Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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 42.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 3.1% as of 2019.
pay a 70.2% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
make 40.2% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $28,800 as of 2020.
be 60.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Romania, however, that number is 23.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Romania, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 83.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.2 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.
have 20.0% fewer children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Romania, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Belgium, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Romania, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.4% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 46.7% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.4 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Belgium? See an in-depth size comparison.