If you lived in Romania instead of Bahamas, you would:

Health

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bahamas, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Romania, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 1.8 years longer

In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Romania, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 32.9% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Romania, that number is 32.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 12.9% more spent on your healthcare

Bahamas spends $2,316 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Romania spends $2,614 as of 2023.

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be 3.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Bahamas has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Romania, it is 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 35.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Romania, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.

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make 42.9% less money

Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $39,455 as of 2024, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $22,538 as of 2025.

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Life

be 84.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bahamas, approximately 76.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Romania, 12.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 45.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Bahamas, approximately 11.1 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.

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have 30.7% fewer children

In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Romania, there are 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 19.7% more on education

Bahamas spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 93.6% less coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.

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Safety

be 96.6% less likely to be murdered

Bahamas has a homicide rate of 32.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Romania, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 40.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Bahamas, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Romania, they kill 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 41.7% more home broadband

Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Romania has 35.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 4.6 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Bahamas, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Romania, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Romania: At a glance

Romania is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 229,891 sq km. The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they were de facto linked in 1859 and formally united in 1862 under the new name of Romania. The country gained recognition of its independence in 1878. It joined the Allied Powers in World War I and acquired new territories - most notably Transylvania - following the conflict. In 1940, Romania allied with the Axis powers and participated in the 1941 German invasion of the USSR. Three years later, overrun by the Soviets, Romania signed an armistice. The post-war Soviet occupation led to the formation of a communist "people's republic" in 1947 and the abdication of the king. The decades-long rule of dictator Nicolae CEAUSESCU, who took power in 1965, and his Securitate police state became increasingly oppressive and draconian through the 1980s. CEAUSESCU was overthrown and executed in late 1989. Former communists dominated the government until 1996 when they were swept from power. Romania joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007.
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