Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
be 14.8% less likely to be obese
In Hungary, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Romania, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
live 1.5 years less
In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 35.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Romania, that number is 5.6% as of 2023.
be 75.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Romania, however, that number is 21.2% as of 2021.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Romania, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 26.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Hungary, approximately 4.6 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 22.9% less on education
Hungary spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Romania spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 13.7% less on healthcare
Hungary spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Romania, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Hungary? See an in-depth size comparison.