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Croatia rankings 2026: where Croatia places in 139 global Top 10s

Croatia is #1 in Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 14 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Croatia appears in 139 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Croatia is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure, where it is measured at 7.89 % (Alcohol and tobacco spending share) as of 2026-11-02. Croatia holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 14 rankings.

Where Croatia is number one

These are the rankings Croatia currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

Croatia is inside the top 10 of 13 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 1 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Croatia by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Croatia holds 30 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields (2.97 tonnes per hectare), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest taxes as a share of cigarette price (86 %), #6 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed (73.68 %) and #7 of 50 in Countries that drink the most beer per person (5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year). 26 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Croatia holds 29 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure (7.89 %), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate (4.49 deaths per 100,000 people), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest brain cancer death rate (6.04 deaths per 100,000 people) and #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from falls (28.78 per 100,000 people). 25 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Croatia holds 25 positions: #12 of 50 in Countries by net capital account (2,058.57 BoP, current US$ million), #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest foreign investment outflows (3 % of GDP), #13 of 50 in Countries with the most bank borrowers per 1,000 adults (540.72 per 1,000 adults) and #14 of 43 in Countries with the highest government procurement spending (15.04 % of GDP). 21 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Croatia holds 22 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates (22.08 per 100,000 people), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people over 65 (23.61 %), #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest overall death rates (1.54 per 100,000 people) and #14 of 50 in Countries with the most ATMs per 100,000 adults (119.5 per 100,000 adults). 18 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Croatia holds 22 positions: #16 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports (1.62 %), #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals (46.75 %), #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected (38.4 % of total land area) and #22 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste imports (0.97 %). 18 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Croatia holds 8 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (4 years), #4 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) (98.08 %), #19 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.) (77.33 %) and #25 of 50 in Countries with the highest primary school completion rates (99.76 %). 4 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, Croatia holds 3 positions: #12 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (21.61 million), #26 of 50 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP (17.83 % of GDP) and #33 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (5.63 US$ bn).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Croatia moved in 125 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Croatia ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Croatia's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries refugees come from most often (17.21 thousand people), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person (6.09 tonnes per person) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare (181.79 kg per hectare of arable land). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Croatia

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Croatia's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Croatia

What is Croatia's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure, with 7.89 % (Alcohol and tobacco spending share) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Croatia?

139 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Croatia in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 14 rankings, including #1 in Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure, #2 in Countries with the highest bladder cancer death rate and #2 in Countries with the highest colon and rectum cancer death rates.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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