Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 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 43.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 3.1% as of 2019.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
make 10.6% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $28,800 as of 2020.
be 54.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Romania, however, that number is 23.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 9.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Romania, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 28.3% less on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 12.3% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 48.9% less coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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), Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.