Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 53.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Romania, that number is 5.6% as of 2023.
pay a 64.4% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
make 12.7% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $40,500 as of 2023.
Life
have 19.7% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Romania, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Romania, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 10.6% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Romania, about 84.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 19.6% less on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Romania spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.1% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Romania, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Spain? See an in-depth size comparison.