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Official national flag of Croatia. Democracy Vista assessment territory.
Official Territory

Croatia

Republic of Croatia

Pop: 3,866,233
Zone: Europe
DEMOVISTA PROPRIETARY // 2026

Liberty
Analysis

A weighted composite metric synthesizing global data on democracy, human rights, economic freedom, and societal development.

7.6INDEX / 10.0
Emerging Democracy

Supporting
Indices

7.7
SCORE / 10

Democracy Quality

Comprehensive analysis of democratic institutional quality

Emerging Democracy
6.8
SCORE / 10

Economic Freedom

Degree to which policies and institutions support economic liberty

Emerging Democracy
8.0
SCORE / 10

Human Freedom

A comprehensive measure of personal, civil, and economic freedom

Full Democracy
7.1
SCORE / 10

Economic Policy

Analysis of rule of law, government size, and regulatory efficiency

Emerging Democracy
7.5
SCORE / 10

Liberal Democracy

Accountability to citizens through elections and individual rights protection

Emerging Democracy

Structural
Categories

#45
🗣️

Freedom of Speech

7.5

Robust protections for public expression and media independence.

Status
#45/ 184
#50
📜

Rule of Law

6.8

Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.

Status
#50/ 184
#39
👩

Women's Freedom

9.0

Strong legal and structural protections for women's rights.

Status
#39/ 184
#37
👥

Minorities Freedom

9.4

Strong protections for ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities.

Status
#37/ 184
#45
🛡️

Crime & Safety

8.2

Low violent crime rates and robust personal security infrastructure.

Status
#45/ 184
#34
🗽

Individual Liberties

9.0

Strong freedoms in movement, relationships, and personal identity.

Status
#34/ 184
#46
🗳️

Democratic Health

6.1

Functional but flawed democratic processes.

Status
#46/ 184
#59
🏛️

Institutional Integrity

6.3

Moderate systemic corruption or institutional friction.

Status
#59/ 184
#38
⚖️

Civil Justice

7.9

Impartial court system with strong political independence.

Status
#38/ 184
#72
📈

Economic Vigor

6.8

Developing market with average structural freedom.

Status
#72/ 184
#36
🏦

Macroeconomic Stability

8.4

Reliable local currency strongly protected from inflation.

Status
#36/ 184
#25
🌐

Market Openness

8.2

Highly fluid cross-border trade and financial liberties.

Status
#25/ 184
#46
📋

Regulatory Environment

6.0

Bureaucratic friction impedes rapid business operations.

Status
#46/ 184
#33
🌟

Quality of Life

7.7

High biological and structural welfare capacity.

Status
#33/ 184
#23
🌈

Social Tolerance

9.6

Robust mechanical protections for societal minorities.

Status
#23/ 184
#41
📰

Expression and Information

7.5

Open information flow with strong protections against censorship.

Status
#41/ 184
#44
🤝

Civil Society

8.6

Free environment for forming independent unions or parties.

Status
#44/ 184

Metadata &
Technical Details

Basic Information

Capital

Zagreb

Region

Europe

Subregion

Southeast Europe

Landlocked

No

Culture & Language

Languages

Croatian

Currencies

euro (€)

Technical Details

Country Codes

HRHRV

Neighboring Countries

BIH, HUN, MNE, SRB, SVN

Geographic
Hub

Initializing Projections...
Geospatial Context
Coordinates45.17°N, 15.50°E
ProjectionEquirectangular

National
Insights

Background
The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent communist state consisting of six socialist republics, including Croatia, under the strong hand of Josip Broz, aka TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before Yugoslav forces were cleared from Croatian lands, along with a majority of Croatia's ethnic Serb population. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. The country joined NATO in 2009 and the EU in 2013. In January 2023, Croatia further integrated into the EU by joining the Eurozone and the Schengen Area.