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Croatia

Eastern Europe · HR · A concise, data-led cultural overview

Hofstede’s strongest signals are structured tendencies on Uncertainty Avoidance (80) and collectivist tendencies on Individualism (33). The Hall communication-context indicator is unavailable for this country in the current dataset.

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Croatia has its highest Hofstede score in Uncertainty Avoidance (80) and its lowest score in Individualism (33). This profile within Eastern Europe shows how authority, identity, risk, time orientation, competition, and self-expression combine in one national cultural snapshot.

HALL · COMMUNICATION CONTEXT INDICATOR

Communication context data unavailable

This is an exploratory proxy calculated from the country’s Hofstede individualism and power-distance scores. It is not a communication-context score directly measured by Hall.

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PDI · HOFSTEDE

Power Distance

N/A

Data unavailable

No score is available for this dimension in the shared dataset. Treat this as missing data, not a cultural conclusion.

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IDV · HOFSTEDE

Individualism

33

Leans collectivist · #93 of 206

Croatia scores 33 on Individualism, ranking #93 of 206 in the dataset. That is 2.4 points below the global average and 6.8 points below the Eastern Europe regional average.

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MAS · HOFSTEDE

Masculinity

40

Leans cooperative · #171 of 197

Croatia scores 40 on Masculinity, ranking #171 of 197 in the dataset. That is 9.4 points below the global average and 5.1 points below the Eastern Europe regional average.

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UAI · HOFSTEDE

Uncertainty Avoidance

80

High uncertainty avoidance · #30 of 208

Croatia scores 80 on Uncertainty Avoidance, ranking #30 of 208 in the dataset. That is 19.9 points above the global average and 0.8 points above the Eastern Europe regional average.

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LTO · HOFSTEDE

Long-Term Orientation

58

Moderate long-term orientation · #37 of 197

Croatia scores 58 on Long-Term Orientation, ranking #37 of 197 in the dataset. That is 21.5 points above the global average and 7.2 points below the Eastern Europe regional average.

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IVR · HOFSTEDE

Indulgence

33

Leans restrained · #153 of 195

Croatia scores 33 on Indulgence, ranking #153 of 195 in the dataset. That is 14.8 points below the global average and 7.4 points above the Eastern Europe regional average.

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Sources and methodology

Sources adapted from the Hofstede and Hall references used in the shared dataset. The communication-context score shown on this site is a transparent proxy calculated as 0.70 × (100 − IDV) + 0.30 × PDI; it is not a score directly measured by Hall.

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