Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Romania, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.1% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Romania, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Romania, the GDP per capita is $28,800 as of 2020.
be 46.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 3.1% as of 2019.
pay a 54.3% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 67.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Romania, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 67.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 46.7% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 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 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Romania, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.5% less on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 26.9% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.9% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Romania: At a glance
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