Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 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
make 15.8% less money
British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $28,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 58.8% less likely to die during infancy
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 14.2 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 British Virgin Islands, 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.
Expenditures
spend 13.8% more on education
British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to British Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.