Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 38.6% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Romania, it is 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.5 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 19.1% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Romania spends $2,614 as of 2023.
Economy
be 19.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Romania, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 16.8% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $22,538 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Romania, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 4.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 19.8% less on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 20.1% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Romania, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
Safety
be 65.7% more likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Romania, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 18.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Romania, they kill 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 20.9% more home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 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
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Romania withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 42.3% less electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Romania uses 2,585 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 23.0% less CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Romania emits 3.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 48.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 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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