Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 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
be 11.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Romania, that number is 5.6% as of 2023.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Romania, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 70.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Romania, about 84.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.9% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Romania spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 19.2% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Romania, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.1% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.