The page that you've linked for France says: "Total cost for the employer: 4970 EUR (142 % of gross salary)", so it's a lot more than what you say... Those 22%

The page that you've linked for France says: "Total cost for the employer: 4970 EUR (142 % of gross salary)", so it's a lot more than what you say... Those 22% you mention is extra cost for employees, on top of the gross salary (in Croatia that's called gross1, while the actual total amount for employees is called gross2)