Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 66.2% more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $32,500 as of 2022, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $54,000 as of 2022.
be 44.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 3.1% as of 2022.
be 30.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Germany, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2021.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Germany, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
be 45.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.0% more on education
Romania spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Germany spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Romania spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Germany, that number is 12.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.6 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Germany: At a glance
How big is Germany compared to Romania? See an in-depth size comparison.