Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 66.3% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
make 34.6% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $40,500 as of 2023.
be 83.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Romania, that number is 5.6% as of 2023.
be 43.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Romania, however, that number is 21.2% as of 2021.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Romania, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 83.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 21.3% less on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Romania spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 50.8% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Romania, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.6% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.