New Jersey is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States of America, whereas Croatia is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between New Jersey and Croatia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Jersey bigger than Croatia?
The total area of New Jersey is 8722.58 sq mi, and the total area of Croatia is 21,851 sq mi. New Jersey is smaller than Croatia by 13,128.42 sq mi. New Jersey is around 2.51 times smaller than Croatia.
Area of New Jersey: 8722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km2 )
Area of Croatia: 21,851 sq mi ( 56,594 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Jersey as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 9,267,130.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Croatia as of 2020, was estimated to be around 4,047,200.
Here is some more data comparison between New Jersey and Croatia.
The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and the capital city of Croatia is Zagreb.
Official Languages
New Jersey: None
Croatia: Croatian
Demonym(s)
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
Croatia: Croatian
ISO 3166 Code
New Jersey: US-NJ
Croatia: HR
Human Development Index
HDI of New Jersey as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Croatia as of 2019: 0.851
New Jersey Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Croatia Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Jersey:
40° 11′ 26.52″ N, 74° 40′ 22.08″ W
Coordinates of Croatia:
45° 10′ 0″ N, 15° 30′ 0″ E
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