Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.7% more likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Greece, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 24.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greece, however, that number is 17.9% as of 2018.
be 5.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Greece, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.2% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 13.1% fewer children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greece, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 36.8% more on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.8 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), GSIS, Greece.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Romania? See an in-depth size comparison.