Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
see 26.3% more spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Romania spends $2,614 as of 2023.
have 53.8% more doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Romania has 36.2 as of 2022.
be 26.7% more likely to die by suicide
Brazil has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Romania, it is 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $22,538 as of 2025.
Life
be 82.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Romania, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
be 51.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 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 38.2% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Romania, there are 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 41.6% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 41.3% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Romania, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.0% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 94.2% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Romania, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 38.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Romania, they kill 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 48.7% more home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Romania has 35.8 as of 2024.
live with 5.1 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Romania withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 15.7% less electricity
Brazil uses 3,068 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Romania uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 100.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Romania, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
emit 60.3% more CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Romania emits 3.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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