Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Latvia, you would:
Economy
be 50.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 3.1% as of 2019.
pay a 30.4% lower top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.1% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Romania, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% less on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 13.6% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 54.8% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Romania: At a glance
How big is Romania compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.