Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 26.5% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Romania, it is 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.6 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Romania, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 66.0% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Romania spends $2,614 as of 2023.
have 11.3% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Romania has 36.2 as of 2022.
have 10.3% less access to essential health services
Australia scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Romania scores 78 as of 2021.
Economy
be 46.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Romania, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 65.4% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $22,538 as of 2025.
Life
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Romania, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
be 93.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Romania, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2024.
have 29.9% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Romania, there are 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.2% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 45.1% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Romania, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 30.6% more likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Romania, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Romania, they kill 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 63.4% more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Romania withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 73.6% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Romania uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 73.6% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Romania emits 3.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Romania, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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