroatia
Capital Zagreb · Median age 45
2 mobility routesPath to citizenshipZero-presence routeContinentalTemperate
The practical read for Americans weighing life in Croatia: what the catalog knows about daily-life signals, costs, residency routes, and source freshness — with honest gaps where we have not sourced it yet.
Practical snapshot
Cost of living56
Healthcare87
Safety88
Climate resilience64
2 mobility routes
Check my fitAt a glance
Croatia in eight lenses
Every lens is a live, normalized signal (0–100, higher is better). Absent indicators show as Unknown — never guessed.
Cost & taxes
67 · StrongCost of living56
Tax burden78
Healthcare
87 · StrongHealthcare87
Safety & crime
83 · StrongSafety88
Low crime78
Climate
64 · MixedClimate resilience64
Language & integration
81 · StrongEnglish proficiency93
Migrant acceptance68
Freedom & rights
75 · StrongRule of law68
Political stability68
Low corruption56
Personal freedom88
Freedom of speech83
Property rights81
LGBTQ+ acceptance56
Reproductive rights100
Economy & work
52 · MixedEconomic freedom82
Competitiveness53
Innovation54
Startup ecosystem2
Job market10
Prosperity81
Ease of doing business85
Quality of life
70 · StrongLiveabilityUnknown—
Happiness76
Life satisfaction76
Work–life balanceUnknown—
Internet speed27
Education80
Low traffic93
Fit summary
Where this country is strong, and where to look closer
Strengths
- Reproductive rights100
- English proficiency93
- Low traffic93
- Safety88
Look closer
- Startup ecosystem2
- Job market10
- Internet speed27
Country facts
The structured record
Facts imported for this country. Blank fields render as Unknown.
- Average Bedtime
- 1899-12-30
- Average Time In Bed
- 415 minutes
- Average Time In Bed Hours
- 6 hours 55 minutes
- Average Wakeup Time
- 1899-12-30
- Avg Precipitation
- 1113 mm
- Avg Temperature
- 11.96°C (53.53°F)
- Beer Consumption
- 37.5 liters_per_capita_year
- Best Time To Travel
- May-September
- Books Read Per Year
- 4.83
- Borders
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
- Citizenship By Birth
- Yes
- Citizenship By Descent
- Yes
- Citizenship By Marriage
- 2 years
- Climate
- Mediterranean and continental; hot summers and cold winters
- Climate Category
- Balanced Seasons
- Coffee Consumption
- 4.22 liters_per_capita_year
- Consulate Locations In The Us
- Chicago,Los Angeles,New York
- Country Code
- +385
- Country Intro Blurb
- Famous for its biodiversity Costa Rica is where you can find more species of butterflies than anywhere else
- Country Motto
- Bog i Hrvati ("God and Croats")
- Crypto Currency Status
- Legal to use/Undefined
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Date Format
- DMY
- Distance From New York City
- 7200 km
- Driving Side
- Right-hand traffic
- Dual Citizenship
- Yes
- Economy
- Services, industry, tourism
- Famous Dance
- Swing Criollo
- Famous Festival
- Envision Festival
- Famous Music
- Calypso
- Fertility Rate
- 1.468
- Funny Fact
- Has no army but lots of happy sloths
- Gambling Legislation
- Regulated
- Haiku
- Pura vida life / Rainforests teem with wildlife / Volcanoes slumber
- Handgun Legislation
- Permitted
- Humidity
- 76
- Hype Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARkVqdZfHFw
- Independence Day
- 1991-06-25
- Interesting Fact
- Famous for its biodiversity Costa Rica is where you can find more species of butterflies than anywhere else
- Interesting Tradition
- Celebrates Fiesta de los Diablitos a festival reenacting the fight between indigenous people and Spanish conquistadors
- Language
- Croatian
- Life Expectancy
- 78,6
- Mandatory Military Service
- No
- Mcdonalds In Country
- 73
- Medical Cannabis Legislation
- Legal
- Migration Rate
- 2.619 per_1000_population
- National Animal
- The sloth
- National Anthem
- Lijepa naša domovino
- National Anthem Audio
- https://nationalanthems.info/hr.mp3
- National Dish
- Gallo pinto
- National Pastime Or Sport
- Football (Soccer)
- Nobel Prizes
- 1
- Number Of Americans Living In Country
- 1519
- Number Of Migrants
- 10.202 thousands
- Obesity Rate
- 0.23199999999999998
- Passport Validity
- 10 years
- Population
- 3888529
- Quintessential Souvenir
- Coffee beans
- Quirky Tradition
- Celebrates "El Tope" a horse parade with music and traditional costumes
- Rainless Days Per Year
- 245
- Representative Novel
- The Presidents by Daniel Gallegos (Play capturing Costa Rican political history)
- Reproduction Rate
- 0.707
- Residency For Naturalization
- 7
- Same Sex Marriage Legislation
- Legal
- Spicy Food Consumption
- 3
- Strangest Law Still On The Books
- Illegal to name a business in a foreign language
- Tea Consumption
- 0.2 liters_per_capita_year
- Time Zone
- GMT+1
- Tobacco Use Female
- 0.265
- Tobacco Use Male
- 0.33299999999999996
- Total World Heritage Sites
- 10
- Us Emigrants 1990
- 1187
- Us Emigrants 1995
- 1068
- Us Emigrants 2000
- 835
- Us Emigrants 2005
- 1221
- Us Emigrants 2010
- 1606
- Us Emigrants 2015
- 1616
- Us Emigrants 2020
- 1519
- Visitors Per Year
- 17.4 millions
- Voting Status
- Universal and Compulsory
- Weirdest Local Superstition
- Putting a broom behind the door to make guests leave
- Wine Consumption
- 3.91 liters_per_capita_year
Daily life & the American lens
What Tuesday actually feels like
Lived-experience narrative, English-comfort layers, and community voices.
Not yet sourced
Daily-life rhythm, the American-lens friction points, and community voices for Croatia come from verified field research and practitioner communities. That editorial layer is not committed to the Product Engine catalog yet, so we are not inventing it here.
Sources & freshness
Where this page comes from
Real provenance for the live figures above: named sources, verification status, and recent regulatory changes.
Verified data points
0Stale
0Unverified
114| Source | Confidence | Status | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATO Institute | — | unverified | — |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | — | unverified | — |
| CitizensOS Destination Facts — Country DB (Primary workbook) | — | unverified | — |
| EF Set | — | unverified | — |
| Equaldex | — | unverified | — |
| Freedom House | — | unverified | — |
| Gallup | — | unverified | — |
| Germanwatch | — | unverified | — |
| Heritage Foundation | — | unverified | — |
| IMD | — | unverified | — |
| Legatum | — | unverified | — |
| Numbeo | — | unverified | — |
| Ookla | — | unverified | — |
| Our World in Data | — | unverified | — |
| StartUp Blink | — | unverified | — |
| The Lancet | — | unverified | — |
| Transparency International | — | unverified | — |
| US News | — | unverified | — |
| World Bank | — | unverified | — |
| World Happiness Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | — | unverified | — |
| World Justice Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Population Review | — | unverified | — |
Could Croatia be your next move?
See how your profile matches this country’s residency programs. Two minutes, no account required.
Check my fit