Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Romania spends $2,614 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Australia spends $7,691 as of 2023.
have 12.7% more doctors per person
Romania has 36.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Australia has 40.9 as of 2022.
have 11.5% more access to essential health services
Romania scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Australia scores 87 as of 2021.
be 36.0% more likely to die by suicide
Romania has a suicide rate of 9.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Australia, it is 13.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 31.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Australia, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
make 2.9 times more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $22,538 as of 2025, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $65,130 as of 2025.
Life
be 83.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Australia, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 48.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
have 42.7% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.3% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 82.1% more on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 10.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 114.5 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
Safety
be 23.4% less likely to be murdered
Romania has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 53.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Romania, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Australia, they kill 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 38.8% less strain on fresh water
Romania withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Australia withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 3.8 times more electricity
Romania uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Australia uses 9,801 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 78.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Romania, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Australia, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.8 times more CO2
Romania emits 3.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Australia emits 14.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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