Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Romania instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
be 44.2% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Romania, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Romania, the top tax rate is 16.0% as of 2016.
be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Romania, however, that number is 23.8% as of 2018.
Life
be 34.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Romania, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 39.8% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 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 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Romania, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% less on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Romania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 50.0% more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Romania, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Romania, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Romania: At a glance
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