Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Romania, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 3.3 years less
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 86.8% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.3% less likely to be literate
In Romania, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2018. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
be 4.3 times more 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.3% less likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% less on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 33.3% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Romania? See an in-depth size comparison.