Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Romania, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 54.3% lower top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
make 20.0% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $40,500 as of 2023.
be 52.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Romania, however, that number is 21.2% as of 2021.
Life
be 85.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 68.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Romania, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 30.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Romania, on the other hand, 5.8 children do as of 2022.
have 16.7% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Romania, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.3% less on education
Cyprus spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Romania spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 22.2% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Romania, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 65.3% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.